Avitabile, FPC, FPF v. Andrew M. Cuomo, State of New York
Summary: Avitable v. Cuomo is a federal Second Amendment civil rights lawsuit challenging the State of New York’s ban on Tasers and other nonlethal self-defense weapons. Individual plaintiff Matthew Avitabile is the mayor of Middleburgh, New York and would like to buy and keep a Taser for self-defense. But New York Penal Law § 265.01 states that “A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon” if “He or she possesses any….electronic dart gun” or “electronic stun gun,” making the crime punishable as a misdemeanor.
Plaintiffs: Matthew Avitabile, Firearms Policy Coalition, Firearms Policy Foundation
Defendants: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo; Superintendent of the New York State Police Lt. Col. George Beach
Litigation Counsel: Stephen Stamboulieh,Stamboulieh Law, PLLC; Alan Beck, Law Office of Alan Beck
Consulting Counsel: Prof. Eugene Volokh, UCLA Law; Stephen Duvernay, Benbrook Law Group
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# 1: Complaint; Declaration of Matthew Avitabile
