No there is only an exception on long guns for those actively "in compliance" with the hunting law, those under 16 hunting or under instruction with an adult, or 16 & 17 year olds who have "obtained" (are eligible for) a WI hunter's license. No compliance, no exception.
948.60 section 3 "This section applies only to a person under 18 years of age who possesses or is armed with a rifle or a shotgun if.. (it is short barreled) ..or not in compliance with ss. 29.304(under 16 supervised hunting/practice) and 29.593 (meets requirement to obtain hunters license)."
So anyone 16-17 has to meet 29.593 requirement to gain section 3 exemption of long barreled rifles and shotguns from 948.60.
So anyone 16-17 has to meet 29.593 requirement to gain section 3 exemption of long barreled rifles and shotguns from 948.60.
No.
Again, 29.593 says nothing about possession or control of a firearm (unlike 29.304). It only says that you must have a "certificate of accomplishment" to hunt with a firearm.
You're misreading this. There is no language that makes getting hunting approval a requirement. "In compliance" does not mean requirement. He was not hunting, therefore he is not required to have hunting approval. If he does not need hunting approval, then he is in compliance with hunting approval certification and training requirements. He doesn't need to meet the requirements if he is not seeking hunting approval, which makes him in compliance with the legal section.
.29.593 Requirement for certificate of accomplishment to obtain hunting approval.
(1)
(a) Except as provided under subs. (2), (2m) and (3), and s. 29.592 (1), no person born on or after January 1, 1973, may obtain any approval authorizing hunting unless the person is issued a certificate of accomplishment under s. 29.591.
I think we're in agreement... the law only prohibits short-barrels, therefore Kyle was legal in possessing a long gun.
No there is only an exception on long guns for those actively "in compliance" with the hunting law, those under 16 hunting or under instruction with an adult, or 16 & 17 year olds who
have "obtained"(are eligible for) a WI hunter's license. No compliance, no exception.https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/948/60/2/a
You are imagining words where there are none. Cite your specific texts.
Only here would an honest, good faith gun law debate take place in the comments.
948.60 section 3 "This section applies only to a person under 18 years of age who possesses or is armed with a rifle or a shotgun if.. (it is short barreled) ..or not in compliance with ss. 29.304(under 16 supervised hunting/practice) and 29.593 (meets requirement to obtain hunters license)."
So anyone 16-17 has to meet 29.593 requirement to gain section 3 exemption of long barreled rifles and shotguns from 948.60.
No.
Again, 29.593 says nothing about possession or control of a firearm (unlike 29.304). It only says that you must have a "certificate of accomplishment" to hunt with a firearm.
You're misreading this. There is no language that makes getting hunting approval a requirement. "In compliance" does not mean requirement. He was not hunting, therefore he is not required to have hunting approval. If he does not need hunting approval, then he is in compliance with hunting approval certification and training requirements. He doesn't need to meet the requirements if he is not seeking hunting approval, which makes him in compliance with the legal section.
.29.593 Requirement for certificate of accomplishment to obtain hunting approval. (1) (a) Except as provided under subs. (2), (2m) and (3), and s. 29.592 (1), no person born on or after January 1, 1973, may obtain any approval authorizing hunting unless the person is issued a certificate of accomplishment under s. 29.591.