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HB2853: Stun weapons; eliminates references to tasers throughout Code.
Chief Patron
Del.
Brian Moran (D-46)
Brian Moran
(D-46)
Alexandria, VA
Served: 1996–
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Became Law |
Status
03/19/2007: signed by governor
Summary
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.
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