No person shall be issued a license or permit to carry a pistol or revolver concealed upon his or her person until he or she has presented certification as prescribed in § 11-47-16 that he or she has qualified with a pistol or revolver of a caliber equal to or larger than the one he or she intends to carry, that qualification to consist of firing a score of one hundred ninety-five (195) or better out of a possible score of three hundred (300) with thirty (30) consecutive rounds at a distance of twenty-five (25) yards on the army “L” target, firing “slow” fire. The “slow” fire course shall allow ten (10) minutes for the firing of each of three (3) ten (10) shot strings.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-15
Proof of ability required for license or permit
Known as the Firearms Act
The act spans §§ 11-47-1 to 11-47-9.1 (93 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case MacNutt v. Police Commissioner (1991)
Most recently applied in MacNutt v. Police Commissioner (June 1991)
P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 278, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.