| Stun Gun Laws |
STATES THAT STUNNING DEVICES ARE RESTRICTED:
• HAWAII
• MASSACHUSETTS
• MICHIGAN
• NEW JERSEY
• NEW YORK
• RHODE ISLAND
• WISCONSIN
CITIES WHERE STUNNING DEVICES ARE RESTRICTED:
• ANNAPOLIS, MD
• BALTIMORE, MD
• BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD
• CHICAGO, IL
• DENSION / CRAWFORD COUNTY, IA (*According to Sheriff Tom
Hogan*)
• DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
• PHILADELPHIA
COUNTRIES THAT STUNNING DEVICES CAN BE SHIPPED FROM THE U.S.
AND DELIVERED TO: (PLEASE NOTE THERE MAY BE LOCAL LAWS
PROHIBITING THE PURCHASE, USE OR CARRYING OF SUCH DEVICES)
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Iceland
• Luxembourg
• Netherlands
• Portugal
• Spain
• Turkey
• United States
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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, w hich 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..."]
SUMMARY: Possession and sales of Stunning Devices are banned in
New York City
Montgomery County, MD - no stunners
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LEGAL BUT WITH SOME RESTRICTION: (we can legally sell to you, but
please read the limitations)
STATE RESTRICTIONS:
CONNECTICUT: Legal w/ 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 and 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.
• HAWAII
• MASSACHUSETTS
• MICHIGAN
• NEW JERSEY
• NEW YORK
• RHODE ISLAND
• WISCONSIN
CITIES WHERE STUNNING DEVICES ARE RESTRICTED:
• ANNAPOLIS, MD
• BALTIMORE, MD
• BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD
• CHICAGO, IL
• DENSION / CRAWFORD COUNTY, IA (*According to Sheriff Tom
Hogan*)
• DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
• PHILADELPHIA
COUNTRIES THAT STUNNING DEVICES CAN BE SHIPPED FROM THE U.S.
AND DELIVERED TO: (PLEASE NOTE THERE MAY BE LOCAL LAWS
PROHIBITING THE PURCHASE, USE OR CARRYING OF SUCH DEVICES)
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Iceland
• Luxembourg
• Netherlands
• Portugal
• Spain
• Turkey
• United States
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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, w hich 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..."]
SUMMARY: Possession and sales of Stunning Devices are banned in
New York City
Montgomery County, MD - no stunners
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LEGAL BUT WITH SOME RESTRICTION: (we can legally sell to you, but
please read the limitations)
STATE RESTRICTIONS:
CONNECTICUT: Legal w/ 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 and 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.
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FLORIDA: Legal w/ caveats: 790.001 (15) Definitions: "Remote stun
gun" means any nonlethal device with a tethered range not to
exceed 16 feet and which shall utilize an identification and tracking
system which, upon use, disperses coded material traceable to the
purchaser through records kept by the manufacturer on all remote
stun guns and all individual cartridges sold, which information shall
be made available to any law enforcement agency upon request.
