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Firearms Act

Rhode Island · Criminal Offenses · §§ 11-47-1 to 11-47-9.1 · 93 sections

Overview

The act regulates the possession, carrying, sale, and transfer of firearms and ammunition, together with related items such as silencers, armor-piercing bullets, body armor, machine guns, and explosive or noxious substances. Its principal mechanism is a licensing and permitting system — chiefly for carrying a concealed pistol or revolver, with separate licenses for machine gun manufacturers and for banks and carriers — governed by proof-of-ability requirements, fees, and grounds for revocation, and subject to exemptions for antique firearms and for transport to a target range. It also prohibits transfers to and possession by minors, bars false statements and straw purchases in acquiring firearms or licenses, penalizes altering identifying marks and carrying or using a weapon while committing a crime of violence, provides for forfeiture and destruction of unlawful firearms, and sets firearms-qualification standards for law enforcement officers.

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In the courts

Sections of this act have been cited in 37 court decisions.

Most-cited authority: 724 F.3d 426 - Drake v. Filko

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