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Due to the volume of phone calls still being received, the DOJ has initiated a phone tree designed to answer the most frequently asked questions. Utilizing the phone tree allows citizens to receive quicker responses, as well as provides more time for our personnel to work on license applications. If you have questions related to any aspect of the concealed carry licensing process please call 608-261-8647 and follow the prompts. You can also contact the Crime Information Bureau (CIB) at 608-266-7314 and choose option 7.

2011 Wisconsin Act 35 created a process for Wisconsin residents to obtain concealed carry licenses. The Department of Justice is working diligently to implement this legislation. Emergency rules implementing the process and listing recognized out-of-state licenses are now approved .

FAQs
This Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document answers some of the most common questions regarding Wisconsin’s new law. Other questions may be answered by this Department of Natural Resources FAQ. Effective November 19, 2011, Wisconsin Act 51 takes effect and regulates long guns. The DNR has established FAQ's for this new law as well.

If you have questions or wish to leave a message for the firearms unit staff please call 608-266-7314 and choose option 7, or call 608-261-8647.

UPDATE 11/09/2011

On 11/7/11, The Joint Committee For The Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) suspended portions of the emergency rules affecting the training requirements for concealed carry licenses. Proof of training is still required to apply for a license. The changes include:

1. Elimination of any time requirement for the firearms safety and training course
2. Elimination of the word test from the definition of firearms safety and training course
3. Elimination of any time requirement for firearms instructor training
4. Elimination of the instructor’s signature from the certificate affirming they taught the course to the student
5. Elimination of any instructor contact information on the certificate
6. Elimination of the location where the training was provided from the certificate

Any application submitted prior to these changes will be processed in accordance with these revisions. If your application has been returned as a result of any of the above training issues, or because you did not have an out-of-state affirmation form; please resubmit the application with all necessary forms and the fee to the CIB Firearms Unit, PO Box 2718, Madison, WI 53701-2718, for reprocessing.