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Stun Gun Laws and Restrictions |
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 Stun Gun Laws and Restrictions
These are ones we are aware of.
However, we do not guarantee that they are up to date. Ultimately,
it's your responsibility to ascertain the legality in your area.
States where stun
devices are legal but with some restrictions: (click on the state
name for more info)
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Connecticut Stun Gun Laws - Legal for home use, carrying
prohibited.
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Florida Stun Gun Laws - Legal, subject to restrictions.
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Illinois Stun Gun Laws
- Legal, subject to restrictions
(Requires FID card).
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Indiana Stun Gun Laws - Legal, subject to restrictions.
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North Carolina Stun Gun Laws - Legal, subject to
restrictions.
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North Dakota Stun Gun Laws - Legal, subject to restrictions.
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Ohio Stun Gun Laws - Legal, subject to restrictions.
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Washington State Stun Gun Laws - Legal, subject to
restrictions.
States where stun devices are
illegal: (Click on the state name for more info)
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Hawaii Stun Gun Laws
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Massachusetts Stun Gun Laws
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Michigan Stun Gun Laws
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New Jersey Stun Gun Laws
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New York Stun Gun Laws
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Rhode Island Stun Gun Laws
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Wisconsin Stun Gun Laws
Cities where stun devices are
illegal: (Click on the city name for more info)
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Annapolis, MD Stun Gun Laws
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Baltimore, MD Stun Gun Laws
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Howard County, MD Stun Gun Laws
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Chicago, IL Stun Gun Laws
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Denison / Crawford County, IA (*According to Sheriff Tom Hogan*)
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District Of Columbia Stun Gun Laws
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Philadelphia, PA Stun Gun Laws
Rest of the
stats not listed above:
The rest of the continental US are authorized to purchase
stun guns.
Taser Laws and Restrictions
TASER devices (C2 Taser
or
M-18 Advanced Taser) are not considered
firearms by the U.S. Government. They can be legally carried
(concealed or open) without a permit in 43 states. Prohibited citizen
use in DC, HI, MA, MI, NY, NJ, WI & certain cities and counties.
CT and IL
legal with restrictions. Check local laws on carrying electronic control
devices.
Countries
Canada
Banned weapons include: mace, Nunchaku sticks, brass knuckles,
belt-buckle knives, blowguns, stun guns, trigger enhancing devices,
finger rings with blades, and spiked wristbands and collars.
Other Countries we cannot ship to
AUSTRALIA
BELGIUM
DENMARK
HONG KONG
INDIA (POLICE USE ONLY)
ITALY
JAPAN
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED KINGDOM
Basically we only ship stun
guns, tasers and chemical sprays within the Continental USA and it's territories.
State Laws and codes affecting
Tasers, stun guns and stun batons.
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 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 license
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 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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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 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 was also 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 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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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 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 sal s of Stunning Devices are banned.
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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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: 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 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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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 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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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 procedure 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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Legal but with some restrictions: (can legally be sold, but
please read the limitations)
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… 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 twenty-four hours after the
delivery 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
Devices 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. Any one 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 was issued.
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Florida: Legal with caveats
790.001 (15) Definitions: "Remote stun gun" means any non-lethal
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 non-lethal stun gun or remote stun gun
or other non-lethal 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 carry of an AIR
TASER since it is tethered and disperses coded material.)
Section 790.053 Open carry of weapons - (2) a person may openly
carry, for purposes of lawful self-defense: (b) a non-lethal stun
gun or remote stun gun or other non-lethal 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 provide 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 offense 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 gun 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 strickeen 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 non-lethal
stun guns and other non-lethal 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
non-lethal stun guns and other non-lethal 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 non-lethal stun guns and other non-lethal
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 non-lethal 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 non-lethal stun gun or remote stun gun or other non-lethal
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 non-lethal stun gun or remote stun gun or other non-lethal
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 non-lethal
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
non-lethal stun gun or other non-lethal 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 person's
land or in his own abode or fixed place of business in Illinois.
NOTE: Illinois you must have a
Firearms ID card to possess a Taser or stun gun.
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Indiana: Legal with Restrictions
§ 35-41-1-8. Deadly weapon
"Deadly weapon" means the following:
(2) A destructive device, weapon, device, taser (as defined in IC
35-47-8-3) or electronic stun weapon (as defined in IC 35-47-8-1),
equipment, chemical substance, or other material that in the manner
it is used, or could ordinarily be used, or is intended to be used,
is readily capable of causing serious bodily injury.
§ 35-47-8-1. "Electronic stun weapon" defined
§ 35-47-8-2. ""Stun gun" defined Sec. 2. As used in this chapter,
"stun gun" means any mechanism that is:
(1) designed to emit an electronic, magnetic, or other type of
charge that equals or does not exceed the equivalency of a five (5)
milliamp sixty (60) hertz shock; and
(2) used for the purpose of temporarily incapacitating a person.
As added by P.L.318-1985, SEC.3.
