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Wisconsin

This jurisdictional hub aggregates FRC holdings related to Wisconsin. It supports research on the state’s firearms history, technology, law, policy, and culture from the territorial period through statehood to the present.

  • Legal sources: statutes and session laws, administrative code, attorney general opinions, appellate decisions, and select municipal ordinances.
  • Historical materials: newspapers, photographs, maps, catalogs, frontier, fur trade, logging, Great Lakes maritime, railroad, and manufacturing records, and oral histories tied to Wisconsin people and places.
  • Research outputs: technical reports, academic studies, training manuals, and curated datasets relevant to the state.

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  • Item type:Item,
    1885 Wis. Sess. Laws 1109
    (1885)
    Authorized the city to regulate and prohibit the carrying concealed of any pistol, revolver, sling shot, cross knuckles, knuckles of lead, brass, or other metal, Bowie knife, dirk knife, dirk, dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.
  • Item type:Item,
    1887 Wis. Sess. Laws 336
    (1887)
    Authorized the city to regulate and prohibit the concealed carry of any pistol, sling shot, knuckles of lead, brass, or other metal,, bowie knife, dirk, dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.
  • Item type:Item,
    1883 Wis. Sess. Laws 1034
    (1883)
    Authorized the city to prohibit and prevent the concealed carry of any pistol, sling-shot, knuckles, Bowie knife, dirk knife, dirk, or dagger, or other dangerous or deadly weapon.
  • Item type:Item,
    1876 Wis. Sess. Laws 218
    (1876)
    Allowed the city to regulate the concealed carry "of any pistol or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon."
  • Item type:Item,
    1883 Wis. Sess. Laws 990
    (1883)
    Authorized the city to prohibit and prevent the carry of any pistol, Bowie-knife, dirk, dagger, or other concealed and dangerous weapon, except as authorized by law.
  • Item type:Item,
    Charter and Ordinances of the City of Superior 390 (1896)
    (1896)
    Section 18 prohibited carrying pistols, slingshots, knuckles, bowie knives, daggers, or other dangerous weapons within Superior, except by authorized officers, punishable by a $10–$100 fine. Section 19 prohibited discharging firearms or fireworks without mayoral permission, punishable by a $1–$50 fine, with exceptions for lawful defense, law enforcement, and gun-club shotgun practice.
  • Item type:Item,
    1885 Wis. Sess. Laws 753
    (1885)
    Authorized the city to regulate and prohibit the carrying concealed of any pistol, sling shot, knuckles, Bowie knife, dirk knife, dirk, dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.
  • Item type:Item,
    1891 Wis. Sess. Laws 186
    (1891)
    Authorized the city to regulate or prohibit the concealed carry of any pistol, revolver, sling shot, cross knuckles, knuckles made of lead, brass, or other metal, or Bowie knife, dirk knife, dirk, or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapons.
  • Item type:Item,
    1883 Wis. Sess. Laws 713
    (1883)
    Prohibited the carrying of a concealed pistol or colt, or slungshot, or cross knuckles or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal or Bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon. Punishable by confiscation of the weapon.
  • Item type:Item,
    1877 Wis. Sess. Laws 367
    (1877)
    Allowed the city to regulate the concealed carry "of any pistol or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon."
  • Item type:Item,
    1876 Wis. Sess. Laws 737
    (1876)
    Allowed the city to regulate the concealed carry "of any pistol or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon."
  • Item type:Item,
    The General Ordinances of the City of Milwaukee 692–93 (Charles H. Hamilton, ed., 1896)
    (1896)
    It shall be unlawful for any person except policemen, regular or special, or any officer authorized to serve process, to carry or wear concealed about his person, any pistol or colt, slung-shot, cross-knuckles, knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie -knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon, within the limits of the city of Milwaukee
  • Item type:Item,
    1874 Wis. Sess. Laws 334
    (1874)
    Allowed the city to regulate the concealed carry "of any pistol or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon."
  • Item type:Item,
    1887 Wis. Sess. Laws 754
