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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
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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:
CONNECTICUT: Legal with Restrictions
Connecticut Criminal Law Title 53 ? Crimes, Title 53a ? Penal
Code, title 54 Criminal Procedure, Chapter 950 Section 53a-3
Definitions: (20) "Electronic defense weapon" means
a weapon which by electronic impulse or current is capable
of immobilizing a person temporarily, but is not capable of
inflicting death or serious injury. §53-206. Carrying
and sale of dangerous weapons Any person who carries upon
his person? an electronic defense weapon, as defined in 53a-3,
or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument, unless
such person has been granted a written permit issued and signed
by the first selectman of a town, the mayor or chief of police
of a city or the warden of a borough, authoring such person
to carry such weapon or instrument within such city or borough,
shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned
not more than three years or both. No permit shall be issued
to any applicant who has ever been convicted of a felony.
The issuing authority may request the applicant?s finger prints
and full information concerning his criminal record and make
an investigation concerning his criminal record and make an
investigation concerning the suitability of the applicant
to carry any such weapon. Refusal of fingerprinting by the
applicant shall be sufficient cause to refuse issuance of
a permit. Whenever any person is found guilty of a violation
of this subsection, any weapon or other implement within the
provisions hereof, found upon the body of such person, shall
be forfeited to the municipality wherein such person was apprehended,
not withstanding any failure of the judgment of conviction
to expressly impose such forfeiture. Any person who has been
granted a permit to carry any martial arts weapon pursuant
to this section may carry such weapon anywhere within the
state. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to
any officer charged with the preservation of the public peace
nor to any person who is found with any such weapon or implement
concealed upon his person while lawfully removing his household
goods or effects from one place to another, or from one residence
to another, nor to any person while actually and peaceably
engaged in carrying any such weapon or implement from his
place of abode or business to a place or person where or by
whom such weapon or implements is to be repaired, or while
actually and peaceable returning to his place of abode or
business with such weapon or implement after the same has
been repaired. (b) any person who sells to another? electronic
defense weapon, as defined in section 53a-3, shall, within
24 hours after the deliver of such weapon or implement to
the person to whom sold, give written notice of such sale
or delivery, specifying the article sold and the name and
address of the person to whom sold or delivered, to the chief
of police of the city, the warden of the borough or the first
selectman of the town, within which such weapon or implement
is sold or delivered, as the case may be. Any person who violates
any provision of this subsection shall be fined not more than
one hundred dollars. SUMMARY: Section 53-206(a) prohibits
the carrying of a Stunning Device on the person unless that
person has obtained a dangerous weapons permit. However, there
are no state-wide permits, only local permits ? the permit
is only good in that particular town and would be illegal
elsewhere. Anyone selling such a weapon must notify the chief
of police with that information within 24 hours of the delivery.
Therefore Stunning Devices can be sold and it can be kept
in your place of business or home, but you cannot carry it
on your person without a permit which is only good within
the limits of the city in which it was issued.
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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ILLINOIS: Restricted
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.
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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: Legal with restriction
Under the CCW (Carrying Concealed Weapons) laws, the prohibition
against possessing or going armed with an electric weapon
does not apply to any of the following:
• A CCW licensee or an out-of-state licensee.
• An individual who goes armed with an electric weapon
in his or her own dwelling or place of business or on land
that he or she owns, leases, or legally occupies.
Wis. Stat. § 941.295(2g).
The prohibition against transporting an electric weapon does
not apply to any of the following:
• A licensee or an out-of-state licensee.
• An individual who is not a licensee or out-of-state
licensee who transports an electric weapon if the electric
weapon is enclosed within a carrying case.
Wis. Stat. § 941.295(2r).
If you are not specifically allowed to carry an electric
weapon (see above) you are only allowed to carry an electric
weapon in your own dwelling or place of business or on land
that you own, lease, or legally occupy. Wis. Stat. §
941.295(2g). You may also transport the weapon if it is enclosed
within a carrying case. Wis. Stat. § 941.295(2r). The
possession or carrying of an electric weapon in any other
situations is a felony. Wis. Stat. § 941.295(1m).
Electric weapons cannot be sold to persons in Wisconsin who
are not law enforcement, armed forces on official duty or
persons without a recognized out-of-state CCW license or a
Wisconsin CCW license. Wis. Stat. § 941.295(2)(d). A
violation of this statute is a felony. Wis. Stat. § 941.295(1m).
SUMMARY: You need a CCW license or recognized out of state
license to legally carry stun guns in Wisconsin. However,
you can have a stun gun in your home or business and even
carry it in your vehicle if it's in a closed case. The catch
22 is that no one can sell to you if you don't have a CCW
license.
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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..."]
SUMMARY: Possession and sales of Stunning Devices are banned
in New York City
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