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(Created page with "Tasers and stun guns are illegal to own, other than very specific exceptions (police etc). They are therefore not allowed to be requested or offered on Freegle. UK law specifies that possession of a non-lethal taser is a criminal offence and, should the taser be disguised as another object such as a torch, the offence carries a minimum term of imprisonment of 5 years. Sale and possession of stun guns is controlled under the Firearms Act 1968 – because they electrica...") |
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Revision as of 10:50, 31 January 2025
Tasers and stun guns are illegal to own, other than very specific exceptions (police etc). They are therefore not allowed to be requested or offered on Freegle.
UK law specifies that possession of a non-lethal taser is a criminal offence and, should the taser be disguised as another object such as a torch, the offence carries a minimum term of imprisonment of 5 years.
Sale and possession of stun guns is controlled under the Firearms Act 1968 – because they electrical discharge they produce is classified as “noxious”. This means that possessing, purchasing, acquiring, manufacturing, selling or transferring one is classed as a criminal offence in the UK.
Links:
- https://wiki.ilovefreegle.org/Tasers_and_stun_guns
- https://wheldonlaw.co.uk/taser-torches/#:~:text=UK%20law%20specifies%20that for more information
- Specific items
- Guns and replicas
- Weapons - sample message to reject posts for all types of weapons
