STATES WHERE STUN
GUNS ARE RESTRICTED:
(We cannot ship these items to these states. If an order is placed your
order will be cancelled.)
ILLINOIS
HAWAII
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
RHODE ISLAND
WISCONSIN
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CITIES WHERE STUN
GUNS ARE RESTRICTED:
ANNAPOLIS, MD
BALTIMORE, MD
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD
CHICAGO, IL
DENSION / CRAWFORD COUNTY, IA (*According to Sheriff Tom Hogan*)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
PHILADELPHIA
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COUNTRIES THAT STUN
GUNS ARE RESTRICTED:
AUSTRALIA
BELGIUM
CANADA
DENMARK
HONG KONG
INDIA (POLICE USE ONLY)
ITALY
JAPAN
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
SWEDEN
SWITERLAND
UNITED KINGDOM
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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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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: 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
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