New York City flatly prohibits the possession of stun guns by individuals. The City also instructs its officers to enforce State law, which prohibits stun guns and tasers, despite that law being ruled unconstitutional by another federal court.
The City’s ban on electronic arms directly conflicts Supreme Court precedent which found that such arms were protected by the Second Amendment, despite not being in existence at the time of the Founding. The Court also determined that electronic arms, such as stun guns, were in common use.
On March 9, 2021, the Second Amendment Foundation filed suit, along with another civil rights organization, and two individuals. The lawsuit asks a federal court to declare that the state and city bans violate the Second and Fourteenth Amendments and enjoin the Defendants from enforcing the bans.
Case Team: Ray DiGuiseppe
Recent Docket Activity
May 5th, 2026
JUDGMENT MANDATE, ISSUED [Entered: 05/05/2026 03:14 PM]
April 13th, 2026
NEW CASE MANAGER, Atasha Joseph, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 04/13/2026 08:34 AM]
April 13th, 2026
SUMMARY ORDER AND JUDGMENT, affirming the judgment of the district court, by BDP, RJL, SALM, FILED. [Entered: 04/13/2026 08:43 AM]
March 25th, 2026
CASE, before BDP, RJL, SALM, HEARD. [Entered: 03/25/2026 10:17 AM]
February 24th, 2026
NOTICE OF HEARING DATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT, on behalf of Appellee Jessica Tisch, Appellee City of New York, FILED. [Entered: 02/24/2026 03:14 PM]
February 18th, 2026
NOTICE OF HEARING DATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT, on behalf of Appellant Nunzio Calce, Appellant Shaya Greenfield, Appellant Raymond Pezzoli, Appellant Second Amendment Foundation, Appellant Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc., Appellant Allen Chan, Appellant Amanda Kennedy, FILED. [Entered: 02/18/2026 11:25 AM]
February 17th, 2026
ARGUMENT NOTICE, to attorneys/parties, TRANSMITTED. [Entered: 02/17/2026 12:28 PM]
