State v. Harris

OPINION

KUECHENMEISTER, J.S.C.

The defendant, Anthony Formato, has brought a motion to dismiss an indictment which alleges that he and his co-defendant unlawfully possessed certain weapons, namely stun guns, and sold the stun guns to an undercover officer. The defendants were charged with violations of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5d and N.J.S.A. 2C:39-9d. Subsequent to the arrest, the New Jersey State Legislature specifically outlawed stun guns per se. Senate Bill No. 2871. In that bill, stun guns became included in the definition of weapons, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-l(r). Therefore, stun guns now are clearly…