Five states and several cities outlaw possession of stun guns, even for self-defense. But such bans could fall by the wayside in the coming year as Second Amendment advocates ramp up court challenges against jurisdictions that deem the weapons illegal.
What resulted in the flurry of lawsuits challenging bans on stun guns was a Supreme Court ruling in March that cast doubt on the legality of a Massachusetts ban on ownership of the devices. The ruling did not overturn the ban but rejected arguments invoked by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, in which judges ruled that stun guns were not protected under the Second Amendment because they “were not in common use at the time of the Second Amendment’s enactment.” The case was sent back to the lower court, where the charges ultimately were dropped.
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What resulted in the flurry of lawsuits challenging bans on stun guns was a Supreme Court ruling in March that cast doubt on the legality of a Massachusetts ban on ownership of the devices. The ruling did not overturn the ban but rejected arguments invoked by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, in which judges ruled that stun guns were not protected under the Second Amendment because they “were not in common use at the time of the Second Amendment’s enactment.” The case was sent back to the lower court, where the charges ultimately were dropped.
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Stun gun lawsuits claim bans violate constitutional right to bear arms.
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