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Stun guns are less lethal devices that, well, stun attackers rather than killing them outright. They’re also kind of fun to use on your drunk friends at parties, though I will specifically tell you not to test this out for yourself.
However,likeanythingelse,badpeoplecanusethemforbadthings.Someusedstungunstoincapacitatepeoplefornefariousreasons,evenifonlyforashorttime,andsosomeplacesmovedtobanthem.
Becauseweallknowthatifyoubansomething,badpeoplecan’tfindanywaytogetitatall.
In2016,though,theSupremeCourtfoundthatstungunsfellundertheSecondAmendmentandcouldn’tbebanned.Atleast,that’smymemoryofthefinding.Apparently,though,ajudgerecentlyfiguredthatwasn’treallythecaseandupheldastungunban.
NewYorkersmaybeabletocarryafirearmforself-defense,butthoseseekingaless-lethaloptionwillcontinuetobeoutofluckfollowinganewfederalcourtruling.
OnMonday,USDistrictCourtJudgeEdgardoRamosupheldaNewYorkstatebanandaseparateNewYorkCitybanonthesaleandpossessionofstungunsandtasers.Hedeterminedthattheplaintiffshadtheburden
