{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-941.296","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 941.296","heading":"Use or possession of a handgun and an armor-piercing bullet during crime.","body":"(1) In this section:\n(a) “Armor-piercing bullet” means a bullet meeting any of the following criteria: any projectile or projectile core that may be fired from any handgun and that is constructed entirely, excluding the presence of traces of other substances, from one or a combination of tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper or depleted uranium.\n(b) “Handgun” has the meaning given in s. 175.35 (1) (b).\n(2) Whoever uses or possesses a handgun during the commission of a crime under chs. 939 to 948 or 961 is guilty of a Class H felony under any of the following circumstances.\n(a) The handgun is loaded with an armor-piercing bullet or a projectile or projectile core that may be fired from the handgun with a muzzle velocity of 1,500 feet per second or greater.\n(b) The person possesses an armor-piercing bullet capable of being fired from the handgun.","path":["Chs. 939-951, Criminal Code","Chapter 941 Crimes Against Public Health And Safety","SUBCHAPTER III WEAPONS"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/941.296","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:50Z","sha256":"b4144c4e0fb141c841af9d58da85c6b608dd44b0121091251da2ceee6937b462","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-941.295","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-941.2965"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}