Judge Eduardo Ramos, the U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, has issued an Opinion & Order that a ban on stun guns is constitutional. A New York State law prohibits the private possession of stun guns and tasers; a New York City law prohibits the possession and selling of stun guns. Judge Ramos has ruled these laws do not infringe on rights protected by the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution.
The case is Calce v. City of New York, filed in October of 2021. Ramos’ court is the first court to conclude that stun guns have not been established as “arms” covered by the text of the Second Amendment, since the Supreme Court rebuked the Massachusetts Supreme Court in the Caetano case. In Caetano, the Court unanimously held that:
The Court has held that “the Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those that were not in existence at the time of the founding,” District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U. S. 570, 582 (2008) , and that this “ Second Amendment right is fully applicable to the States,” McDonald v. Chicago, 561 U. S. 742, 750 (2010)
Obviously, We are rooting for an expansive definition of “arms”, not a restrictive one. New Your State feels differently.
Read the whole thing at Ammoland.com
https://www.ammoland.com/2025/03/nyc-court-holds-stun-guns-are-not-protected-by-second-amendment/