Are tasers, flare guns, flares considered sensitive or dangerous property?
Tasers were declassified by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire Arms (ATF) as a firearm in 1998 due to the method utilized to propel the darts from the barrel which no longer qualified it under the ATF definition of firearm; however, this is a sensitive item and should be controlled as such. The ATF determined that flare guns are excluded from the term “destructive device” that is any device which is neither designated or re-designated for use as a weapon and any device, although originally designed for use as a weapon, which is re-designated for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line throwing, safety, or similar device. References: 18 U.S.C. 921(a) (4); 26 U.S.C. 5845(f) (2); Gun Control Act (GCA), 18 U.S.C. chapter 44; National Firearms Act (NFA), 26 U.S.C. chapter 53.
