Gun-rights advocates sue for right to own stun guns, Tasers; currently illegal in R.I.

[Elderberry]

American Military News by  Katie Mulvaney 12/15/2019

Two gun-rights advocates are challenging a state law banning the sale and possession of stun guns and Tasers as an infringement on their rights to bear arms under the Second Amendment.

Michael P. O’Neil, vice president of the Rhode Island Second Amendment Coalition, and Nicola Grasso, former president of the Rhode Island Federated Sportsmen’s Association, late last month sued Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Rhode Island State Police Col. James M. Manni in their official capacities over a state law barring the possession and attempted use of stun guns and electric arms.

Alleged violators face up to a year in prison and a $1,000 fine, as well as the confiscation of their weapons.

More: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/12/gun-rights-advocates-sue-for-right-to-own-stun-guns-tasers-currently-illegal-in-r-i/

[PeteS in CA]

There have been parallel cases:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-stun-guns-second-amendment-ruling-20180417-story.html

https://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/tns-stun-gun-ban-massachusetts.html

Those were decided in those states' courts, not Federal courts. While not binding in RI, they are precedents that RI (or Federal) courts might consider.