Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB761 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 761
5	5	December 6, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives SUBECK, J. ANDERSON, ANDRACA,
6	6	CONLEY, CONSIDINE, SINICKI, EMERSON, C. ANDERSON, BARE, CABRERA, CLANCY,
7	7	JACOBSON, JOERS, OHNSTAD, PALMERI, RATCLIFF, STUBBS, HAYWOOD and
8	8	MADISON, cosponsored by Senators LARSON, TAYLOR, HESSELBEIN, L. JOHNSON
9	9	and ROYS. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
10	10	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
11	11	AN ACT to create 175.36 of the statutes; relating to: storage of firearms in retail
12	12	facility when unattended.
13	13	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
14	14	This bill requires that a retail business that sells firearms must secure all
15	15	firearms when the business is unattended. Under the bill, the firearms must be
16	16	secured in one of the following ways: in a locked fireproof safe, locked steel gun
17	17	cabinet, or vault; in a steel-framed display case with specified reinforcements; with
18	18	a hardened steel rod or cable; in a windowless, internal room that is equipped with
19	19	a steel security door; or behind a steel roll-down door or security gate.
20	20	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
21	21	enact as follows:
22	22	SECTION 1. 175.36 of the statutes is created to read:
23	23	175.36 Storage of firearms by retail entity. Any person who engages in the
24	24	retail commercial sale or transfer of firearms shall ensure, when the place of business
25	25	is unattended, that each firearm that is located in the place of business is secured
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36	36	(1) The firearm is stored in a locked fireproof safe, in a locked steel gun cabinet,
37	37	or in a vault in the business premises.
38	38	(2) The firearm is stored in a display case that is made with a steel frame that
39	39	is no thinner than 12 gauge, is fitted with a hardened steel lock where the case opens
40	40	to access the firearm, and is fitted either with smash-proof polycarbonate panels
41	41	that are at least one-quarter inch thick or with glass that is protected with a security
42	42	or protective laminate film that is specifically designed to delay entry and
43	43	unauthorized access, with a minimum thickness of at least eight-thousandths of an
44	44	inch, and that includes an anchoring system on all seams of each glass panel and is
45	45	also anchored to the frame. If the location of the retail store is at street level, one of
46	46	the following is also required:
47	47	(a) Concrete or hardened steel bollards, or other barriers such as security
48	48	planters or other devices with a similar structural integrity of bollards, that protect
49	49	the location's front entrance, any floor-to-ceiling windows, and any other doors that
50	50	could be breached by a vehicle.
51	51	(b) Locking steel roll-down doors that are installed on all perimeter doors and
52	52	floor-to-ceiling windows, unless the installation would violate a state or local fire
53	53	code.
54	54	(3) The firearm is secured with a hardened steel rod or cable of at least
55	55	one-eighth inch in diameter through the trigger guard of the firearm. The steel rod
56	56	or cable shall be secured with a hardened steel lock that has a shackle. The lock and
57	57	shackle shall be protected or shielded from the use of a bolt cutter, and the rod or cable
58	58	shall be anchored in a manner that prevents the removal of the firearm from the
59	59	premises. If the location of the retail store is at street level, one of the following is
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90	90	(a) Concrete or hardened steel bollards, or other barriers such as security
91	91	planters or other devices with a similar structural integrity of bollards, that protect
92	92	the location's front entrance, any floor-to-ceiling windows, and any other doors that
93	93	could be breached by a vehicle.
94	94	(b) Locking steel roll-down doors that are installed on all perimeter doors and
95	95	floor-to-ceiling windows, unless the installation would violate a state or local fire
96	96	code.
97	97	(4) The firearm is stored in a windowless room that is equipped with a steel
98	98	security door fitted with a deadbolt lock and that does not have a door exposed to the
99	99	outside of the building.
100	100	(5) The firearm is stored behind a steel roll-down door or security gate, or the
101	101	firearm is secured in a locked steel gun rack by use of a hardened steel bar.
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