Section 11-47-1. – Short title.
§ 11-47-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Firearms Act”. History of Section.P.L. 1927, ch. 1052, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-1; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.
Section 11-47-10. – License or permit not required to carry to target range.
§ 11-47-10. License or permit not required to carry to target range. No license or permit shall be required for the purpose of carrying or transporting any pistol or revolver from one’s home or place of business to a bona fide target practice range, nor from a bona fide target practice range to one’s home […]
Section 11-47-11. – License or permit to carry concealed pistol or revolver.
§ 11-47-11. License or permit to carry concealed pistol or revolver. (a) The licensing authorities of any city or town shall, upon application of any person twenty-one (21) years of age or over having a bona fide residence or place of business within the city or town, or of any person twenty-one (21) years of […]
Section 11-47-12. – License or permit fee.
§ 11-47-12. License or permit fee. A fee of forty dollars ($40.00) shall be charged and shall be paid for each license or permit to the licensing authority issuing it. Every license or permit shall be valid for four (4) years from the date when issued unless sooner revoked. The fee charged for issuing of […]
Section 11-47-13. – Revocation of license or permit.
§ 11-47-13. Revocation of license or permit. Any license or permit may be revoked for just cause at any time by the authority granting it, and, upon revocation, the authority shall give immediate notice to the attorney general, who shall immediately note the revocation, with the date of revocation, upon the copy of the license […]
Section 11-47-14. – Licenses and permits to banks and carriers.
§ 11-47-14. Licenses and permits to banks and carriers. The attorney general may issue a license or permit to any banking institution doing business in this state or to any public carrier who is in the business of transporting mail, money, securities, or other valuables, to possess and use machine guns under any regulations that […]
Section 11-47-15. – Proof of ability required for license or permit.
§ 11-47-15. Proof of ability required for license or permit. No person shall be issued a license or permit to carry a pistol or revolver concealed upon his or her person until he or she has presented certification as prescribed in § 11-47-16 that he or she has qualified with a pistol or revolver of […]
Section 11-47-15.1. – Qualifications required of law enforcement officers appointed after June 6, 1970.
§ 11-47-15.1. Qualifications required of law enforcement officers appointed after June 6, 1970. (a) Except as provided in § 11-47-15.3, all law enforcement officers of this state and its political subdivisions whose permanent appointment shall take place later than June 6, 1970, shall qualify on the official National Rifle Association B-21 police combat target firing […]
Section 11-47-15.2. – Definitions of law enforcement firing positions.
§ 11-47-15.2. Definitions of law enforcement firing positions. (a) “Barricade” means standing on both feet drawing the weapon and using the free hand to support it, with the use of the barricade. (b) “Crouch position” means exerted effort to reduce the size of the body, weapon may be fired with one or two hands, the […]
Section 11-47-15.3. – Commission on law enforcement standards and training.
§ 11-47-15.3. Commission on law enforcement standards and training. (a) In lieu of the provisions of §§ 11-47-15.1, 11-47-15.2 and 11-47-17, each law enforcement department of this state and its political subdivisions may, on an annual basis, submit to the commission on law enforcement standards and training, referred to in this section as the “commission”, […]
Section 11-47-16. – Certification of qualification.
§ 11-47-16. Certification of qualification. The range officer of the Rhode Island state police, the range officer of any city or town police department maintaining a regular and continuing firearms training program, a pistol instructor certified by the National Rifle Association and/or the United States Revolver Association, and any other qualified persons that the attorney […]
Section 11-47-16.1. – Special commission on law enforcement weapons qualifications of retired officers.
§ 11-47-16.1. Special commission on law enforcement weapons qualifications of retired officers. (a) There is hereby created a special commission to be known as the “Law Enforcement Weapons Qualifications of Retired Officers Commission.” (b) The purpose and charge of said commission shall be to study all aspects of firearms qualifications, standards, and certifications for all […]
Section 11-47-17. – Qualifications required of law enforcement officers appointed after June 17, 1959.
§ 11-47-17. Qualifications required of law enforcement officers appointed after June 17, 1959. Except as provided in § 11-47-15.3, all law enforcement officers of this state and its political subdivisions whose permanent appointment shall take place after June 17, 1959, will be required to qualify with the pistol or revolver with which they are armed […]
Section 11-47-17.1. – Mandatory or discretionary nature of § 11-47-15.1 requirements — Qualification reports to be filed.
§ 11-47-17.1. Mandatory or discretionary nature of § 11-47-15.1 requirements — Qualification reports to be filed. (a) All law enforcement officers of this state and its political subdivisions, whose permanent appointment shall take place later than June 6, 1970, shall be required to qualify with the pistol or revolver with which they are armed prior […]
Section 11-47-18. – License or permit issued by attorney general on showing of need — Issuance to retired police officers.
§ 11-47-18. License or permit issued by attorney general on showing of need — Issuance to retired police officers. (a) The attorney general may issue a license or permit to any person twenty-one (21) years of age or over to carry a pistol or revolver, whether concealed or not, upon his or her person upon […]
Section 11-47-19. – Machine gun manufacturers’ licenses or permits.
§ 11-47-19. Machine gun manufacturers’ licenses or permits. The attorney general may issue to any person, firm, or corporation, engaged in manufacturing in this state, a license or permit to manufacture and sell machine guns and any or all machine gun parts under any regulations that the attorney general may prescribe. History of Section.G.L. 1938, […]
Section 11-47-2. – Definitions.
§ 11-47-2. Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases are construed as follows: (1) “3D printing process” means 3D printing or additive manufacturing which is a process of making three (3) dimensional solid objects from a computer file and shall include any of various processes in which material is joined or […]
Section 11-47-20. – Sale or possession of silencers.
§ 11-47-20. Sale or possession of silencers. It shall be unlawful within this state to manufacture, sell, purchase, or possess any muffler, silencer, or device for deadening or muffling the sound of a firearm when discharged. Violations of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year and one day. History […]
Section 11-47-20.1. – Armor-piercing bullets.
§ 11-47-20.1. Armor-piercing bullets. It shall be unlawful within this state for any person to import, manufacture, sell, purchase, or otherwise transfer any bullets which have steel inner cores or cores of equivalent hardness and truncated cones and which are designed for use in pistols as armor-piercing or metal-piercing bullets. Any person who violates the […]
Section 11-47-20.2. – Possession during commission of a felony.
§ 11-47-20.2. Possession during commission of a felony. Any person who uses bullets referred to in § 11-47-20.1 in the commission of a felony or who carries bullets of that kind in any weapon during the commission of a felony shall, in addition to the punishment provided for the commission of the felony, be punished […]