Is it legal to own a taser in New Zealand?
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Legal position
Current starter summary
Stun guns and Tasers are treated as restricted weapons in New Zealand and are not ordinary consumer items.
Conditions
What would need to be true
A person must have the required firearms licence endorsement and a permit to possess before buying or receiving a restricted weapon.
Exceptions
Known carve-outs or edge cases
Restricted-weapon endorsements are limited to narrow categories such as collectors, mementos, theatrical armourers, museums, and licensed dealers.
Penalties
Penalty snapshot
The official firearms guidance says it is an offence to possess the item before the permit to possess has been granted.
Enforcement
How this may be enforced
New Zealand Police, the Firearms Safety Authority, and Customs control restricted-weapon possession and border approvals.
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Australia
Australia does not have one uniform civilian Taser 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
Owning a Taser in Canada is not lawful for the public because the device is treated as a prohibited weapon or prohibited firearm.
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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