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2007 SESSION
HB 2853 Stun weapons; eliminates references to tasers throughout Code.
Introduced by: Brian J. Moran | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Stun weapons; definition. Eliminates references to "tasers" throughout the Code of Virginia, and amends the definition of a "stun weapon" to mean any device that emits a momentary or pulsed output, which is electrical, audible, optical or electromagnetic in nature, and which is designed to temporarily incapacitate a person. Previously, the Code of Virginia differentiated between this type of mechanism and a taser, which was defined as emitting a shock through the use of a projectile.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Stun weapons; definition. Eliminates references to "tasers" throughout the Code of Virginia, and amends the definition of a "stun weapon" to mean a mechanism designed to emit a charge or shock to temporarily incapacitate a person. Previously, the Code of Virginia differentiated between this type of mechanism and a taser, which was defined as emitting a shock through the use of a projectile.