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Wisconsin
State Statutes & Constitution
Key WI Statutes - Defenses to Criminal Liability:
939.43 Intoxication
939.44 Adequate Provocation
939.45 Privilege
939.46 Coercion
939.47 Necessity
939.48 Self-Defense and Defense of Others
939.49 Defense of Property and Protection Against Retail Theft
940.01-940.16 Crimes against Life
940.19-940.25 Crimes against Bodily Security
943 Crimes against Property
Archives
Legal Issues Concerning Martial Artists
Articles
The Best Defense? How
About a Good LAWYER? Sure, you can block, kick, and punch.
But can you really defend yourself - against a lawyer? By Stephen D.
Menard, Esquire - Originally printed in the November 1996 issue of Inside
Kung Fu Magazine.
How Do You Plead ... Guilty
or Not Guilty? The Legal Implications of Using Your Martial
Arts Skills to Defend Yourself, By James Bishop - Originally printed
in the February 1999 issue of Black Belt Magazine.
Raging Against Self
Defense: A Psychiatrist Examines The Anti-Gun Mentality, By Sarah
Thompson, M.D.
Wisconsin
Concealed Weapons Debate
With the controversy over the Fight for the right of individuals to carry
concealed weapons in the State of Wisconsin, many students have been asking
about the Legal ramifications of such a Bill. Below are articles relating
to that issue, and other Legal issues concerning Martial Artists.
History
of the Concealed Weapons Bill for Wisconsin
12.15.05 - Assembly
amends, passes concealed weapons bill - Republicans think tweaks
to measure will make it veto-proof, By Stacy Forster and Steven Walters
12.10.05 - Gun-permit
secrecy attacked - Bill precludes oversight, foes say; backers
aim to surprise criminals, By Mike Johnson
11.9.05 - Assembly
panel votes to pass conceal carry bill - Gun ban in child care
centers rejected, By Patrick Marley
11.3.05 - Trading
shots - Concealed-carry gun bill draws strong opinions,
By Steven Walters
9.30.05 - Bill
would hide gun-holders' identities - Concealed-carry legislation
includes privacy provision, By Patrick Marley
8.12.05 - Concealed
weapon advocates alter approach - In latest push, attorney
general would issue permits, By Patrick Marley
6.21.05 - Conceal,
carry gun bill back on table - Senator proposes revisions of
bill vetoed by Doyle, By Patrick Marley
2.3.04 - Ban on Concealed
Weapons Stands - State Assembly Falls One Vote Short of Overriding
Governor's Veto, Courtesy Associated Press
1.22.04 - Senate
Overrides Doyle's Veto on Concealed Weapons - Assembly vote
still needed, By Steven Walters
1.2.04 - Key provisions:
Concealed Weapons Bill (WI), Courtesy of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Online -
11.10.03 - Many Sheriffs
would try to opt out of Weapons Law - 90% in state would object,
group says, citing lack of resources for concealed-carry background check,
By Lawrence Sussman and Peter Maller