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§ 941.296

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941.296 Use or possession of a handgun and an armor-piercing bullet during crime. (1) In this section:(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.(b) 'Handgun' has the meaning given in s. 175.35 (1) (b).(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.(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.(b) The person possesses an armor-piercing bullet capable of being fired from the handgun.History: 1993 a. 98; 1995 a. 448; 2001 a. 109.