Someone told the cops he had explosive material. Okay, so they got the explosive material. They also talked about his weapons but weapons and a stun gun aren’t illegal so why even mention them.
However, this is New Jersey. Can a person have guns and a stun gun in New Jersey? I would leave that state for sure if I couldn’t have guns.
Who knows where they stand wrt Big Sis.
Long guns are easy in NJ once you qualify for a certificate to buy guns. Handguns require a background check and you need to go through your local police station. I used to live there and did it, got my pistol OK after 6 months. Carry permits are impossible for anyone but a bank guard or equivalent.
Can a person have guns and a stun gun in New Jersey?
New Jersey State Law. New Jersey Stat. Ann. Title 2C. New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice. Chapter 39-1. Prohibited weapons and devices.
“Weapon” means anything readily capable of lethal use or of inflicting serious bodily injury. The term includes, but is not limited to all (4) stun guns; and any weapon or (this section refers to tear gas and has been updated in 1995) other device which projects, releases, or emits tear gas or any other substance intended to produce temporary physical discomfort or permanent injury through being vaporized or otherwise dispensed in the air.
“Stun gun” means any weapon or other device which emits an electrical charge or current intended to temporarily or permanently disable a person.
Stun guns. Any person who knowingly has in his possession any stun gun is guilty of a crime in the fourth degree.
SUMMARY: Possession is banned of Stunning Devices in New Jersey.