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STATES
WHERE STUN GUNS / TASER GUNS ARE RESTRICTED:
HAWAII
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
RHODE ISLAND
WISCONSIN
ILLINOIS
CITIES
WHERE STUN GUNS ARE RESTRICTED:
ANNAPOLIS,
MD
BALTIMORE, MD
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD
CHICAGO, IL
DENISON, IA / CRAWFORD COUNTY (*According to Sheriff
Tom Hogan*)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
PHILADELPHIA
COUNTRIES
THAT STUN GUNS ARE RESTRICTED:
AUSTRALIA
BELGIUM
CANADA
DENMARK
HONG KONG
INDIA (POLICE USE ONLY)
ITALY
JAPAN
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED KINGDOM
*It
is the responsibility of the buyer and not Safetybasement
to ascertain and obey all applicable laws in regard to the
posession and use of our products. Absolutley no sales to
minors. By placing an order, the buyer represents that all
products purchased will be used in a lawful manner and that
he/she is of legal age.
PENAL CODES
AFFECTING AIR TASER, STUN GUNS & STUN BATONS.
STATE RESTRICTIONS:
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Illegal
District of Columbia
Law. DC Code Ann. Title 6, Chapter 23. Firearms Control. Subchapter
I. General Provisions 6-2302.
(7) "Destructive
device" means:
(B) "Any device
by whatever name known which will, or is designed, or may
be readily converted or restored, to expel a projectile by
the action of an explosive or other propellant through a smooth
bore barrel, except a shotgun."
(D) Any device
designed or redesigned, made or remade, or readily converted
or restored, and intended to stun or disable a person by means
of electric shock.
Subchapter II.
Firearms and Destructive Devices. General Provision 6-2311.
Registration requirements:
(a) Except as
otherwise provided in this chapter, no person or organization
in the District of Columbia ("District") shall receive, possess,
control, transfer, offer for sale, sell, give, or deliver
any destructive device, and no person or organization in the
District shall possess or control any firearm, unless that
person or organization holds a valid registration certificate
for the firearm.
Subchapter V.
Sales and Transfer of Firearms, Destructive Devices, and Ammunition.
General Provision 6-2351. Sales and transfers prohibited.
No person or organization shall sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any firearm, destructive device or ammunition in
the District except as provided in *** 6-2352, or 6-2375.
SUMMARY: Possession
and sales of Stunning Devices are banned in Washington, DC.
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HAWAII:
Illegal
Hawaii State
Law. Rev. Stats. Title 10, Chapter 134. Firearms, Ammunition
and Dangerous Weapons. Part 1. General Regulations. Chapter
134-1 Definitions.
"Electric gun"
means any portable device that is electrically operated to
project a missile or electromotive force.
Chapter 134-16
Restriction on possession, sale, gift or delivery of electric
guns.
(a) It shall
be unlawful for any person, including a licensed manufacturer,
licensed importer or licensed dealer, to possess, offer for
sale, hold for sale, sell, give, lend or deliver any electric
gun.
(b) Any electric
gun in violation of subsection (a) shall be confiscated and
disposed of by the chief of police.
SUMMARY: Possession
and sales of Stunning Devices are banned in Hawaii.
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MASSACHUSETTS:
Illegal
Massachusetts
State Law. Ann. Laws of Massachusetts. Chapter 140. Sale of
Firearms. Section 131J: Sale or possession of electrical weapons;
penalties. Section 131J. No person shall sell, offer for sale
or possess a portable device or weapon from which an electric
current, impulse, wave or beam may be directed, which current,
impulse, wave or beam is designed to incapacitate temporarily,
injure or kill. Whoever violates this provision of this section
shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred
nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for
not less than six months nor more than two years in a jail
or house of correction, or both.
SUMMARY: Possession
and sales of Stunning Devices are banned in Massachusetts.
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MICHIGAN:
Illegal
The Michigan
Penal Code Act 328 of 1931. Chapter 750.224a Portable device
or weapon directing electrical current, impulse, wave, or
beam; sale or possession prohibited; testing.
