Tasers & Stun Guns

[Rider524]

It seems like what I make of the courts ruling in June of this year, that stun guns and tasers are legal to carry. Then I read that it has to be concealed. Does anybody know what the law is in Mich.? Can I openly carry a Taser?

[gryphon]

Where do you read tasers and stun guns must be concealed?  There are regulations on carrying them, just like handguns, but no restrictions they must be concealed.  Although you must have a CPL to carry one, you can OC them as their carry rules are the same as handguns.

Let's cite to authority:

"...the Michigan Constitution specifically allows citizens to “bear” arms for self-defense. We therefore conclude that a total prohibition on the open carrying of a protected arm such as a taser or stun gun is unconstitutional."

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/OPINIONS/FINAL/COA/20120626_C304293_51_304293.OPN.PDF

[zigziggityzoo]

The law that was struck down has already been replaced.

The new law allows tasers, but gives them the same PFZs as concealed pistols have: http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?mcl-28-425o (See 2)

But the law does NOT require that a taser be carried concealed.

[Super Trucker]

Did anybody ever decide if only a taser (connected by a wire and leaves calling cards at the scene) is allowed or are the stun guns that need contact allowed also?

[TheQ]

Did anybody ever decide if only a taser (connected by a wire and leaves calling cards at the scene) is allowed or are the stun guns that need contact allowed also?

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