WI - carry more than one firearm?

dustoffuh1

dustoffuh1

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Hi Folks,
I know the law varies state to state. I searched the application instructions, frequently asked questions on the WI DOJ web site, and I can't find any information regarding, if it is legal to carry more than one firearm with a CCW permit in Wisconsin. Does anyone know? Anyone from WI out there that knows?
Thanks & Sorry if the answer was right in front of my face somewhere.
Joe
 
I don't know WI law. I have never heard of any jurisdiction that limited the number of firearms that you could carry. In any case you should read all the statutes of your State regarding firearms so as not to get blindsided by some law you are not aware of and thereby lose your freedom and your right to carry. If, as I suspect, your laws are mute on the number of weapons you can carry then carry as many as you wish. If you go to CC Permit Info at the top of this page, click on your State, part way down you will see NRA-ILA which will give you a link to your gun laws. I suggest multiple reads over the next year as you want to imprint this on your memory. Now that I mention it, it is probably time for me to read mine again.
 
Thanks Caribou! I went through the whole Senate Bill 93, and I don't see anywhere, where it mentions the number of firearms you can carry (or cannot). But I'll check out the NRA link you suggested.

Joe
 
No limit.

dustoffuh1 said:
Hi Folks,
I know the law varies state to state. I searched the application instructions, frequently asked questions on the WI DOJ web site, and I can't find any information regarding, if it is legal to carry more than one firearm with a CCW permit in Wisconsin. Does anyone know? Anyone from WI out there that knows?
Thanks & Sorry if the answer was right in front of my face somewhere.
Joe
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Wisconsin statutes do not limit the number of weapons that the holder of a concealed carry permit can carry at one time. For example, the definition of "weapon" includes a knife (not a switchblade). The holder of a concealed carry permit could carry a knife and a handgun at the same time.

Incidentally, it is one of the many anomalies of the Wisconsin concealed carry laws that concealed carrying of knives (not a switchblade) now require concealed carry permits. Check it out, you will find one of the several discrepancies in the law.
 
I'm from wisconsin and this I do know you can carry ccw during hunting season gun or bow and not have a problem
 
Ozaukee said:
Wisconsin statutes do not limit the number of weapons that the holder of a concealed carry permit can carry at one time. For example, the definition of "weapon" includes a knife (not a switchblade). The holder of a concealed carry permit could carry a knife and a handgun at the same time.

Incidentally, it is one of the many anomalies of the Wisconsin concealed carry laws that concealed carrying of knives (not a switchblade) now require concealed carry permits. Check it out, you will find one of the several discrepancies in the law.
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How is that a discrepancy? It's always been illegal to carry a concealed knife in Wisconsin. Now, with a license, it's not...
 
Thanks to all! BTW, I thought it was legal to carry a knife just as long as the blade was under 4" ??? But up here in the Northwoods everyone carry's a knife anyway (from small to large). So I never thought much about it. When I lived in Chicago, that was a different story (maybe thats what I was thinking about, the "4 size thing) :)
 
I often carry two everything:TWO handguns, TWO spare mags, and TWO knives! Kinda makes me like Noah, doesn't it. BTW, I live in Kentucky, which to my knowledge has no restrictions on what kind of weapons or how many can be carried.
 
Do you plan on carrying a BUG as a civilian? I do not even know any retired LEO that carry more than one gun once they can retreat and no longer have to run towards the sound of the gunfire. I thought about it myself when I first carried and realized that my fear level was not that high but then again I was never the fearful type. However I do prefer snub nose revolvers and on occassion will carry an LCP instead of a speed loader as they pretty much weight the same. :) When it comes to semi autos I only buy high end guns from top manufacturers and consider a spare magazine as part of the gun and always have one with me.

From talking to guys at the range and gun clubs it appears that many do not carry spare mags and carry guns are low enough on the reliability scale to make them want to carry a BUG. I also can understand the concern about losing your gun to an attacker and having a backup but short barreled guns are hard to take away and a good knife can make anyone let go of your gun. I would rather take a weapons retention class than lug around a second gun. I barely can put up with carrying one. :) However since what anyone else carries does not affect me you have my permission to carry as many as you want. :)

P.S. if you carry two pennies and flip one that comes up heads, it does not change the odds of the second one coming up tails. If it did, roulette would be easy to beat. My point is that a second gun has the same chance of failing as the first so why not carry 3 or 4 or more? See, math can be fun. :)

There is no magic number of rounds or guns to carry. Much simpler to make sure you buy and throughly test out your carry guns with your carry ammo (and not just with one box or less as many do) so the odds of them failing are small. Or carry a revolver like I do most of the time especially after having a once reliable semi auto fail on me during a reliability check at the range the week before. :)
 
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