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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS | |
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Introduced By: Senators McKenney, Euer, DiMario, Kallman, Bissaillon, and Valverde | |
Date Introduced: January 24, 2024 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 11-47 of the General Laws entitled "Weapons" is hereby amended |
2 | by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 11-47-65. Multiple firearm purchases prohibited. |
4 | (a) Except as provided pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, no person shall purchase |
5 | or take possession of more than one firearm in any thirty (30) day period. For purposes of this |
6 | section, "firearm" means any "pistol", "rifle" or "shotgun" as defined in § 11-47-2. |
7 | (b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to federally licensed |
8 | firearm dealers; governmental entities; any issuance of weapons by a governmental entity to |
9 | officers, agents or personnel of the governmental entity; law enforcement officers exempt pursuant |
10 | to the provisions of §§ 11-47-9 and 11-47-9.1; licensed private security companies for use by |
11 | registered armed security guards; any transfer pursuant to a court order; an estate representative or |
12 | heir in accordance with an authorization issued or ordered by a probate court; a temporary rental |
13 | or use of a firearm at a licensed shooting range or club; a participant in a training, firearm safety or |
14 | shooting course of instruction during the period of instruction; or a transfer of a weapon defined as |
15 | a curio or relic pursuant to 27 C.F.R. § 478.11 to a licensed curio or relic collector. |
16 | (c) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this section upon conviction |
17 | for a first offense shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment |
18 | of not more than one year or fined five hundred dollars ($500), or both. Any person convicted of a |
19 | second or subsequent offense shall be guilty of a felony offense and may be sentenced to a period |
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1 | of confinement not to exceed three (3) years or fined three thousand dollars ($3,000), or both. |
2 | 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 prohibit the purchase of more than one firearm in a thirty (30) day period. |
2 | Exemptions are made for law enforcement, inheritance, participation in courses of instruction, |
3 | temporary rentals at gun ranges and licensed collectors. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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