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Stun gun laws in New Jersey

We list 2 New Jersey rules on stun guns; all are bans.

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New Jersey

BannedDo not ship stun guns or Tasers to New Jersey: the statute still on the books makes knowing possession of any stun gun a fourth-degree crime.
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h. Stun guns. Any person who knowingly has in his possession any stun gun is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
BannedNew Jersey's statute makes shipping or selling any 'weapon' (defined in 2C:39-1(r) to include stun guns) a fourth-degree crime unless licensed under chapter 58.
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d. Weapons. Any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, transports, ships, sells, or disposes of any weapon, including gravity knives, switchblade knives, ballistic knives, daggers, dirks, stilettos, billies, blackjacks, metal knuckles, sandclubs, slingshots, cesti, or similar leather bands studded with metal filings, or, except as otherwise provided in subsection i. of this section, in the case of firearms, if he is not licensed or registered to do so as provided in chapter 58 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.