(1) A person
shall not sell, offer for sale, or possess in this state a
portable device or weapon from which an electric current,
impulse, wave or beam is designed to incapacitate temporarily,
injure, or kill.
(3) A person
who violates this section is guilty of a felony.
SUMMARY: Possession
and sales of Stunning Devices are banned in Michigan.
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NEW JERSEY:
Illegal
New Jersey State
Law. New Jersey Stat. Ann. Title 2C. New Jersey Code of Criminal
Justice. Chapter 39-1. Prohibited weapons and devices.
(Section "r"
summarized from Chapter 2C:39-1) "Weapon" means anything readily
capable of lethal use or of inflicting serious bodily injury.
The term includes, but is not limited to all (4) stun guns;
and any weapon or (this section refers to tear gas and has
been updated in 1995) other device which projects, releases,
or emits tear gas or any other substance intended to produce
temporary physical discomfort or permanent injury through
being vaporized or otherwise dispensed in the air.
(t) "Stun gun"
means any weapon or other device which emits an electrical
charge or current intended to temporarily or permanently disable
a person.
Senate, No. 2871
-- L.1985, c. 360
Senate Bill No.
2781, as amended by the Senate Law, Public Safety and Defense
Committee, prohibits as a crime of the fourth degree the possession
of a stun gun by any person, including a law enforcement officer.
A crime of the fourth degree carries a penalty of imprisonment
for up to 18 months, a fine of up to $7,500, or both. Prior
to being amended the bill classified possession of a crime
in the third degree. {Editor’s Note: According to Len Lawson
of NJ Legislative Council, (609) 292-4625) NJ does not classify
crimes in felonies versus misdemeanors. The highest crimes
are in first degree on down to fourth degree. A fourth degree
penalty is a serious charge and is generally considered a
misdemeanor in common terms. It is however an indictable offense.
A fourth degree crime does contain "a presumption of non-custodial
sentencing," meaning that there is not imprisonment if there
are no prior convictions. In some cases the sentencing is
obviated from one’s record if there is a period of good behavior
following the charge.}
The committee
amended the bill to include a provision authorizing the Attorney
General, at his discretion, to exempt law enforcement officers
from the prohibition against possession stun guns.
The bill also
was amended by the committee to include stun guns in the definition
of "weapon" in paragraph r. N.J.S. 2C:39-1.
(Chapter 2C:39-1)
(h) Stun guns.
Any person who knowingly has in his possession any stun gun
is guilty of a crime in the fourth degree.
SUMMARY: Possession
is banned of Stunning Devices in New Jersey.
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NEW YORK:
Illegal
New York Consolidated
Law (McKinney’s) Book 39. Penal Law.
Article 265.
Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons 265.00
15-a. "Electronic
dart gun" means any device designed primarily as a weapon,
the purpose of which is to momentarily stun, knock out or
paralyze a person by passing an electrical shock to such person
by means of a dart or projectile.
15-c. "Electronic
stun gun" means any device designed primarily as a weapon,
the purpose of which is to momentarily stun, cause mental
disorientation, knock out or paralyze a person by passing
a high voltage electrical shock to such person.
Article 265.01
Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. A person
is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth
degree when: (1) He possesses any firearm, electronic dart
gun, electronic stun gun ***; or ***
SUMMARY: Possession
is banned of Stunning Devices in New York.
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RHODE ISLAND:
Illegal
General Laws
of Rhode Island. Title 11, Chapter 47. Statute Subsection
11-47-42. Weapons other than firearms prohibited. - (A) No
person shall carry or possess or attempt to use against another,
any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a ***
stun gun ***. Any person violating the provisions of this
subsection, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five
hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than
one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment, and the
weapon so found shall be confiscated.
SUMMARY: Possession
and use of Stunning Devices are banned.
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WISCONSIN:
Illegal
Wisconsin Sta.
Ann. Chapter 939. Crimes - General Provisions. Chapter 939.22
Words and phrases defined. (10) Dangerous weapon" means any
firearm, whether loaded or unloaded ***; any device designed
as a weapon and capable of producing great harm ***; any electric
weapon, as defined in s. 941.295(4); or any other device or
instrumentality which, in the manner it is used or intended
to be used, is calculated or likely to produce death or great
bodily harm.
