941.296

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941.296 Use or possession of a handgun and an armor-piercing bullet during crime.

941.296(1)

(1) In this section:

941.296(2)(b)

(b) The person possesses an armor-piercing bullet capable of being fired from the handgun.

941.296(1)(a)

(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.

941.296(1)(b)

(b) “Handgun” has the meaning given in § 175.35 (1)(b).

941.296(2)

(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.

941.296(2)(a)

(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.