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Taser selling requirements

TASER State Restrictions and Background Check Requirements
TASER weapons are legal to sell and own in 45 states and Puerto Rico with little to no restrictions. They are currently banned from civilian ownership in Washington DC, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey. 
State Legal for Security Guard Use Legal for Consumer Use/Possession Permit Required for Consumers to Possess Background Check Required Other Restrictions on Sale[1]
Alabama Yes Yes No No No
Alaska Yes Yes No No No
Arizona Yes Yes No No Yes (verify possession of valid gov’t ID)
Arkansas Yes Yes No No Yes (no sales under 19)
California Yes Yes No No No
Colorado Yes Yes No No No
Connecticut No Yes (in home only) No No No
Delaware Yes Yes (permit required for concealed carry) No No No
District of Columbia No No N/A N/A N/A
Florida Yes Yes No No No
Georgia Yes Yes No No No
Hawaii No No N/A N/A N/A
Idaho Yes Yes No No No
Illinois Yes (with FOIC) Yes (with FOIC + on premises, business, or by invitation) Yes Yes Yes (must only sell to FOIC holder + waiting period)
Indiana Yes Yes No No No
Iowa Yes (with professional permit) Yes Yes No No
Kansas Yes Yes No No No
Kentucky Yes Yes No No No
Louisiana Yes Yes No No No
Maine Yes Yes No No No
Maryland Yes Yes No Yes No
Massachusetts No No N/A N/A N/A
Michigan Yes Yes Yes No Yes (verify identity and possession of CCW)
Minnesota Yes Yes No Yes Yes (no sales under 19)
Mississippi Yes Yes Yes No No
Missouri Yes Yes No No No
Montana Yes Yes No No No
Nebraska Yes Yes No No No
Nevada Yes Yes No No No
New Hampshire Yes Yes No No No
New Jersey No No N/A N/A N/A
New Mexico Yes Yes (permit required for concealed carry unless on own premises or in personal vehicle) No No No
New York No No N/A N/A N/A
North Carolina Yes (no concealed carry outside of own premises) Yes (no concealed carry outside of own premises) No No No
North Dakota Yes Yes No (permit not required to conceal carry StrikeLight but required for all other CEWs) No No
Ohio Yes Yes No No No
Oklahoma Yes Yes No No No
Oregon Yes Yes No No No
Pennsylvania Yes Yes No No No
Puerto Rico Yes Yes Yes No No
Rhode Island No No N/A N/A N/A
South Carolina Yes Yes No No No
South Dakota Yes Yes No No No
Tennessee Yes (permit required Yes No No No
Texas Yes Yes No No No
Utah Yes Yes No No No
Vermont Yes Yes No No No
Virginia Yes Yes No No No
Washington Yes Yes No No No
West Virginia Yes (permit required for concealed carry unless on own premises) Yes (permit required for concealed carry unless on own premises) No No No
Wisconsin Yes (with CCW License) Yes (with CCW License or in own home/business) Yes No Yes (verify possession of CCW or that use is restricted to home/business)
Wyoming Yes Yes No No No
 
[1] For further details on the restriction of please see TASER’s State Statute Chart and your local laws. This chart does not include the prohibition for sale to anyone under the age of 18 which many states have.

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