Taser and Stun Gun Laws in Connecticut

The rules on tasers and stun guns in Connecticut: who may own and carry them, where they are banned, and the penalties, from the state code.

Short answer: Connecticut calls stun guns and Tasers "electronic defense weapons." Carrying one is a class E felony unless the person is 21 or older and holds a Connecticut pistol permit or another firearm permit or certificate issued under sections 29-28, 29-36f, 29-37p or 29-38n. Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53-206(a), (b)(6); 53-206k; 53a-217

Tasers and stun guns	Connecticut calls stun guns and Tasers "electronic defense weapons." Carrying one is a class E felony unless the person is 21 or older and holds a Connecticut pistol permit or another firearm permit or certificate issued under sections 29-28, 29-36f, 29-37p or 29-38n. Selling or transferring one to someone under 21, or to someone without such a permit or certificate, is a class D felony. People barred from firearms (for example, those with certain felony or listed misdemeanor convictions, subject to certain protective or risk protection orders, or recently confined in a psychiatric hospital) commit criminal possession of an electronic defense weapon, a class C felony with two years and one day that cannot be suspended or reduced. Possession ban: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53-206(a), (b)(6); 53-206k; 53a-217

Tasers and stun guns

Connecticut calls stun guns and Tasers "electronic defense weapons." Carrying one is a class E felony unless the person is 21 or older and holds a Connecticut pistol permit or another firearm permit or certificate issued under sections 29-28, 29-36f, 29-37p or 29-38n. Selling or transferring one to someone under 21, or to someone without such a permit or certificate, is a class D felony. People barred from firearms (for example, those with certain felony or listed misdemeanor convictions, subject to certain protective or risk protection orders, or recently confined in a psychiatric hospital) commit criminal possession of an electronic defense weapon, a class C felony with two years and one day that cannot be suspended or reduced.

Possession ban: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm

Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53-206(a), (b)(6); 53-206k; 53a-217

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Last verified against official sources: October 27, 2026.

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