First, they cited a Wisconsin statute that would seem to nullify Wisconsin’s conceal and carry law — Act 35 — when it comes to transporting a gun in a vehicle. The statute states “ … no person may place, possess, or transport a firearm, bow, or crossbow in or on a vehicle, unless one of the following applies: 1. The firearm is unloaded or is a handgun.”
The prosecution seemed “ambushed” by this argument. Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger said the that he declined to read the statute so broadly because it would mean that Act 35 had no meaning.