{"id":491,"date":"2011-10-12T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.stungunmikes.com\/blog\/?p=491"},"modified":"2012-10-14T21:20:39","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T01:20:39","slug":"stun-guns-laws-and-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.stungunmikes.com\/blog\/stun-guns-laws-and-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Stun Guns Laws and Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>STATES WHERE STUN GUNS ARE RESTRICTED: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CONNECTICUT<br \/>\nILLINOIS<br \/>\nHAWAII<br \/>\nMASSACHUSETTS<br \/>\nMICHIGAN<br \/>\nNEW JERSEY<br \/>\nNEW YORK<br \/>\nRHODE ISLAND<br \/>\nWISCONSIN<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CITIES WHERE STUN GUNS ARE RESTRICTED:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ANNAPOLIS, MD<br \/>\nBALTIMORE, MD<br \/>\nBALTIMORE COUNTY, MD<br \/>\nCHICAGO, IL<br \/>\nDENSION \/ CRAWFORD COUNTY, IA (*According to Sheriff Tom Hogan*)<br \/>\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA<br \/>\nPHILADELPHIA<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>COUNTRIES THAT STUN GUNS ARE RESTRICTED:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AUSTRALIA<br \/>\nBELGIUM<br \/>\nCANADA<br \/>\nDENMARK<br \/>\nHONG KONG<br \/>\nINDIA (POLICE USE ONLY)<br \/>\nITALY<br \/>\nJAPAN<br \/>\nNEW ZEALAND<br \/>\nNORWAY<br \/>\nSWEDEN<br \/>\nSWITZERLAND<br \/>\nUNITED KINGDOM<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PENAL CODES AFFECTING AIR TASER, STUN GUNS &amp; STUN BATONS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>STATE RESTRICTIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CONNECTICUT:  Legal with Restrictions <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Connecticut Criminal Law Title 53 ? Crimes, Title  53a ?  Penal Code, title 54 Criminal Procedure, Chapter 950 Section  53a-3  Definitions: (20) &#8220;Electronic defense weapon&#8221; 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.  \u00a753-206. Carrying and sale of dangerous weapons Any person who  carries  upon his person? an electronic defense weapon, as defined in  53a-3, or  any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument, unless  such person  has been granted a written permit issued and signed by the  first  selectman of a town, the mayor or chief of police of a city or  the  warden of a borough, authoring such person to carry such weapon or   instrument within such city or borough, shall be fined not more than   five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than three years or both.   No permit shall be issued to any applicant who has ever been convicted   of a felony. The issuing authority may request the applicant?s finger   prints and full information concerning his criminal record and make an   investigation concerning his criminal record and make an investigation   concerning the suitability of the applicant to carry any such weapon.   Refusal of fingerprinting by the applicant shall be sufficient cause to   refuse issuance of a permit. Whenever any person is found guilty of a   violation of this subsection, any weapon or other implement within the   provisions hereof, found upon the body of such person, shall be   forfeited to the municipality wherein such person was apprehended, not   withstanding any failure of the judgment of conviction to expressly   impose such forfeiture. Any person who has been granted a permit to   carry any martial arts weapon pursuant to this section may carry such   weapon anywhere within the state. The provisions of this subsection   shall not apply to any officer charged with the preservation of the   public peace nor to any person who is found with any such weapon or   implement concealed upon his person while lawfully removing his   household goods or effects from one place to another, or from one   residence to another, nor to any person while actually and peaceably   engaged in carrying any such weapon or implement from his place of   abode or business to a place or person where or by whom such weapon or   implements is to be repaired, or while actually and peaceable returning   to his place of abode or business with such weapon or implement after   the same has been repaired. (b) any person who sells to another?   electronic defense weapon, as defined in section 53a-3, shall, within   24 hours after the deliver of such weapon or implement to the person to   whom sold, give written notice of such sale or delivery, specifying the   article sold and the name and address of the person to whom sold or   delivered, to the chief of police of the city, the warden of the   borough or the first selectman of the town, within which such weapon or   implement is sold or delivered, as the case may be. Any person who   violates any provision of this subsection shall be fined not more than   one hundred dollars. SUMMARY: Section 53-206(a) prohibits the carrying   of a Stunning Device on the person unless that person has obtained a   dangerous weapons permit. However, there are no state-wide permits,   only local permits ? the permit is only good in that particular town   and would be illegal elsewhere. Anyone selling such a weapon must   notify the chief of police with that information within 24 hours of the   delivery. Therefore Stunning Devices can be sold and it can be kept in   your place of business or home, but you cannot carry it on your person   without a permit which is only good within the limits of the city in   which it was issued.