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I guess "All lawful purposes" does not apply even if you can use it at work.

Are tasers legal at all in NJ if you're not a cop?

i believe it's illegal. who are we kidding? this is jersey! LOL

So...knives while doing something illegal, bad news for him.

Well to me it sounds like "all lawful purposes" to him meant defending his life at the gas station. Three knives and a taser also seems a little overkill. I don't see much wrong with this.... Again this is one of those "it may be a stupid law, but it's still a law" situations.

I do not believe SD is a "lawful purpose" for possessing a knife.

 

Generally speaking, he might want to find other ways of defending himself rather than going the illegal route of owning a taser. Whether he was uninformed that taser's are illegal in NJ or whether he knew and carried it anyway doesn't really matter at this point.

He would have been fine without the taser, provided the cop couldn't find reason based on him having the knives for an unlawful purpose.

 

I agree, SD is never a valid argument when it comes to lawful use. That would make you a violence seeking knife-wielding lunatic in NJ.

Are tasers legal at all in NJ if you're not a cop?

 

 

Not even legal as a cop......

Not even legal as a cop......

 

Actually , LEO's have been allowed TASERS here now for 2 years. You didn't hear about them because the guidelines as to their use was so restrictive & prohibitive , most departments decided not to add them to their use of force toolbox.

 

These guidelines have since been loosened , so you will slowly start to see more departments begin training and issuing them.

 

As far as the OP's topic is concerned , "self defense" is not a lawful purpose to have a knife in our state far be it from us to have any means of self defense against savagery. I do have an EDC knife , I use it to cut an occasional apple or sandwich at lunch , or open packages etc... I've carried a knife my entire life , it's a tool. If I needed that particular tool to aid in my self defense at some point in my life , I'm sure it will be able to handle that task as well.

Besides breaking the law this guy is stupid. She should have put his taser and knives in his center console while driving. I doubt the LEO would have gotten a search warrant on sweating and nervousness.

 

just my .02