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Committee asks corp counsel to draft ordinance on firearms in county buildings after open-carry incident
General Government Committee · November 5, 2025
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Summary
After a visitor entered a county office openly carrying a firearm, the committee directed corp counsel to draft ordinance language addressing members of the public bringing firearms into county buildings; corp counsel cited Wis. Stat. § 941.235 as prohibiting open carry in government buildings.
An incident in which an individual visited a Vernon County office openly carrying a firearm prompted the General Government Committee on Nov. 5 to ask corp counsel to draft ordinance language restricting public firearms in county buildings.
Corp Counsel Swayne told the committee that…
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