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Illegal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>District of Columbia Law. DC Code Ann. Title 6, Chapter 23. Firearms                Control. Subchapter I. General Provisions 6-2302.<\/p>\n<p>(7) &#8220;Destructive device&#8221; means:<\/p>\n<p>(B) &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(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.<\/p>\n<p>Subchapter II. Firearms and Destructive Devices. General Provision                6-2311. Registration requirements:<\/p>\n<p>(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person or                  organization in the District of Columbia (&#8220;District&#8221;)                  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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>SUMMARY: Possession and sales of Stunning Devices are banned                in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ILLINOIS: Restricted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. In order to possess a Taser or stun gun, an individual must                have a valid FOID card, as is currently required for firearms.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>3. When a licensed firearms dealer sells a Taser or stun gun,                they must request a background check of the buyer.<\/p>\n<p>4. The 24-hour waiting period required for long guns, shotguns,                and rifles, will also apply to taser and stun gun purchases.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>HAWAII: Illegal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hawaii State Law. Rev. Stats. Title 10, Chapter 134. Firearms,                  Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons. Part 1. General Regulations.                Chapter 134-1 Definitions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Electric gun&#8221; means any portable device that is electrically                operated to project a missile or electromotive force.<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 134-16 Restriction on possession, sale, gift or delivery                of electric guns.<\/p>\n<p>(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.<\/p>\n<p>(b) Any electric gun in violation of subsection (a) shall be                confiscated and disposed of by the chief of police.<\/p>\n<p>SUMMARY: Possession and sales of Stunning Devices are banned                in Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MASSACHUSETTS: Illegal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>SUMMARY: Possession and sales of Stunning Devices are banned                in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MICHIGAN: Illegal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>(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.<\/p>\n<p>(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony.<\/p>\n<p>SUMMARY: Possession and sales of Stunning Devices are banned                in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW JERSEY: Illegal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Jersey State Law. New Jersey Stat. Ann. Title 2C. New Jersey                  Code of Criminal Justice. Chapter 39-1. Prohibited weapons and                devices.<\/p>\n<p>(Section &#8220;r&#8221; summarized from Chapter 2C:39-1) &#8220;Weapon&#8221;                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.<\/p>\n<p>(t) &#8220;Stun gun&#8221; means any weapon or other device which                  emits an electrical charge or current intended to temporarily                or permanently disable a person.<\/p>\n<p>Senate, No. 2871 &#8212; L.1985, c. 360<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s 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 &#8220;a presumption of non-custodial sentencing,&#8221;                meaning that there is not imprisonment if there are no prior convictions.                In some cases the sentencing is obviated from one\u2019s record                if there is a period of good behavior following the charge.}<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The bill also was amended by the committee to include stun guns                  in the definition of &#8220;weapon&#8221; in paragraph r. N.J.S.                2C:39-1.<\/p>\n<p>(Chapter 2C:39-1)<\/p>\n<p>(h) Stun guns. Any person who knowingly has in his possession                any stun gun is guilty of a crime in the fourth degree.