Stun gun bans
Calce v. City of New York
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Nunzio Calce and other challengers ask the Supreme Court to review New York State and New York City bans on tasers and stun guns, arguing that the bans violate the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.
- What's at stake
- Calce and the other challengers are still seeking Supreme Court review; the Court has not agreed to hear their challenge.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The petition is listed for a conference, but that scheduling step does not mean the Court has agreed to hear the case.
One question is whether someone challenging a ban must show that the banned type of arm is commonly used before the Second Amendment applies.
Question presented
1. Whether a challenger to a ban on a type of arm must demonstrate that the arm is “in common use” to establish that the ban implicates the Second Amendment’s plain text. 2. Whether the challenged New York State and New York City bans on electronic arms such as tasers and stun guns implicate the Second Amendment’s plain text. 3. Whether the challenged New York State and New York City bans on electronic arms such as tasers and stun guns violate the right to keep and bear arms protected by the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.
What happens next
The petition was distributed for a Supreme Court conference on September 28, 2026. That does not mean the Court has agreed to hear the case, and no argument or decision date is set.
Documents
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Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.