2026 -- H 8073 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- UNLAWFUL SALE OF PROHIBITED | |
FIREARMS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Tanzi, Boylan, Alzate, Stewart, Kislak, Handy, Ajello, | |
Date Introduced: February 27, 2026 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 11-47.2-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47.2 entitled "Unlawful |
2 | Sale of Prohibited Firearms [Effective July 1, 2026.]" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 11-47.2-2. Restrictions on manufacture, sale, and purchase of prohibited firearms. |
4 | Restrictions on manufacture, sale, possession, and purchase of prohibited firearms. [Effective |
5 | July 1, 2026.] |
6 | (a) No person shall manufacture, sell, offer to sell, transfer, possess, or purchase a |
7 | prohibited firearm, except as otherwise authorized under this section. Any person convicted of |
8 | violating this subsection shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than ten (10) years, or by |
9 | a fine up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000), and the prohibited firearm shall be subject to forfeiture. |
10 | (b) The following limited exceptions to subsection (a) of this section shall apply: |
11 | (1) A person who lawfully possesses a prohibited firearm prior to July 1, 2026, may sell, |
12 | offer to sell, or transfer their prohibited firearm to a federally licensed firearm dealer, or to an |
13 | individual outside the state who may lawfully possess such weapon by December 31, 2026. |
14 | (2) A federally licensed firearm dealer may sell, offer to sell, or transfer a prohibited |
15 | firearm to another federally licensed firearm dealer, or to a law enforcement entity identified in |
16 | subsection (b)(3) of this section, or to an individual outside the state who may lawfully possess |
17 | such weapon. |
18 | (3) A law enforcement agency, acting under authority of the United States, the state, or any |
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1 | of its political subdivisions, to import or purchase a prohibited firearm and may lawfully sell, offer |
2 | to sell, or transfer a prohibited firearm to a federally licensed firearm dealer or to another law |
3 | enforcement agency, acting under authority of the United States or a state or any of its political |
4 | subdivisions. |
5 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- UNLAWFUL SALE OF PROHIBITED | |
FIREARMS | |
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1 | This act would restrict the possession of prohibited firearms. |
2 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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