Man sues NY over ban on tasers

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BREAKING: FPC, FPF, and Mayor of Middleburgh Sue Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York Over Ban on Tasers in New Second Amendment Legal Challenge

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Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), Firearms Policy Foundation (FPF), and New York resident Matthew Avitabile have filed a federal Second Amendment civil rights lawsuit against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in an effort to strike down the state’s ban on the acquisition and possession of Tasers and other nonlethal (sometimes called “less-than-lethal”) weapons.

Individual plaintiff Matthew Avitabile is the mayor of Middleburgh, New York and would like to buy and keep a Taser for self-defense. But New York Penal Law § 265.01 states that “A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon” if “He or she possesses any….electronic dart gun” or “electronic stun gun,” making the crime punishable as a misdemeanor.
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Washington DC recently said they wouldn't enforce the taser ban until legislators amend their laws to allow them. I think SCOTUS somewhat recently overturned a Massachusetts law that banned them. While not my cup of tea, tasers should be legal.
 
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