Is it legal to own a taser in Switzerland?
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Swiss rules treat electric shock devices such as stun guns as weapons, and the border guidance says electric shock devices are prohibited from import while carrying a weapon in public requires a permit.
Conditions
What would need to be true
Do not buy, import, carry or keep an electric shock device without checking the specific Swiss weapons-law rules that apply.
Exceptions
Known carve-outs or edge cases
The official border source reviewed here does not create a broad civilian permission for electric shock devices.
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Enforcement
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Swiss authorities treat electric shock devices as tightly regulated weapons with import and carry restrictions.
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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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