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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47.1-2

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Known as the Rhode Island Large Capacity Feeding Device Ban Act

The act spans §§ 11-47.1-1 to 11-47.1-3 (3 sections).

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Ocean State Tactical, LLC v. State of Rhode Island (2024)

Most recently applied in Virginia Duncan v. Rob Bonta (March 2025)

P.L. 2022, ch. 99, § 1, effective June 20, 2022.

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Federally licensed firearm dealer” means a person who holds a valid federal firearm dealers license issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 923(a).

(2) “Large capacity feeding device” means a magazine, box, drum, tube, belt, feed strip, or other ammunition feeding device which is capable of holding, or can readily be extended to hold, more than ten (10) rounds of ammunition to be fed continuously and directly therefrom into a semi-automatic firearm. The term shall not include an attached tubular device which is capable of holding only .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.

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.