Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 272
Section 941.296 - Use or possession of a handgun and an armor-piercing bullet during crime(1) In this section: (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.(b) "Handgun" has the meaning given in s. 175.35(1) (b).(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. (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.(b) The person possesses an armor-piercing bullet capable of being fired from the handgun.1993 a. 98; 1995 a. 448; 2001 a. 109.