Who Cannot Carry
Wis. Stat. 941.29 — after a felony, a felony delinquency, or certain orders, possessing a firearm is a Class G felony
Who. A person who possesses a firearm is guilty of a Class G felony if the person has been convicted of a felony in Wisconsin, or of a crime elsewhere that would be a felony here, or adjudicated delinquent for an act committed on or after April 21, 1994 that would be a felony if committed by an adult.
- Found not guilty of a felony by reason of mental disease or defect, or of a crime elsewhere by reason of insanity.
- Committed for treatment and subject to an order not to possess a firearm.
- Subject to a domestic abuse or child abuse injunction, including a qualifying tribal injunction, that gives notice of the section's requirements.
- Subject to an order not to possess a firearm under the other injunction statutes the section names.
Those are the other conditions under which possession is a Class G felony, as the section lists them.
Pardon or federal relief. The section does not apply to a person pardoned and expressly authorized to possess a firearm under federal law, or granted relief from disabilities under federal law.
A later finding. It does not apply to a person found not guilty by reason of insanity whom a court later finds no longer mentally ill and not likely to act dangerously, or to a person with a felony delinquency adjudication who proves to a court, by a preponderance of the evidence, that they are not likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety.
Federal law keeps its own list of prohibited persons, which applies alongside the state's and is not on this page. Whether a particular conviction, order or commitment brings a person within the section, and whether rights can be restored, are questions for a licensed Wisconsin attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- Wis. Stat. 941.29 — Possession of a firearm
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Wisconsin attorney.