MILWAUKEE – Someone who wants to carry a concealed handgun legally in Wisconsin needs to be trained first. However, the state’s new law apparently allows someone to satisfy that requirement without ever touching a gun.

The concealed-carry measure became law today and goes into effect in November. It allows about a half-dozen ways for a concealed-carry applicant to meet the training requirement and qualify for a permit.

One way is to complete a firearms safety course conducted by a certified firearms instructor. The law isn’t specific about what constitutes a safety course.

That could mean someone could just sit through a 90-minute online course, such as one offered by American Firearms Training in Harrisonburg, Va.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice says its lawyers are trying to understand what the law means.