Legal Question in Criminal Law in Wisconsin

What is the definition of a firearm? Is a pellet/bb gun considered a firearm?


Asked on 8/20/09, 2:54 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jeffrey Murrell Law Office of Jeffrey L. Murrell

In short, a firearm involves gun powder. However, if you go hold up a bank, gas station, etc. with a realistic-looking BB gun (and nobody can tell the difference between it and a real firearm), it's not just robbery, but armed robbery (felony theft/robbery with sentence enhancement for using a weapon) under Wisconsin law!

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Answered on 8/25/09, 5:17 pm


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