No license is required. Anybody 18 or over who has not been convicted of a felony, an assault, or misuse of a stun gun can lawfully possess a stun gun. With parent's written permission, the same rule applies to 16 and 17-year olds.
(Pen C 22610.) A stun gun is not a firearm. I assume your mother is not disqualified, so what she is doing is legal.
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