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Council advances rewrite of local firearms discharge and carry rules after committee changes; first reading passes
Summary
After committee discussion the council approved first reading of a rewritten ordinance regulating discharge and carrying firearms in city limits. Changes include explicit reliance on Wisconsin signage and verbal notification rules, removal of a neighborhood permission workaround and discussion about permitting for hunting and safety mapping.
The Common Council voted Oct. 21 to advance a rewritten version of city ordinance 9.02, governing carrying and discharging firearms within Oconomowoc city limits. The item returned from the protection & welfare committee with two committee‑adopted amendments and passed the council’s first reading.
Key changes and council discussion
- Signage and notice: Committee members and police staff agreed to clarify that private businesses may rely on the Wisconsin statute’s placard or on actual verbal notice as the legal method to prohibit weapons on private premises. A revised sentence refers explicitly to “appropriate signage per…
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