<\/p>\n<p>SUMMARY: Possession is banned of Stunning Devices in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW YORK: Illegal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New York Consolidated Law (McKinney\u2019s) Book 39. Penal Law.<\/p>\n<p>Article 265. Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons 265.00<\/p>\n<p>15-a. &#8220;Electronic dart gun&#8221; 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.<\/p>\n<p>15-c. &#8220;Electronic stun gun&#8221; 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.<\/p>\n<p>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 ***<\/p>\n<p>SUMMARY: Possession is banned of Stunning Devices in New York.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>RHODE ISLAND: Illegal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>General Laws of Rhode Island. Title 11, Chapter 47. Statute Subsection                  11-47-42. Weapons other than firearms prohibited. &#8211; (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.<\/p>\n<p>SUMMARY: Possession and use of Stunning Devices are banned.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WISCONSIN: Legal with restriction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under the CCW (Carrying Concealed Weapons) laws, the  prohibition against possessing or going armed with an electric weapon  does not apply to any of the following:<br \/>\n\u2022 A CCW licensee or an out-of-state licensee.<br \/>\n\u2022 An individual who goes armed with an electric weapon in  his or her own dwelling or place of business or on land that he or she  owns, leases, or legally occupies.<br \/>\nWis. Stat. \u00a7 941.295(2g).<\/p>\n<p>The prohibition against transporting an electric weapon does not apply to any of the following:<br \/>\n\u2022 A licensee or an out-of-state licensee.<br \/>\n\u2022 An individual who is not a licensee or out-of-state  licensee who transports an electric weapon if the electric weapon is  enclosed within a carrying case.<br \/>\nWis. Stat. \u00a7 941.295(2r).<\/p>\n<p>If you are not specifically allowed to carry an electric  weapon (see above) you are only allowed to carry an electric weapon in  your own dwelling or place of business or on land that you own, lease,  or legally occupy. Wis. Stat. \u00a7 941.295(2g). You may also transport the  weapon if it is enclosed within a carrying case. Wis. Stat. \u00a7  941.295(2r). The possession or carrying of an electric weapon in any  other situations is a felony. Wis. Stat. \u00a7 941.295(1m).<\/p>\n<p>Electric weapons cannot be sold to persons in Wisconsin  who are not law enforcement, armed forces on official duty or persons  without a recognized out-of-state CCW license or a Wisconsin CCW  license. Wis. Stat. \u00a7 941.295(2)(d). A violation of this statute is a  felony. Wis. Stat. \u00a7 941.295(1m).<\/p>\n<p>SUMMARY: You need a CCW license or recognized out of  state license to legally carry stun guns in Wisconsin. However, you can  have a stun gun in your home or business and even carry it in your  vehicle if it&#8217;s  in a closed case. The catch 22 is that no one can sell  to you if you don&#8217;t have a CCW license.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CITY\/COUNTY RESTRICTIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CHICAGO: Illegal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Publisher\u2019s Note: The following jurisdictions require waiting                  periods or notifications to law enforcement officials before weapons                may be delivered to purchasers:<\/p>\n<p>Chicago &#8211; application approval\/denial for:<\/p>\n<p>(1) Registration : 120 days<\/p>\n<p>(2) Re-registration: e.g., by an heir, 365 days)<\/p>\n<p>SUMMARY: Possession and sales of Stunning Devices are banned                in Chicago. (More information required on City of Chicago Ordinance)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ANNAPOLIS: Illegal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BALTIMORE: Illegal (Including Baltimore County)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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).<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOWARD COUNTY, MD: Illegal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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).<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PHILADELPHIA: Illegal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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 &#8220;stun gun.&#8221; (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.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW YORK CITY: Illegal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Administrative Code of the City of New York 10-135 Prohibition                on sale and possession of electronic stun guns.<\/p>\n<p>a. As used in this section, &#8220;electronic stun gun&#8221; 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 &#8220;electronic                  dart gun&#8221; as such term is defined in section 265.00 of the                penal law.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.                  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