790.01 Carrying concealed weapons: (4) It is not a violation of this
section for a person to carry for purposes of lawful self-defense, in a
concealed manner: (b) a nonlethal stun gun or remote stun gun or
other nonlethal electric weapon or device which does not fire a dart
or projectile and is designed solely for defensive purposes. (AIR TASER
Note: section b allows the concealed carrying of an AIR TASER since it
is tethered and disperses coded material.) Section 790.053 Open
carrying of weapons ? (2) a person may openly carry, for purposes of
lawful self-defense: (b) a nonlethal stun gun or remote stun gun or
other nonlethal electric weapon or device which does not fire a dart
or projectile and is designed solely for defensive purposes. (Editor?s
note: Section b allows the open carry of an AIR TASER since it is
tethered and disperses coded material as defined in Section
790.001.) 790.22 Use of BB guns, air- or gas-operated guns, electric
weapons or devices or firearms under sixteen; limitation-- (1) The use
for any purpose whatsoever of BB guns, air- or gas-operated guns,
electric weapons or devices or firearms as defined in 790.001 by any
child under the age of 16 is prohibited unless such use is under the
supervision and in the presence of an adult. (2) Any adult responsible
for the welfare of any child under the age of 16 years who knowingly
permits such child to use or have in his possession any BB gun, air- or
gas-operated gun, electric weapon or device or any firearm in
violation of the provision of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in
775.082 or 775.083. NOTE: Any person convicted of a felony in this, or
any other state, or in a federal court, of a imprisonment cannot
possess, own, or have in his care or custody any firearm or electric
weapon, without first having his right to own and possess such, being
restored by executive clemency, or by a proceeding to remove the
disability under federal law. A convicted felon is also forbidden from
carrying any concealed weapon whatsoever, including any size
chemical spray. Violation is a second-degree felony OVERVIEW OF
NEW STATUTES AFFECTING AIR TASER IN FLORIDA In May 1997, the
Florida legislature passed HB 379 and became law. HB 379 allows
certain remote stun guns and pepper sprays to be carried in the
"open" and "concealed." The AIR TASER falls under this
open/concealed carry law as it meets specific parameters set by this
new statute. The remote stun must fire no more than 16 feet (the AIR
TASER fires only 15 feet) The remote stun gun must utilize an
identification and tracking system that upon use, disperses coded
material traceable to the purchaser through records kept by the
manufacturer (AIR TASER, Inc.) on all remote stun guns and all
individual cartridges sold (Air Cartridges). The Anti-Felon Identification
system meets this parameter. NOTE: The statute affects dealers and
owners of Stunning Devices - to carry a remote stun gun in the open
or concealed, the remote stun gun must be registered with our
company. In regards to an AIR TASER, that means that the Anti-Felon
Identification cards on the AIR TASER box must be on file with AIR
TASER, Inc. If the remote AIR TASER is not registered it cannot be
carried. +{ }+ represents underlined; words underlined are additions -{
}- represents stricken; words stricken are deletions 1997 Legislature,
CS/CS/HB 379, Second Engrossed An act relating to carrying of
self-defense weapons or devices; amending s. 790.001, F.S.; providing
an exception for certain self-defense chemical sprays from the
definition of "tear gas gun" or "chemical weapon or device";
providing a definition of "self-defense chemical spray" and "remote
stun gun"; amending s. 790.01, Florida Statute (F.S.), relating to
carrying concealed weapons; providing that self-defense chemical
sprays and nonlethal stun guns and other nonlethal electric
weapons or devices may be lawfully carried in a concealed manner
in certain circumstances; clarifying language; providing for
construction not to preclude criminal prosecutions; amending s.
790.053, F.S., relating to open carrying of weapons; providing that
self-defense chemical sprays and nonlethal stun guns and other
nonlethal electric weapons or devices may be lawfully carried in an
open manner in certain circumstances; clarifying language; creating
s. 790.054, F.S.; defining the offense of knowingly and willfully using
self-defense chemical sprays and nonlethal stun guns and other
nonlethal electric weapons or devices against a law enforcement
officer engaged in official duties, and providing penalties therefore;
providing effective dates. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Florida: Section 1. The introductory paragraph and
paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 790.001, Florida Statutes,
are amended, subsections (15) through (17) of said section are
renumbered as subsections (16) through (18), respectively, and a
new subsection (15) is added to said section, to read: 790.001
Definitions.--+{As used in this chapter}+ -{The following words and
