Taser and Stun Gun Laws in Georgia

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

Short answer: Georgia's school-zone weapons law treats a stun gun or Taser as a "weapon," so carrying one in a school safety zone, on a school bus or at a school function is a felony for most people (a fine of up to $10,000, 2 to 10 years in prison, or both). O.C.G.A. § 16-11-127.1(a)(4), (b), (c)(19) (secondary source: public copy of the state code; check the official code)

Tasers and stun guns	Georgia's school-zone weapons law treats a stun gun or Taser as a "weapon," so carrying one in a school safety zone, on a school bus or at a school function is a felony for most people (a fine of up to $10,000, 2 to 10 years in prison, or both). One exception lets a person 18 or older, or a student enrolled on campus, carry an "electroshock weapon" (a device built only to stop a person with an electric charge, such as a stun gun or Taser) on public college, university or technical-school property, to be used only in defense of self or others. Read on codes.findlaw.com (a public copy of the official code); check against the official code. Source: O.C.G.A. § 16-11-127.1(a)(4), (b), (c)(19) (secondary source: public copy of the state code; check the official code)

Tasers and stun guns

Georgia's school-zone weapons law treats a stun gun or Taser as a "weapon," so carrying one in a school safety zone, on a school bus or at a school function is a felony for most people (a fine of up to $10,000, 2 to 10 years in prison, or both). One exception lets a person 18 or older, or a student enrolled on campus, carry an "electroshock weapon" (a device built only to stop a person with an electric charge, such as a stun gun or Taser) on public college, university or technical-school property, to be used only in defense of self or others.

Read on codes.findlaw.com (a public copy of the official code); check against the official code.

Source: O.C.G.A. § 16-11-127.1(a)(4), (b), (c)(19) (secondary source: public copy of the state code; check the official code)

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Last verified against official sources: October 27, 2026.

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