BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (WJZ) – The Baltimore City Council has made stun guns and tasers legal in the City. The council passed the bill in order to comply with a federal court ruling that stun guns are included in the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Pat Warren reports, Baltimore isn’t...
Baltimore and Howard County Maryland Stun Gun Ban Repealed
In February 2017 Howard County lifted it's ban on stun gun and Taser self defense devices, and on April 3, 2017 Baltimore's County Council voted unanimously to repeal the county ban on stun guns and Tasers. These changes are in response to a federal lawsuit filed by area residents suggesting...
Baltimore County Council Moves to Repeal Stun Gun Ban
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - The Baltimore County Council on Monday voted to repeal a county ban on stun guns. In 2009 the county banned Tasers and other types of stun guns for personal use. But in 2016 a U.S. Supreme Court ruling suggested that Second Amendment protections extend to stun guns,...
Baltimore County Looks to Repeal Stun Gun Ban
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - The future of Baltimore County's ban on stun guns will be decided Monday. The County Council is set to vote on repealing the ban at their 6 p.m. meeting. The ban on owning and using electronic weapons has been in place since 2009. The move to repeal...
Bay Staters Call for Halt to Stun Gun Ban
MASSACHUSETTS - Three Bay State residents today asked a federal judge to prevent the state from enforcing its stun gun and Taser ban, arguing that their constitutional rights continue to be violated every day the statute remains on the books. “The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the...
Annapolis Strikes Down Stun Gun Ban
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND — The Annapolis City Council repealed a ban on stun guns this week, making the city the latest in a series of jurisdictions across Maryland to strike down such a ban. Electronic weapons such as stun guns, often known as Tasers, are designed to inflict pain on an...
Howard County Lifts Ban on Sale of Tasers and Stun Guns
ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND - A vote by the Howard County Council could change the way you can protect yourself on the streets of Maryland. The council voted 4-1 Tuesday night to lift its ban on the sale of tasers and stun guns. The council held an emergency meeting on the...
Woman worries her ex will kill her when he leaves prison. A law won’t let her have a Taser.
Even half a decade later, Leah Elizabeth Baran can recite her ex-boyfriend’s final threat. She was nearly dead on that day in 2012 after he broke into her apartment, beat and raped her. As she struggled to escape, he banged her head on the cement again and again, then wrapped...
Kansas State will Allow Stun Guns on Campus in July 2017
TOPEKA — K-State will allow people to carry stun guns on campus when a state law changes in July, but officials won’t provide additional storage options for firearms. The Kansas Board of Regents made two changes to its system-wide policy for concealed carry on college campuses, which becomes law July...
Clerk Uses Stun Gun to Fend Off Armed Robber
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines store owner and clerk, Manjeet Aulakh, was confronted by a man with a knife, but she wasn't going to go down without a fight. The armed robber demanded money and threatened to stab her. She reached for her stun gun and fought the...