[Opinion] New York Ban on Nonlethal Weapons ‘Undermines’ Supreme Court, Expert Warns

NY Nonlethal Weapons Ban Undermines Second Amendment

A federal appeals court is defying a pivotal Supreme Court opinion on the Second Amendment and making New Yorkers less safe by upholding a New York City ban on nonlethal electronic weapons like Tasers and stun guns, legal experts warn. “The 2nd Circuit [Court of Appeals] has found a way to undermine” a key Supreme Court precedent on the Second Amendment, Dave Kopel, research director at the Independence Institute, told the Daily Signal. In 2021,…

New York Ban on Nonlethal Weapons ‘Undermines’ Supreme Court, Expert Warns

A federal appeals court is defying a pivotal Supreme Court opinion on the Second Amendment and making New Yorkers less safe by upholding a New York City ban on nonlethal electronic weapons like Tasers and stun guns, legal experts warn. “The 2nd Circuit [Court of Appeals] has found a way to undermine” a key Supreme...