Chapter 941.295
Possession of electric weapon. Subsection (1) On or after
July 1, 1982, whoever sells, transports, manufactures, possesses
or goes armed with any electric weapon is guilty of a Class
E felony. Subsection (4) In this section, "electric weapon"
means any device which is designed, redesigned, used or intended
to be used, offensively or defensively, to immobilize or incapacitate
persons by the use electric current.
SUMMARY: Possession
and sales of Stunning Devices are banned.
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CITY/COUNTY RESTRICTIONS:
CHICAGO:
Illegal
Publisher’s Note:
The following jurisdictions require waiting periods or notifications
to law enforcement officials before weapons may be delivered
to purchasers:
Chicago - application
approval/denial for:
(1) Registration
: 120 days
(2) Re-registration:
e.g., by an heir, 365 days)
SUMMARY: Possession
and sales of Stunning Devices are banned in Chicago. (More
information required on City of Chicago Ordinance)
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ANNAPOLIS:
Illegal
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BALTIMORE:
Illegal (Including Baltimore County)
Baltimore City
Code 115. Stun guns and similar devices. (e) It shall be unlawful
for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, give away, lend,
rent or transfer to any individual, firm or corporation a
stun gun or other electronic device by whatever name or description
which discharges a non-projectile electric current within
the limits of the City of Baltimore. It further shall be unlawful
for any person to possess, fire or discharge any such stun
gun or electronic device within the City. Nothing in this
subsection shall be held to apply to any member of the Baltimore
City Police Department or any other law enforcement officer
while in the performance of his or her official duty (Ord.
385. 1985).
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HOWARD COUNTY,
MD: Illegal
Sec. 8.404. Sale
or possession of electronic weapons prohibited. It shall be
unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, give
away, lend, rent or transfer to any individual, firm or corporation
an electronic weapon within the limits of Howard County. It
further shall be unlawful for any person to possess, fire,
discharge or activate any electronic weapon within the limits
of Howard County. (C.B. 38 1985).
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PHILADELPHIA:
Illegal
Philadelphia
City Ordinance. Statute 10-825 Stun Guns. (1) Definitions.
(a) Stun Gun. Any device which expels or projects a projectile
which, upon coming in contact with a person, is capable of
inflicting injury or an electric shock to such person. (2)
Prohibited conduct. Nor person shall own, use, possess, sell
or otherwise transfer any "stun gun." (3) Penalty. Any person
violating any provision of this section shall be subject to
a fine or not more than three hundred (300) dollars and /or
imprisonment for not more than ninety (90 days.)
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NEW YORK CITY:
Illegal
Administrative
Code of the City of New York 10-135 Prohibition on sale and
possession of electronic stun guns.
a. As used in
this section, "electronic stun gun" shall mean any device
designed primarily as a weapon, the purpose of which is to
stun, render unconscious or paralyze a person by passing an
electronic shock to such person, but shall not include an
"electronic dart gun" as such term is defined in section 265.00
of the penal law.
b. It shall be
unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale or to have
in his or her possession within the jurisdiction of the city
any electronic gun.
c. Violation
of this section shall be a class A misdemeanor. [Exemptions
under this section are provided for police officers operating
under regular department procedures or guidelines and for
manufacturers of electronic stun guns scheduled for bulk shipment.
NOTE: The electronic stun gun is not a "firearm" under the
Federal Gun Control Act of 1968 because it does not "...expel
a projectile by the action of an explosive..."]
ILLINOIS:
Illegal
1. In order to
possess a Taser or stun gun, an individual must
have a valid FOID card, as is currently required for firearms.
2. Sellers of Taser or stun guns must check the buyers FOID
card
and keep the record of sale for ten years, the same requirements
for firearms sales.
3. When a licensed firearms dealer sells a Taser or stun gun,
they must request a background check of the buyer.
4. The 24-hour waiting period required for long guns, shotguns,
and rifles, will also apply to taser and stun gun purchases.
SUMMARY: Possession
and sales of Stunning Devices are banned in New York City
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