Wisconsin Laws Protecting Shooting Ranges
There are basically three (3) Wisconsin laws protecting shooting ranges, from oldest to newest:
Statute 182.021 (See page #7) Gun Clubs, Individuals cannot sue preexisting ranges to prevent their continued operation.
"Preemption" - AB69/Act72 went into effect Nov 17
1995
Text of Act 72 of the 1995-96 Session
Text
of bill with LRB Analysis
History of AB69/1995
"Range Protection" - AB308/Act242 went into effect
on June 8 1998
Statute 895.527 "Sport Shooting Range Activities", This is the statute as it
stands today.
Text of Act 242 of the 1997-98 Session
History of AB308/1997
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 308
- Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 308
- Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 308
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 308
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 308
- Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 308
- Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 308
- Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 308
- Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 308
- Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 308
- Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 308
Plus a law that may have some applicability...
Statute 895.52 Recreational activities; Limitation of property owners’ liability.