BAY CITY (AP) -- A Michigan judge says the state's law prohibiting possession of stun guns is unconstitutional.
In an opinion issued Thursday, Bay County Circuit Court Judge Joseph K. Sheeran dismissed weapons charges against a 41-year-old Bay City man arrested for carrying a stun gun. Sheeran says the ban violates the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees the right to keep and bear arms.
Assistant Prosecutor J. Dee Brooks tells The Bay City Times he will ask a state Court of Appeals to review Sheeran's opinion.
Dean S. Yanna was wearing the device on his belt for protection last June while working the night shift at Old Town Party Store in Bay City. Yanna's court-appointed lawyer says Sheeran's ruling was an important decision for Second Amendment rights.
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