Introduced By: Senators Kells, McCaffrey, Celona, Cote and Oster
Date Introduced : February 4, 1999
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Sections 11-47-9 and 11-47-9.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 entitled "Weapons" are hereby amended to read as follows:
11-47-9. Persons exempt from restrictions. -- The provisions of section 11-47-8 shall not apply to sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, the superintendent and members of the state police, {ADD members of the Rhode Island airport police department, ADD} assistant director (adult services), deputy assistant director, associate directors, members of the Rhode Island state marshals, correctional officers, all within the department of corrections, members of the city or town police force, capitol police investigators of the department of attorney general appointed pursuant to section 42-9-8.1, the director, assistant director, and other inspectors and agents at the Rhode Island state fugitive task force appointed pursuant to section 12-6-7.2, railroad police while traveling to and from official assignments or while on assignments, conservation officers, or other duly appointed law enforcement officers, nor to members of the army, navy, air force, marine corps of the United States, the national guard, or organized reserves, when on duty, nor to members of organizations by law authorized to purchase or receive firearms from the United States or this state, provided such members are at or going to or from their places of assembly or target practice, nor to officers or employees of the United States authorized by law to carry a concealed firearm, nor to any civilian guard or criminal investigator carrying sidearms or a concealed firearm in the performance of his or her official duties under the authority of the commanding officer of the military establishment in the state of Rhode Island where he or she is employed by the United States, nor to any civilian guard carrying sidearms or a concealed firearm in the performance of his or her official duties under the authority of the adjutant general where he or she is employed guarding a national guard facility, provided, however, that the commanding officer of such military establishment shall have on file with the attorney general of this state a list of the names and addresses of all such civilian guards and criminal investigators so authorized, nor to duly authorized military organizations when on duty, nor to members when at or going to or from their customary places of assembly, nor to the regular and/or ordinary transportation of pistols as merchandise, nor to any person while carrying a pistol unloaded and securely wrapped from the place of purchase to his or her home or place of business, or in moving goods from one place of abode or business to another. Persons exempted by the provisions of this section from the provisions of section 11-47-8 shall have the right to carry concealed firearms everywhere within this state; provided, however, that this shall not be construed as giving the right to carry concealed firearms to a person transporting firearms as merchandise or as household or business goods.
11-47-9.1. Additional exemptions. -- The provisions of sections 11-47-8 and 11-47-11 shall not apply to members of the state police and members of city or town police forces {ADD , members of the Rhode Island airport police department ADD}. Persons exempted by the provisions of this section from the provisions of section 11-47-8 shall have the right to carry concealed firearms everywhere within this state; provided, however, that this shall not be construed as giving the right to carry concealed firearms to a person transporting firearms as merchandise or as household or business goods.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
