On March 22, 2019, in the United States District Court, Northern District of New York, Judge David Hurd ruled that the NY state ban on stun guns and TASERs was unconstitutional. He further issued an injunction preventing the enforcement of NY State Penal Code 265.01 as it relates to stun guns and TASERs.
3. New York Penal Law § 265.01(1), as applied to “electronic dart guns” and
“electronic stun guns,” is an unconstitutional restriction on the right to bear arms; and
4. Defendant, his officers, agents, servants, employees, and all persons in active
concert or participation with the New York State Police are hereby ENJOINED from enforcing
New York Penal Law § 265.01(1) as applied to “electronic dart guns” and “electronic stun
guns.”
The complete ruling can be found HERE.
Links to News Coverage
- Federal judge shoots down NY’s ban on stun guns – Albany News 10 3/22/2019
- Judge cites Second Amendment in striking down NY Taser ban – NY Post 3/22/2019
- Federal judge says New York state’s stun gun ban is unconstitutional – Syracuse.com – 3/22/2019
- Federal judge shoots down NY’s ban on stun guns – WRGB News Albany – 3/22/2019
- Judge says New York’s stun gun ban is unconstitutional – Associated Press – 3/22/2019
- Judge says New York’s stun gun ban is unconstitutional – Albany Daily Herald 03/22/2019
- New York’s Stun Gun Ban is Unconstitutional – WBNF News Radio 3/25/2019
- New York Stun Gun Court Ruling – Spectrum News 5/9/2019
- Self-defense Tasers and stun guns surge in popularity across NYC – NY Post, 2/27/2021
- Taser sales increase in Western NY after gun regulations get more strict – Spectrum News 1 Buffalo – 8/15/2022
