Illegal to mount a night vision scope on a gun?

[LowCapacity]

While at work today, a co-worker was looking through one of my gun mags and saw a night vision scope in an ad and said its illegal to mount one on a gun. I questioned him about it then he retracted his statement somewhat and said "well they used to be illegal at least, not sure now." I was never aware of any law about night vision, this co-worker owns a few firearms I'm sure and is no dummy but he isn't really into guns, so is there any truth to his statement?

[P-11 shooter]

it's legal.

[Guns4Fun]

NV is legal.

[The_War_Wagon]

Present him a "Golden Dumbass," on behalf of us tomorrow. Another liberal, shot down in flames.

Bob

[LowCapacity]

nah I don't think he's a liberal. Its just that I never even thought about a NV scope being illegal to mount on a gun and I couldn't see why it would be. So when he brought it up I was completely dumbfounded because he's positive that they at least were illegal.

[General Geoff]

Night vision being a relatively recent invention, I doubt there's ever been any law banning their use on firearms (at least in the United States).

[Swarner793]

I wonder if this is where he gets the impression it is unlawful, from the Game Code:



§ 2308. Unlawful devices and methods



(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, it is unlawful for any person to hunt or aid, abet, assist or conspire to hunt any game or wildlife through the use of:

(1) An automatic firearm or similar device.

(2) A semiautomatic rifle or pistol.

(3) (Reserved).

(4) A semiautomatic shotgun or magazine shotgun for hunting or taking small game, furbearers, turkey or unprotected birds unless the shotgun is plugged to a two-shell capacity in the magazine.

(5) Any device operated by air, chemical or gas cylinder by which a projectile of any size or kind can be discharged or propelled.

(6) Any recorded call or sound or recorded or electronically amplified imitation of a call or sound of any description or any other call or sound or imitation of calls or sounds which are prohibited by regulations of the commission. The commission shall be authorized, by resolution, to adopt rules and regulations authorizing the limited use of recorded calls or sounds or recorded or electronically amplified imitation of calls or sounds when such use is necessary in the commission's judgment to protect the public health and safety or to preserve that species or any other endangered by it.

(7) A vehicle or conveyance of any kind or its attachment propelled by other than manpower. Nothing in this subsection shall pertain to any motorboat or sailboat if the motor has been completely shut off or sail furled, and the progress thereof has ceased.

(8) Any artificial or natural bait, hay, grain, fruit, nut, salt, chemical, mineral or other food as an enticement for game or wildlife, regardless of kind and quantity, or take advantage of any such area or food or bait prior to 30 days after the removal of such material and its residue. Nothing contained in this subsection shall pertain to normal or accepted farming, habitat management practices, oil and gas drilling, mining, forest management activities or other legitimate commercial or industrial practices. Upon discovery of such baited areas, whether prosecution is contemplated or not, the commission may cause a reasonable area surrounding the enticement to be posted against hunting or taking game or wildlife. The posters shall remain for 30 days after complete removal of the bait.

(9) Any setgun, net, bird lime, deer lick, pit or pit fall, turkey blind except as permitted under subsection (b)(3) or turkey pen or any explosive, poison or chemical of any kind.

(9.1) Any device which permits the release of two or more arrows simultaneously on a single full draw of a bow.

(10) Any other device or method of any kind prohibited by this title or regulations promulgated under this title.


(b) Exceptions.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to:


(1)(i) Any archery sight or firearm's scope which contains and uses any mechanical, photoelectric, ultraviolet or solar-powered device to solely illuminate the sight or crosshairs within the scope.

(ii) Except as otherwise provided under subparagraph (iii), no archery sight or firearm's scope shall contain or use any device, no matter how powered, to project or transmit any light beam, infrared beam, ultraviolet light beam, radio beam, thermal beam, ultrasonic beam, particle beam or other beam outside the sight or scope onto the target.

Depending on the model NV, it may apply. I would have to read it better.

Be safe.

Scott

[sfg]

So for hunting purposes, I can't mount my tractor-beam to my rifle?

"Particle beam"?! Who writes this stuff?!

-sfg

[knight0334]

So for hunting purposes, I can't mount my tractor-beam to my rifle?

"Particle beam"?! Who writes this stuff?!

-sfg

Yeah really... so much for hunting with my phazer..

"I swear Officer Possum Cop, I thought I had it on stun.."

[LowCapacity]

I wonder if this is where he gets the impression it is unlawful, from the Game Code:





(1)(i) Any archery sight or firearm's scope which contains and uses any mechanical, photoelectric, ultraviolet or solar-powered device to solely illuminate the sight or crosshairs within the scope.



Depending on the model NV, it may apply. I would have to read it better.

Be safe.

Scott

Does that mean one cannot hunt with a Trijicon ACOG?