    (1887)
    Authorized the city to regulate and prohibit the concealed carry of any pistol, slung shot, knuckles, bowie knife, dirk, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.
  • Item type:Item,
    1882 Wis. Sess. Laws 309
    (1882)
    Allowed the city to regulate the concealed carry of any pistol, sling shot, knuckles, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.
  • Item type:Item,
    1885 Wis. Sess. Laws 126
    (1885)
    Authorized the city to regulate and prohibit the carrying concealed of any pistol, sling shot, knuckles, Bowie knife, dirk, dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.
  • Item type:Item,
    1891 Wis. Sess. Laws 699
    (1891)
    Authorized the city to regulate and prohibit the concealed carry of any pistol, revolver, slung shot, or cross-knuckles, knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, Bowie-knife, dirk-knife, dirk, dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.
  • Item type:Item,
    Charter and General Ordinances of Madison 292–93 (1917)
    (1917)
    Every person, firm, association or corporation engaged in the business of selling firearms at retail in the city of Madison, shall at the close of business on each day during which any such person, firm, association or corporation shall sell any firearms, make a report to the chief of police, giving a brief description of each firearm sold and the name and address of the purchaser. It shall be unlawful for any person, except policemen or any officer authorized to serve process, to carry or wear concealed about his person, any pistol or revolver, slung shot, cross-knuckles, knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon, within the limits of the city of Madison. No person shall fire or discharge any cannon, or fire arm of any description, or any air gun, or fire, explode, or set off any squib, cracker or other thing containing powder. No person shall sell or place on sale, or give away or fire or explode any toy, cap or cartridge pistol or any fire cracker exceeding § inch in diameter and 2 inches in length; nor any so-called "dago bomb" or any similar bomb unless used for exhibition purposes and then only by an experienced agent."
  • Item type:Item,
    1878 Wis. Sess. Laws 119–20
    (1878)
    Allowed the city to regulate the concealed carry "of any pistol or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon."
  • Item type:Item,
    1887 Wis. Sess. Laws 684
    (1887)
    Authorized the city to regulate and prohibit the concealed carry of any pistol, sling shot, knuckles, bowie knife, dirk, dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.
  • Item type:Item,
    The Municipal Code of Berlin §§ 483–86 (1890)
    (1890)
    It shall be unlawful for any person, within the limits of the City of Berlin, to carry or wear under his clothes, or concealed about his person, any pistol, colt or slung shot, cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal or bowie knife, dirk knife or dirk, razor or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.
  • Item type:Item,
    1872 Wis. Sess. Laws 17
    (1872)
    Prohibited the concealed carry of a dirk, dagger, sword, pistol, revolver, slung-shot, brass knuckles, or other offensive and dangerous weapon. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in state prison not more than two years, or one year in the county jail, or find not exceeding five hundred dollars with costs of prosecution. Sureties of the peace may be required up to two years post-conviction.
  • Item type:Item,
    1887 Wis. Sess. Laws 1308
    (1887)
    Authorized the city to regulate and prohibit the concealed carry of any pistol, sling shot, knuckles of lead, brass, or other metal,, bowie knife, dirk, dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.
  • Item type:Item,
    Wis. Stat. Ann. 2226, §§ 4397-4397b (1889)
    (1889)
    Prohibited carrying concealed dangerous weapons, carrying pistols or revolvers by minors or intoxicated persons, and selling, lending, or giving pistols or revolvers to minors. It also prohibited the sale or use of toy firearms. Violations generally carried up to six months’ imprisonment, a fine up to $100, or both.
  • Item type:Item,
    1872 Wis. Sess. Laws 17
    (1872)
    If any person shall go armed with a concealed dirk, dagger, sword, pistol, or pistols, revolver, slung-shot, brass knuckles, or other offensive and dangerous weapon, he shall, on conviction thereof, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor