For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall
apply:
FIREARM
Any weapon which acts by force of gunpowder.
OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON
Includes bow and arrow, crossbow, sling shot, blow gun, air
guns and BB guns, and other similar weapons.
PUBLIC BUILDING
Any building owned by the Village, the county, or the school
district.
In addition to the provisions of §
198-3 below, no person except duly authorized city, Village, county, state, or federal law enforcement officers specifically authorized by law to carry firearms shall possess a firearm while in any public building, as defined in §
198-1 above, within the Village, as provided in § 941.235, Wis. Stats., within any school zone as provided in § 948.605, Wis. Stats., or go armed with a handgun in any tavern within the Village as provided in § 941.237, Wis. Stats.
Except as provided in §
198-5 below, no person except an authorized police officer shall discharge any firearm within the Village.
Except as provided in §
198-5 below, no person shall shoot or discharge any other dangerous weapon anywhere in the Village.
No person shall throw or shoot any object, arrow, stone, snowball
or other missile or projectile by hand or by any other means at any
person or at, in or into any building, street, sidewalk, alley, highway,
park, playground or other public place within the Village.
[Added 8-2-2021]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in §
1-4 of this Code.