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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 Tikoian, Burke, McKenney, F. Lombardi, Felag, Bissaillon, | |
Date Introduced: March 22, 2024 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
(Dept. of Public Safety) | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 11-47-20 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 entitled "Weapons" |
2 | is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 11-47-20. Sale or possession of silencers. |
4 | It shall be unlawful within this state to manufacture, sell, purchase, or possess any muffler, |
5 | silencer, or device for deadening or muffling the sound of a firearm when discharged; provided, |
6 | however, that this section shall not apply to law enforcement officers utilizing said devices while |
7 | acting within the scope of their official duties as tactical teams and under the direct supervision of |
8 | the police chief or the colonel of the state police or their designee. Violations of this section shall |
9 | be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year and one day. |
10 | 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 allow law enforcement officers to utilize mufflers, silencers, or other |
2 | devices for deadening or muffling the sound of a firearm while acting within the scope of their |
3 | official duties as tactical teams and under the supervision of the police chief or colonel of the state |
4 | police or their designee. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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