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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- POSSESSION OF FIREARMS BY MINORS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Jabour, Pichardo, Metts, Goodwin, and Crowley | |
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Date Introduced: February 28, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 11-47-33 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 entitled "Weapons" |
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is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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11-47-33. Possession of firearms by minors. -- (a) It shall be unlawful within this state |
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for any person under eighteen (18) years of age to possess |
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shall hold a permit as provided in section 11-47-34, and unless the person is in the presence of a |
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parent or guardian or supervising adult at any regular and recognized camp or rifle range |
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approved by the Rhode Island state police or by the chief of police of the city or town in which |
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the camp or rifle range is located; provided, that this provision shall not apply to minors engaged |
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in lawful hunting activity under the supervision of a parent or guardian or qualified adult, minors |
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participating in Reserve Officer Training Corps programs, ceremonial parade activities, |
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competitive and target shooting, participants in state militia activities and minors participating in |
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a basic firearms education program; provided, further, that a person under eighteen (18) years of |
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age may carry a firearm, unloaded, in a suitable case to and from his or her home and the camp or |
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range and from the camp or range to other camp or range when accompanied by a parent, |
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guardian or supervising adult. |
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(b) For purposes of this section only, "qualified adult" means any person twenty-one (21) |
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years of age or older and permitted by law to possess and use the firearm. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- POSSESSION OF FIREARMS BY MINORS | |
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This act would require all minors in possession of a firearm, with or without a permit, be |
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in the presence of a parent or guardian or supervising adult at all times. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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