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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS

     

     Introduced By: Senator Jacob Bissaillon

     Date Introduced: March 08, 2024

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     (Attorney General)

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.

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     (a) It shall be unlawful within this state for any person under eighteen (18) years of age to

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possess and use any firearm unless the person is in the presence of a parent or guardian or

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supervising adult at any regular and recognized camp or rifle range approved by the Rhode Island

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state police or by the chief of police of the city or town in which the camp or rifle range is located;

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provided, that this provision shall not apply to minors engaged in lawful hunting activity under the

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supervision of a parent or guardian or qualified adult, minors participating in Reserve Officer

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Training Corps programs, ceremonial parade activities, competitive and target shooting,

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participants in state militia activities and minors participating in a basic firearms education

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program; provided, further, that a person under eighteen (18) years of age may carry a firearm,

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unloaded, in a suitable case to and from his or her home and the camp or range and from the camp

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or range to other camp or range when accompanied by a parent, 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

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS

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     This act would specify that it is unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) to

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possess a firearm.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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