Stun gun laws in Arkansas
We follow 1 Arkansas rule on stun guns.
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19+Do not sell or ship stun guns or Tasers to Arkansas buyers 18 or younger; buyers must be at least 19.
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AN ACT TO RESTRICT THE SALES AND USE OF TASER STUN GUNS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ... SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 5, Chapter 73, Subchapter 1 is amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 5-73-133. Possession of a taser stun gun. (a) As used in this section, "taser stun gun" means any device that is powered by electrical charging units such as batteries and emits an electrical charge in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) volts or is otherwise capable of incapacitating a person by an electrical charge. (b)(1) No person who is eighteen (18) years of age or under may purchase or possess a taser stun gun. (2) No person shall sell, barter, lease, give, rent, or otherwise furnish taser stun gun to a person who is eighteen (18) years of age or under. (c) Any law enforcement officer using a taser stun gun shall be properly trained in the use of the taser stun gun and informed of any danger or risk of serious harm and injury that may be caused by the use of the taser stun gun on a person. (d)(1) A person who violates subsection (b)(1) of this section shall be deemed guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (2) A person who violates subsection (b)(2) of this section shall be deemed guilty of a Class B felony. ... APPROVED: 4/13/2005