Is it legal to carry a stun gun in France?
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Legal position
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A qualifying category D contact electric weapon may be acquired in France but carrying or transporting it outside the home without a legitimate reason is prohibited.
Conditions
What would need to be true
A legitimate reason is required if the device is outside the home or carried in a vehicle.
Exceptions
Known carve-outs or edge cases
Claiming generic self defence alone is not treated as a legitimate reason in itself.
Penalties
Penalty snapshot
Service Public says sanctions for carrying or transporting a category D weapon without legitimate reason vary by weapon type and can include criminal penalties.
Enforcement
How this may be enforced
Police and the judge assess the place circumstances and context case by case.
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download pirated movies
Downloading copyrighted films from unauthorised sources is treated as piracy and is not a lawful way to access films in France.
gamble online
Online gambling in France is lawful only through operators authorised in France and only for categories the regime permits.
stream pirated content
Streaming films or other cultural content from an unauthorised source is treated by the French anti piracy framework as illicit access rather than a lawful alternative to licensed services.
buy a pepper spray
Adults can acquire and hold qualifying category D incapacitating or tear gas sprays including aerosols up to 100 ml.
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Australia
Australia does not have one uniform civilian stun-gun rule. Victoria Police classifies a Taser or stun gun as a prohibited weapon, and Victoria Police approval material says prohibited weapons generally require Chief Commissioner approval or an applicable exemption for purchase, possession, carriage or transport. Australian Border Force customs material treats handheld electric-shock devices, including Tasers, stun guns and stun batons, as arms.
Belgium
Belgian Justice lists portable devices that use electric shocks to neutralise persons as prohibited weapons. Prohibited weapons cannot lawfully be possessed, bought, transported or carried by civilians.
Canada
Carrying a compact stun gun is not lawful in Canada for the public because the device is treated as a prohibited weapon.
Colombia
Colombia authorizes electric less-lethal devices only within the framework of Decreto 1563 de 2022. Electric devices are only authorized if they meet the decree’s technical specifications, and the civilian possession and carry framework requires marking and a permit process for less-lethal items.
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