Every person who shall discharge any firearm or other contrivance arranged to discharge shot, bullets, arrows, darts, or other missiles in or across any public road, street, square, or lane shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or one year in prison, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-49
Firing across highways prohibited
Known as the Firearms Act
The act spans §§ 11-47-1 to 11-47-9.1 (93 sections).
G.L. 1896, ch. 110, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 134, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 177, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 406, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-39; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-49; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 19…
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