§ 35-47-8-3. "Taser" defined
As used in this chapter, "taser" means any mechanism that is:
(1) Designed to emit an electronic, magnetic, or other type of
charge or shock through the use of a projectile; and
(2) Used for the purpose of temporarily incapacitating a person.
§ 35-47-8-4. Applicability of IC 35-47-2
IC 35-47-2 applies to an electronic stun weapon or taser. [not stun
gun see 35-47-8-5]
[§ 35-47-2-1. License required to carry handgun
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and section 2 [IC
35-47-2-2] of this chapter, a person shall not carry a handgun in
any vehicle or on or about the person's body, except in the person's
dwelling, on the person's property or fixed place of business,
without a license issued under this chapter being in the person's
possession.
(b) Unless the person's right to possess a firearm has been restored
under IC 3-7-13-5 or IC 33-4-5-7, a person who has been convicted of
domestic battery under IC 35-42-2-1.3 may not possess or carry a
handgun in any vehicle or on or about the person's body in the
person's dwelling or on the person's property or fixed place of
business.]
§ 35-47-8-5. Stun guns; purchase, possession, and sale; use in
commission of crime; use on law enforcement officer
Sec. 5. (a) A person eighteen (18) years of age or over may purchase
or possess a stun gun.
(b) A person who sells or furnishes a stun gun to a person who is
less than eighteen (18) years of age commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) A person who uses a stun gun in the commission of a crime
commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) A person who uses a stun gun on a law enforcement officer while
the officer is performing the officer's duties commits a Class D
felony.
Summary: 35-41-1-8 Deadly weapon = taser or electric stun
weapon readily capable of causing serious bodily injury; 35-47-8-3
Taser = designed to emit electronic charge or shock through use of
projectile and used to temporarily incapacitate a person
Electric stun weapons and tasers are subject to different laws than
stun guns (35-47-8-2 and 35-47-8-5); tasers are
subject to requirement of handgun license (35-47-8-4)
§ 14-269. Carrying concealed weapons
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person willfully and intentionally
to carry concealed about his person any bowie knife, dirk, dagger,
slung shot, loaded cane, metallic knuckles, razor, shurikin, stun
gun, or other deadly weapon of like kind, except when the person is
on the person's own premises.
(b) This prohibition shall not apply to the following persons:
(1) Officers and enlisted personnel of the armed forces of the
United States when in discharge of their official duties as such and
acting under orders requiring them to carry arms and weapons;
(2) Civil and law enforcement officers of the United States while in
the discharge of their official duties;
(3) Officers and soldiers of the militia and the national guard when
called into actual service;
(4) Officers of the State, or of any county, city, or town, charged
with the execution of the laws of the State, when acting in the
discharge of their official duties;
(5) Sworn law-enforcement officers, when off-duty, if:
a. Written regulations authorizing the carrying of concealed weapons
have been filed with the clerk of superior court in the county where
the law-enforcement unit is located by the sheriff or chief of
police or other superior officer in charge; and
b. Such regulations specifically prohibit the carrying of concealed
weapons while the officer is consuming or under the influence of
alcoholic beverages.
(c) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this
section shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Any person
violating the provisions of subsection (a1) of this section shall be
guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor for the first offense. A second or
subsequent offense is punishable as a Class I felony.
§ 14-269.2. Weapons on campus or other educational property
(b) It shall be a Class I felony for any person to possess or carry,
whether openly or concealed, any gun, rifle, pistol, or other
firearm of any kind on educational property or to a curricular or
extracurricular activity sponsored by a school. However, this
subsection does not apply to a BB gun, stun gun, air rifle, or air
pistol.
§ 14-415.1. Possession of firearms, etc., by felon prohibited
Notes: Subsection (a) encompasses a narrow range of guns, while G.S.
14-269.2(b) prohibits any gun, excluding only a BB gun, stun gun,
air rifle, or air pistol.
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Ohio - Lynn County / Cedar Rapids: Legal w/
restrictions
Any stun gun in public requires the user to have a concealed weapons
permit. By literal translation, Capt. Schwartz (ph: 319-398-3911)
states that technically, this includes even "snowballs" and
"Stunning Devices" NOTE: Stunning Devices can be used however, in
your place of business or at home.
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who falls in one of the following categories: convicted of a crime
punishable by imprisonment for any terms; fugitive from Justice
(requires interstate flight to avoid prosecution or testimony in a
criminal case); drug users or addicts (may be shown by recent
conviction for use, recent possession of drugs, or recent arrest for
use of drugs, or positive drug tests); aliens illegally or
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status (i.e. aliens without permanent residence status); mental
defectives or persons committed to a mental institution; formally
renounced US citizenship; dishonorably discharged from the military;
subject to a court order prohibiting harassing, stalking, or
threatening of an intimate partner or child of an intimate partner
or placing such persons in reasonable fear of bodily injury; and
convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
It is the
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Security) to ascertain and obey all applicable federal, state and
local laws in regard to the possession and use of all products on
this site. By placing an order the buyer represents that he/she is
of legal age, he/she does not fall in one of the above categories
and that the products will be used in a legal manner. Worth
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