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A federal lawsuit is questioning a statute that bans New Yorkers from possessing Tasers and stun guns, alleging it violates the Second Amendment. New York has some of the nation\u2019s strictest gun laws. Owning Tasers and other electronic stun guns is a misdemeanor in the state.<\/p>\n

The case, filed in Albany federal court on December 3, follows a Supreme Court decision from March that suggested individuals may have a constitutional right to possess Tasers and other stun guns in Massachusetts. New York and four other states \u2014 New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Hawaii \u2014 prohibit civilians from owning stun guns. The stun-gun ban in Washington D.C. was lifted in September after a lawsuit.<\/p>\n

The latest complaint was brought by California-based national gun rights advocacy group the Firearms Policy Foundation and the Firearms Policy Coalition. Matthew Avitabile, the mayor of Middleburgh, New York, is also a plaintiff in the case.<\/p>\n

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A federal lawsuit is questioning a statute that bans New Yorkers from possessing Tasers and stun guns, alleging it violates the Second Amendment. New York has some of the nation\u2019s strictest gun laws. Owning Tasers and other electronic stun guns…<\/span><\/p>\n

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