[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Webster 3-13-1986 as Secs. 9-2-1 to 9-2-3 and 9-2-13 of the 1986 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers — See Ch. 215.
Peace and good order — See Ch. 219.
A. 
No person, except a Sheriff, police officer or other law enforcement officer, shall fire or discharge any firearm, rifle, spring gun, air gun or pneumatic pellet gun of any description within the Village or have any firearm, rifle, spring gun, air gun or pneumatic pellet gun in his or her possession or under his or her control unless it is unloaded and enclosed or encased within a carrying case or other suitable container. A person with a bow and arrow or crossbow may not be within a specified distance, which may not exceed 100 yards, from a building used for human occupancy located on another person's land.
[Amended 3-12-2014 by Ord. No. 1-2014]
B. 
No person shall in the territory adjacent to the Village discharge any firearm in such manner that the discharge shall enter or fall within the Village.
C. 
This section shall not prevent the maintenance and use of duly supervised rifle or pistol ranges or shooting galleries approved by the Chief of Police and Village Board where proper safety precautions are taken.
D. 
No person under the age of 16 years shall have in his possession any firearm, rifle or ammunition therefor, unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, unless the juvenile has complied with and been certified with the standards set down by the Department of Natural Resources in the hunter safety course offered to fourteen-year-old and older juveniles.
[Added 10-12-2011]
A. 
Section 941.23, Wis. Stats., pertaining to concealed weapons, and all amendments thereto are adopted by reference.
B. 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to prohibit a peace officer or armed forces or military personnel armed in the line of duty or any person duly authorized by the Chief of Police or the Sheriff to possess a firearm in any public building. Notwithstanding § 939.22(22), Wis. Stats., for purposes of this subsection, "peace officer" does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for any person other than a licensee or out-of-state licensee as defined in § 175.60, Wis. Stats., and all amendments thereto to carry, wear or hold any knife, or other dangerous weapon within the corporate limits of the Village unless such weapon is fully encased or broken down so as to be inoperable.
D. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, wear or hold any firearm in any building owned, occupied or controlled by the Village of Webster, Wisconsin, to the extent allowed by § 943.13(1m)(c)4, Wis. Stats., and all amendments thereto. All entrances to such buildings shall be posted with a sign as required by § 943.13(2)(bm)(2)am, Wis. Stats., and all amendments thereto.
E. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, wear or hold any firearm at any special event as defined by § 943.13(1e)(h), Wis. Stats., and all amendments thereto, held by the Village of Webster, Wisconsin, to the extent allowed by § 943.13(1m)(c)3, Wis. Stats., and all amendments thereto. All entrances to such special events shall be posted with a sign as required by § 943.13(2)(bm)(2)c, Wis. Stats., and all amendments thereto.
F. 
It shall be the duty of the police officers of the Village to take possession of any such weapon found in the possession of any person arrested under Subsection A through E of this section and to retain such weapons until the trial of the person. Any person convicted of a violation of this section may be adjudged to forfeit the weapon.
G. 
Nothing in this section shall prohibit any acts referred to in Subsections A through E of this section by a duly authorized law enforcement officer or an officer duly authorized by a governmental agency to maintain the peace or to serve process.
A. 
Concealed weapons. No person, except a sheriff, constable, police officer or other law enforcement officer, shall carry or wear concealed about his person any pistol, revolver, firearm, slingshot, cross-knuckle of lead, brass or other metal, bowie knife, switchblade, dirk or dagger or any other dangerous or deadly weapon within the Village. In all cases of conviction hereunder, any and all dangerous weapons found on the person of the convicted shall be confiscated and become the property of the Village and may be destroyed by order of the court.
B. 
Possession, sale and manufacture of certain weapons prohibited.
(1) 
No person shall sell, manufacture, purchase, possess or carry a numchuk (also called a "nunchaku") or a churkin or a sucbai or similar weapon within the Village of Webster.
(2) 
For the purpose of this section the following definitions shall apply:
CHURKIN
A round throwing knife consisting of several sharp points protruding from a rounded disc.
NUMCHUK OR NUNCHAKU
An instrument consisting of two or more sticks, clubs or rods connected by a rope, cord, wire or chain.
SUCBAI
A short length of wood or metal or similar material which when gripped in the hand protrudes on either side of the fist. Such prohibited instrument may or may not have spikes or short, pointed protrusions from either end.
(3) 
Any such device shall be seized by a law enforcement officer and destroyed or turned over to the State of Wisconsin Crime Laboratory for destruction.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or throw any dangerous missile, object, arrow, stone, snowball or other missile in or at any dwelling or building or any public park, playground, street, enclosure or other public place within the village; provided, however, that upon written application to the Chief of Police a person may be granted permission by the Chief of Police to construct and maintain approved archery ranges if in the opinion of the Chief of Police and the Village Board the construction of such ranges will in no way endanger the public health and safety.
A. 
Definitions. For the purpose of this section the following definitions shall apply:
FIREARM
Any rifle, shotgun, handgun, spring gun, air gun or bow and arrow device.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
Any person employed by the state or any political subdivision of the state for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances and who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances he or she is employed to enforce.
B. 
No person, except a law enforcement officer, within the scope of his duties, shall have in his or her possession, carry or bear any firearms within any publicly owned building or business establishment open to the public within the village, including establishments with alcoholic beverage licenses.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
C. 
This section shall not be construed to prohibit the sale, purchase, repair or trade of firearms by a retail business establishment doing so in the course of its regular business in accord with state and federal law nor to hinder a prospective customer from attempting to buy, sell or trade firearms to or from a retailer.