phrases, when used in this chapter, shall, for the purposes of this
chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this
chapter}-, except where the context otherwise requires: (3)(a)
"Concealed weapon" means any dirk, metallic knuckles, slingshot,
Billie, tear gas gun, chemical weapon or device, or other deadly
weapon carried on or about a person in such a manner as to
conceal the weapon from the ordinary sight of another person. (b)
+{"Tear gas gun" or "chemical weapon or device" means any
weapon of such nature, except a device known as a "self-defense
chemical spray." "Self-defense chemical spray" means a device
carried solely for purposes of lawful self-defense that is compact in
size, designed to be carried on or about the person, and contains
not more than two ounces of chemical}+ -{"Tear gas gun," "chemical
weapon," or "device" shall apply to all weapons of such nature
except those designed to be carried in a woman's handbag or a
man's pants or coat pocket or designed as a pocket pencil or pen
and containing not more than one-half ounce of chemical}-. +{(15)
"Remote stun gun" means any nonlethal device with a tethered
range not to exceed 16 feet and which shall utilize an identification
and tracking system which, upon use, disperses coded material
traceable to the purchaser through records kept by the
manufacturer on all remote stun guns and all individual cartridges
sold, which information shall be made available to any law
enforcement agency upon request.} + Section 2. Section 790.01,
Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 790.01 Carrying concealed
weapons.-- (1) +{Except as provided in subsection (4), a person who
carries}+ -{Whoever shall carry}- a concealed weapon or electric
weapon or device on or about his +{or her}+ person +{commits}+
-{shall be guilty of}- a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. (2) +{A person who carries}+
-{Whoever shall carry}- a concealed firearm on or about his +{or
her}+ person +{commits}+ -{shall be guilty of}- a felony of the third
degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(3) +{This section does not apply to a person}+-{Nothing in this section
shall relate to persons}- licensed +{to carry a concealed weapon or
a concealed firearm pursuant to the provisions of s.}+ -{as set forth in
ss. 790.053 and}- 790.06. +{(4) It is not a violation of this section for a
person to carry for purposes of lawful self-defense, in a concealed
manner:}+ +{(a) A self-defense chemical spray.}+ +{(b) A nonlethal
stun gun or remote stun gun or other nonlethal electric weapon or
device which does not fire a dart or projectile and is designed solely
for defensive purposes. (5) This section does not preclude any
prosecution for the use of an electric weapon or device or remote
stun gun or self-defense chemical spray during the commission of any
criminal offense under s. 790.07, s. 790.10, s. 790.23, or s. 790.235, or for
any other criminal offense.}+ Section 3. Section 790.053, Florida
Statutes, is amended to read: 790.053 Open carrying of weapons.--
+{(1)}+ Except as otherwise provided by law +{and in subsection
(2)}+, it +{is}+ -{shall be}- unlawful for any person to openly carry on or
about his +{or her}+ person any firearm or electric weapon or
device+{.}+ +{(2) A person may openly carry, for purposes of lawful
self-defense:}+ +{(a) A self-defense chemical spray.}+ +{(b) A
nonlethal stun gun or remote stun gun or other nonlethal electric
weapon or device which does not fire a dart or projectile and is
designed solely for defensive purposes}+-{; provided, however, that a
person may openly carry a stun gun or nonlethal electric weapon or
device designed solely for defensive purposes, which weapon does
not fire a dart or projectile}-. +{(3)}+ Any person violating this section
+{commits}+ -{shall be guilty of}- a misdemeanor of the second
degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Section 4.
Effective October 1, 1997, and applicable to offenses committed on
or after that date, section 790.054, Florida Statutes, is created to
read: +{790.054 Prohibited use of self-defense weapon or device
against law enforcement officer; penalties.--A person who knowingly
and willfully uses a self-defense chemical spray or a nonlethal stun
gun or other nonlethal electric weapon or device or remote stun gun
against a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of
his or her duties commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as
provided in s.775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.}+ Section 5. Except as
otherwise provided herein, this act shall take effect upon becoming
a law. 5/16/97: HB 379er became law without Governor's Signature,
Chapter No. 97-72. Any comments or questions about legislative bill
information should be directed to: leg.info@leg.state.fl.us or please
call the Legislative Information Division at (904) 488-4371, or toll free
at 1-800-342-1827.
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ILLINOIS: Legal with conditions (Illegal in Chicago) Illinois State Law.
