Stun gun laws in New York

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

New York

BannedDo not ship stun guns, Tasers or other electronic dart/stun guns to New York: Penal Law 265.01(1) still makes possessing one a crime.

N.Y. Penal Law § 265.01(1) · draft

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§ 265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth
degree when:
(1) He or she possesses any firearm, electronic dart gun, electronic
stun gun, switchblade knife, pilum ballistic knife, metal knuckle knife,
cane sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic knuckles, metal
knuckles, chuka stick, sand bag, sandclub, wrist-brace type slingshot or
slungshot, shuriken, or throwing star;

BannedNew York City · Don't ship stun guns into New York City: the city bans selling, offering for sale or possessing them.

N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 10-135 (adopted 1985; text as reproduced in the Appendix D statutory reprint and quoted in the S.D.N.Y. Opinion and Order (Appendix B) of the cert. petition in Calce v. City of New York, U.S. No. 26-46) · draft

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N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 10-135
Prohibition on sale and possession of electronic stun
guns.
a. As used in this section, "electronic stun gun"
shall mean any device designed primarily as a
weapon, the purpose of which is to stun, render
unconscious or paralyze a person by passing an
electronic shock to such person, but shall not
include an "electronic dart gun" as such term is
defined in section 265.00 of the penal law.
b. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer
for sale or to have in his or her possession within
the jurisdiction of the city any electronic stun
gun.
c. Violation of this section shall be a class A
misdemeanor.
d. The provisions of this section prohibiting the
possession of electronic stun guns shall not
apply to police officers as defined in the criminal
procedure law, who are operating under regular
department procedure or operation guidelines
established by their department.
e. The provisions of this section shall not apply
to manufacturers of electronic stun guns or
importers and exporters or merchants of
electronic stun guns, when such stun guns are
...
scheduled to travel in the course of international,
interstate, or intrastate commerce to a point
outside the city.