It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 11-47-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 entitled "Weapons" is hereby amended to read as follows:

{ADD 11-47-5. ADD} {DEL Criminals and fugitives prohibited from possession. DEL} {ADD Possession of arms by person convicted of crime of violence or who is a fugitive from justice. -- ADD} {ADD (a) ADD} No person who has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of a crime of violence or who is a fugitive from justice shall purchase, own, carry, transport, or have in his or her possession {DEL or under his or her control DEL} any firearm.

{ADD (b) No person who is in community confinement pursuant to the provisions of section 42-56-20.2 or who is otherwise subject to electronic surveillance or monitoring devices as a condition of parole shall purchase, carry, transport, or have in his or her possession any firearm. This subsection shall not apply to any person who has not been convicted of (or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to) a crime of violence in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) ADD} Every person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not less than two (2) nor more than ten (10) years; and for penalties provided in this section he or she shall not be afforded the benefit of suspension or deferment of sentence nor of probation.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.