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milestogo

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6. Federal Law prohibits convicted felons from owning firearms.

Reply to Lovie777 (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 31, 2023, 07:52 PM

Jan 2023

Wisconsin law, in conjunction with federal law, prohibits certain individuals from purchasing, possessing, or owning firearms. Those individuals include: Any person convicted of a felony in Wisconsin. Felony convictions from other states count, so long as that conviction would be a felony in Wisconsin.

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Felons would be banned from owning 'vicious' dogs under a new Republican-led bill in Wisconsin [View all] milestogo Jan 2023 OP

Wow something reasonable from republicans, get out the smelling salts. Bev54 Jan 2023 #1

No one should own vicious animals. LakeArenal Jan 2023 #2

relative had a dachund that would qualify as such an animal dembotoz Feb 2023 #11

Especially a relative should not have a vicious dog. LakeArenal Feb 2023 #12

I know exactly what image they're trying to conjure here. RandySF Jan 2023 #3

Unfortunately some people do use their dogs as weapons to try to intimidate and bully others. milestogo Jan 2023 #5

Do they allow guns..... Lovie777 Jan 2023 #4

Federal Law prohibits convicted felons from owning firearms. milestogo Jan 2023 #6

Wisconsin rso Jan 2023 #7

Police weigh the dog's behavior and determine whether it's vicious? So if the doc03 Jan 2023 #8

I'm more worried about the general public being attacked milestogo Jan 2023 #9

I suspect there are a lot of vicious dogs owned by people that doc03 Jan 2023 #10

Putting State Sen. Andr Jacque, R-De Pere, in a cage with Cujo would be a pay per view dembotoz Feb 2023 #13

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