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Stun gun legislation working its way through Michigan legislature

Under legislation being considered in the Michigan legislature, individuals licensed to carry handguns could also carry a stun gun.
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Under legislation being considered in the Michigan legislature, individuals licensed to carry handguns could also carry a stun gun.

Stun guns might become another allowable concealed weapon in Michigan.

The Michigan Senate passed a measure that lifts a ban on stun guns last October. A similar measure is working its way through the Michigan House. From USA Today:

A measure working its way through the Michigan Legislature would make the state the nation's 45th to allow residents to carry stun guns as a means of self-defense. Wisconsin became the 44th on Nov. 1. Stun guns, which shoot prongs carrying an electrical charge to temporarily incapacitate the person they strike, have been blamed in lawsuits for some deaths, but proponents insist they are far less dangerous than handguns.

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