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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Anderson, and Calkin | |
Date Introduced: March 10, 2022 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 11-47-58 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 entitled "Weapons" |
2 | is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 11-47-58. Firearms -- State preemption. |
4 | The control of firearms, ammunition, or their component parts regarding their ownership, |
5 | possession, transportation, carrying, transfer, sale, purchase, purchase delay, licensing, registration, |
6 | and taxation shall rest solely with the state, except as otherwise provided in this chapter; provided, |
7 | however, the city of Warwick shall have the authority to prohibit the sales of firearms within five |
8 | hundred feet (500') of any school or daycare facility. |
9 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS | |
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1 | This act would permit the city of Warwick to prohibit the sale of firearms within five |
2 | hundred feet (500') of any school or daycare facility. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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