Esta ley dice que puedes usar gas lacrimógeno o dispositivos eléctricos para defenderte, pero hay reglas. Por ejemplo, si tienes menos de 16 años, no puedes usar gas lacrimógeno sin permiso de tus padres.
Es como tener un spray de pimienta para defenderte; solo puedes usarlo si sabes cómo funciona y tienes la edad adecuada.
Imagina que Juan, de 17 años, se siente amenazado en un parque. Tiene un dispositivo eléctrico que compró, pero no puede usarlo porque es menor de 18. Si su hermano de 19 años lo acompaña y usa el dispositivo para protegerlo, eso sería legal.
Si violas estas normas, podrías enfrentar restricciones legales o ser acusado de un delito, pero no se especifican penalidades concretas.
For the purposes of this section: (1) "authorized tear gas compound" means a lachrymator or any substance composed of a mixture of a lachrymator including chloroacetophenone, alpha-chloroacetophenone; phenylchloromethylketone, orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile or oleoresin capsicum, commonly known as tear gas; and (2) "electronic incapacitation device" means a portable device which is designed or intended by the manufacturer to be used, offensively or defensively, to temporarily immobilize or incapacitate persons by means of electric pulse or current, including devices operating by means of carbon dioxide propellant. "Electronic incapacitation device" does not include cattle prods, electric fences, or other electric devices when used in agricultural, animal husbandry, or food production activities. (a) A person may possess and use an authorized tear gas compound in the exercise of reasonable force in defense of the person or the person's property only if it is propelled from an aerosol container, labeled with or accompanied by clearly written instructions as to its use and the dangers involved in its use, and dated to indicate its anticipated useful life. (b) A person may possess and use an electronic incapacitation device in the exercise of reasonable force in defense of the person or the person's property only if the electronic incapacitation device is labeled with or accompanied by clearly written instructions as to its use and the dangers involved in its use. (a) No person under the age of 16 may possess or use an authorized tear gas compound except by written permission of a parent or guardian, and no person under the age of 18 may possess or use an electronic incapacitation device. (b) No person prohibited from possessing a pistol pursuant to section624.713, su
No, no puedes usar gas lacrimógeno a menos que tengas permiso por escrito de tus padres o guardianes.
Si no tienes 18 años, no puedes poseer ni usar un dispositivo de incapacitación eléctrica, sin importar la situación.
Sí, puedes usarlo para defenderte o para proteger a alguien más, siempre que cumplas con las reglas de edad y uso correcto.
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