Stun Device Laws

STATES WHERE AIR TASERS ARE RESTRICTED:

• HAWAII
• MASSACHUSETTS
• MICHIGAN
• NEW JERSEY
• NEW YORK
• RHODE ISLAND
• WISCONSIN

CITIES WHERE AIR TASERS ARE RESTRICTED:

• ANNAPOLIS, MD
• BALTIMORE, MD
• BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD
• CHICAGO, IL
• DENSION, IA / CRAWFORD COUNTY (*According to Sheriff Tom Hogan*)
• DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
• PHILADELPHIA

COUNTRIES WHERE AIR TASERS ARE RESTRICTED

• AUSTRALIA
• BELGIUM
• CANADA
• DENMARK
• HONG KONG
• INDIA (POLICE USE ONLY)
• ITALY
• JAPAN
• NEW ZEALAND
• NORWAY
• SWEDEN
• SWITERLAND
• UNITED KINGDOM
  

NOTE THAT LASER POINTERS ARE ILLEGAL IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:(Source is 9-16-98 USA TODAY, most of the laws require the owner to be 18 years old)

• CHICAGO RIDGE, IL
• OCEAN CITY, MD
• WESCHESTER COUNTY, NY
• VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
  

This is directly from the taser site - No - It's not plagiarism - I'm a Taser Instructor.

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