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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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A N A C T | |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - FIREARM VIOLATIONS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Satchell, Archambault, Raptakis, Lombardi, and Lombardo | |
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Date Introduced: April 11, 2013 | |
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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 11-47-3.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 entitled |
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"Weapons" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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11-47-3.1. Carrying a stolen firearm when committing a crime of violence. -- No |
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person shall commit a crime of violence when armed with or having available a stolen firearm. |
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Every person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished: (1) for the first conviction |
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by imprisonment for not less than five (5) nor more than |
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second conviction under this section by imprisonment for not less than fifteen (15) nor more than |
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twenty (20) years; and (3) for a third or subsequent conviction under this section by imprisonment |
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for not less than twenty (20) years and may be imprisoned for life. The sentence imposed shall be |
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consecutive to the underlying sentence for the crime of violence. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 11-47 of the General Laws entitled "Weapons" is hereby amended |
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by adding thereto the following section: |
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11-47-5.2. Possession of a stolen firearm. -- It shall be unlawful for any person to |
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possess a firearm, knowing it to be stolen. Any person in violation of this section shall be guilty |
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of a felony and subject to imprisonment for not less than three (3) years nor more than fifteen (15) |
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years. |
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SECTION 3. Section 11-47-23 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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11-47-23. False information in securing firearm or license. – No person shall, in |
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purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a shotgun, rifle, pistol, or revolver, or in applying |
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for a license to carry it, give false information or offer false evidence of his or her identity. |
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Violation of the provisions of this section may be punishable by a fine of not more than five |
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thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both. |
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SECTION 4. 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 - FIREARM VIOLATIONS | |
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This act would increase the criminal penalties for carrying a stolen firearm while |
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committing a violent crime, and would add a new section to the general laws relating to the |
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possession of a firearm, knowing the same to be stolen. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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