[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Greenville
(now Village Board of the Village of Greenville) 11-11-2013. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
This chapter is adopted to protect the health, safety and welfare
of persons within the municipal boundaries of the Village of Greenville
and to protect the safety of residential, commercial and industrial
buildings located within the municipal boundaries of the Village of
Greenville.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
As defined in § 939.22(10), Wis. Stats., "any firearm,
whether loaded or unloaded; any device designed as a weapon and capable
of producing death or great bodily harm; any ligature or other instrumentality
used on the throat, neck, nose, or mouth of another person to impede,
partially or completely, breathing or circulation of blood; any electric
weapon, as defined in § 941.295(1c)(a), Wis. Stats.; or
any other device or instrumentality which, in the manner it is used
or intended to be used, is calculated or likely to produce death or
great bodily harm."
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The term "dangerous weapon" shall not include antique firearms,
as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(16), nor those firearms
which are incapable of being fired or discharged or which do not fire
fixed ammunition, or those manufactured before 1898 for which cartridge
ammunition is not commercially available, and which are possessed
as curiosities or ornaments or for their historical significance or
value.
Any weapon that acts under the force of gunpowder.
Section 941.23 of the Wisconsin Statutes is hereby adopted and
made an offense punishable under this chapter.
No person except a law enforcement officer or member of the
armed forces shall transport, purchase, possess or go armed with a
shotgun having one or more barrels having a length of less than 18
inches, measured from closed breech or bolt face to muzzle, or an
overall length of less than 26 inches, or a rifle with one or more
barrels having a length of less than 16 inches, measured from closed
breech or bolt face to muzzle, or an overall length of less than 26
inches.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of buying from or to sell or give away to any minor any weapon listed or defined as dangerous in § 141-2, except household-purpose knives or knives having blades less than three inches.
The statutory provisions of § 948.60, Wis. Stats.,
Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18, exclusive of
any provisions therein relating to penalties to be imposed, are hereby
adopted by reference and made a part of this section as if fully set
forth herein. Acts required to be performed or acts prohibited by
the statute are similarly required or prohibited by this section.
It shall be unlawful for any minor to possess or go armed with
a container or device that contains oleoresin of capsicum.
The provisions of § 167.30, Wis. Stats., prohibiting
the discharge of firearms, use of slingshot, bow and arrow and any
other dangerous weapon within 40 rods of any public park, public square,
or enclosure owned by any municipality on offense is punishable under
this chapter.
Section 941.20 of the Wisconsin Statutes is hereby adopted,
relating to firearms only and made a punishable offense under this
chapter.
A.
These offenses shall include:
(1)
Endangering
safety by negligent operation or handling of a dangerous weapon;
(2)
Operates or goes armed with a firearm while he or she is under the
influence of an intoxicant;
(3)
Operates or goes armed with a firearm while he or she has a detectable
amount of a restricted controlled substance in his/her blood without
valid prescription;
(4)
Intentionally points a firearm at or toward another;
(5)
While on the lands of another, discharges a firearm within 100 yards
of any building devoted to human occupancy without the express permission
of the owner or occupant of the building; or
(6)
Intentionally discharges a firearm from a vehicle on a highway as
defined by § 340.01(22), Wis. Stats., or from a parking
lot that is open to the public and:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
This section is not applicable to law enforcement personnel.
C.
A person under this chapter has a defense of self-defense or defense
of others pursuant to § 939.48, Wis. Stats.
The provisions of § 167.31 of the Wisconsin Statues
are hereby adopted and made an offense punishable under this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
It shall be unlawful for any person except a law enforcement officer or member of the armed forces to carry, concealed or openly, either on his person or in a vehicle, any pistol, revolver, or any other dangerous weapon as defined in § 141-2 or discharge, display or use such weapon in or on the grounds of any school property within the Village of Greenville, except that possession of, or discharge of a firearm in a school zone is subject to the provisions of the Gun-Free School Zone Law set forth in § 948.605, Wis. Stats., or any amendments thereof.
A.
No person other than a law enforcement officer may carry or possess
a firearm or dangerous weapon in any building that is owned, occupied
or controlled by the Village of Greenville or that is jointly owned,
occupied or controlled by the Village of Greenville with any other
governmental entity, including but not limited to the Village Hall,
and Fire Station, Department of Public Works buildings, park buildings,
and any and all other such municipal buildings, whether now in existence
or later constructed, subject to the following:
(1)
The building is posted with signs meeting the requirements of § 943.13,
Wis. Stats.
(2)
This section does not apply to a person carrying or possessing a
dangerous weapon that leases residential or business premises in the
building if the dangerous weapon is a weapon as defined under § 175.60(1)(j),
Wis. Stats.
(3)
As set forth in § 141-14 of this section, the penalty for conviction of a violation of this section is as set forth in the Fine and Forfeiture Schedule of the Village of Greenville, except that if a person is convicted of a violation of this section resulting from the carrying of a concealed firearm and that person had a lawful permit to carry that firearm, then the forfeiture amount for any violation shall be set from time to time by ordinance in the Fine and Forfeiture Schedule of the Village of Greenville.
[Amended 10-13-2014]
B.
The Village Administrator is authorized and directed to have the
proper signage required by § 943.13, Wis. Stats., posted
for all municipal buildings where firearms and dangerous weapons are
restricted.
The statutory provisions of § 948.55, Wis. Stats.,
Leaving or storing a loaded firearm within the reach or easy access
of a child, exclusive of any provisions therein relating to penalties
to be imposed, are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of
this section as if fully set forth herein. Acts required to be performed
or acts prohibited by the statute are similarly required or prohibited
by this section.
[Amended 10-13-2014]
The forfeiture amount shall be as set from time to time by ordinance
in the Fine and Forfeiture Schedule of the Village of Greenville.
