Wisconsin permits the establishment and operation of rifle ranges for “sharpshooting or improving in the use of firearms.”¹ Once the grounds of the range are permanently located and developed, no private individuals or parties who acquire title to any property adversely affected by such ranges may file a lawsuit seeking to “restrain, enjoin or impede” the activities at the ranges or of the corporations owning them.²

Any person who owns or operates a sport shooting range is immune from civil liability related to noise resulting from the operation of the range.³ In addition, any person who owns or operates a sport shooting range is not subject to an action for nuisance and no court may enjoin or restrain the operation or use of a sport shooting range on the basis of noise.⁴ “Sport shooting range” means an area designed and operated for the use and discharge of firearms.⁵

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1. Wis. Stat. § 182.021.[↩]
2. Id.[↩]
3. Wis. Stat. § 895.527(2).[↩]
4. Wis. Stat. § 895.527(3).[↩]
5. Wis. Stat. § 895.527(1).[↩]