Compiled Stat. Ann. Chapter 430. Public Safety ACT 65. Firearms
Owners Identification Card Act. Chapter 720. Criminal Law and
Procedure, Article 24. Deadly Weapons. 5/24-1 Unlawful use of
Weapons. (A) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of
weapons when he knowingly: **** (8) Carries or possesses a firearm,
stun gun or Taser or other deadly weapon in any place which is
licensed to sell intoxicating beverages, or at any public gathering
held pursuant to a license issued by any governmental body or any
public gathering at which an admission is charged, excluding a
place where a showing, demonstration or lecture involving the
exhibition of unloaded firearms is conducted; or (9) Carries or
possesses in a vehicle or on or about his person any pistol, revolver,
stun gun or Taser, or firearm or ballistic knife, when he is hooded,
robed or masked in such a manner as to conceal his identity; or (10)
Carries or possesses on or about his person, upon any public street,
alley, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a city,
village or incorporated town, except when an invitee thereon or
therein, for the purpose of the display of such weapon or the lawful
commerce in weapons, except when on his land or in his own
abode or fixed place of business, any pistol, revolver, stun or Taser or
other firearm. A "stun gun or Taser," as used in this paragraph (a)
means (i) any device which is powered by electrical charging units,
such as batteries, and which fires one or several barbs attached to a
length of wire and which, upon hitting a human, can send out a
current capable of disrupting person?s nervous system in such a
manner as to render him incapable of normal functioning or (ii) any
device which is powered by electrical charging units, such as
batteries, and which, upon contact with a human or clothing worn
by a human, can send out a current capable of disrupting the
person?s nervous system in such a manner as to render him
incapable of normal functioning. (b) Sentence. A person convicted
of a violation of Subsection 24-1(a)(8) and Subsection 24-1(a)(10)
commits a Class A misdemeanor; a person convicted of a violation of
Subsection 24(a)(9) commits a Class 4 felony. (c)(2) A person who
violates Subsection 24-1(a)(9) in any school, regardless of the time of
day or the time of year or residential property owned, operated and
managed by a public housing agency or on the real property
comprising any school, regardless of the time of day or the time of
year or residential property owned, operated and managed by a
public housing agency or any conveyance owned, leased or
contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a
school-related activity commits a Class 3 felony. School is defined as
any public or private elementary or secondary school, community
college, college or university. Article 24 5/24-1.1 Unlawful Use of
Possession of Weapons by Felons or Persons in the Custody of the
Department of Corrections Facilities. Section 24-1.1. Unlawful Use of
Possession of Weapons by Felons or Persons in the Custody of the
Department of Corrections Facilities. (a) It is unlawful for a person to
knowingly possess on or about his person or on his land or in his
abode or fixed place of business any weapons prohibited under
Section 24-1 of this Act or any firearm ammunition if the person has
been convicted of a felony under the law of the State or any other
jurisdiction. This section does not apply if the person has been
granted relief by the Director of the Department of State Police
pursuant to Section 10 ***. Article 24 5/24-2 Exemptions (i) Nothing in
this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or affect the transportation,
carrying or possession, of any pistol or revolver, stun gun, Taser, or
other firearm consigned to a Common Carrier operating under
license of the State of Illinois or the Federal Government, where such
transportation, carrying, or possession is incident to the lawful
transportation in which such Common Carrier is engaged; and
nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to or affect the
transportation, carrying or possession of any pistol, revolver, stun gun,
Taser, or other firearm, not the subject of and regulated by
subsection 24-1(a)(7) or subsection 24-2(c) of this Article, which is
unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping
box, or other container, by the possessor of a valid Firearm Owners
Identification Card. SUMMARY: Possession of a Stunning Device is
unlawful when in corporate limits of a city or incorporated town,
school, in any place licensed to sell intoxicating beverages, at any
public gathering held pursuant to a license issued by any
governmental body or any public gathering at which an admission is
charged, or when a person?s identity is concealed. Possession is legal
when on a person's land or in his own abode or fixed place of
business in Illinois.
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