Is it legal to possess a taser at home in Poland?
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Polish law exempts electric incapacitation devices only when their average circuit current does not exceed 10 mA and stronger devices require a permit.
Conditions
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Permit is not required only for devices with average circuit current not exceeding 10 mA and stronger devices require a permit.
Exceptions
Known carve-outs or edge cases
Low current devices up to 10 mA are exempt from the permit requirement.
Penalties
Penalty snapshot
Without the required permit for a device above the exemption threshold possession is punishable by arrest or a fine.
Enforcement
How this may be enforced
Permit matters for these devices are handled by the competent powiat or city Police commander.
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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
Keeping a Taser at home is not lawful in Canada 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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