Baltimore County votes to repeal Taser ban in wake of lawsuit

By Chris Eger

The Baltimore County Council on Monday voted to scrap its ban on electronic weapons following a federal lawsuit challenging the prohibition on Second Amendment grounds.
Meeting in Towson, the council voted unanimously to lift the local ordinance which promised to punish those caught with Tasers or stun guns up to a $1,000 fine or six months in jail. The measure comes as a response to a lawsuit filed by six area residents that took not only Baltimore County but the City of Baltimore and Howard County into federal court.
Baltimore County Attorney Michael Field filed a motion with the court last month seeking to dismiss their involvement with the case pending the adoption of the emergency ordinance at this week’s council meeting. The county did not dispute that Tasers and stun guns are protected arms under the Second Amendment citing a Massachusetts case, Caetano, that was kicked back the U.S. Supreme Court last spring.
Some in the area are pleased with the move.
“That sounds like a good idea to me as an alternative to handguns. I think it’s a safer way for people to defend themselves without causing a lot of unintended consequences,” Baltimore County resident, Mike Rosendorf, told WMAR.
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Source: Guns.com