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RI Gen L § 11-47-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|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 a proper showing of need, subject to the provisions of §§ 11-47-12 and 11-47-15; that license or permit may be issued notwithstanding the provisions of § 11-47-7.(b) All state police officers and permanent members of city and town police forces of this state who have retired in good standing after at least twenty (20) years of service, or retired in good standing due to a physical disability other than a psychological impairment, may be issued a license or permit by the attorney general subject to the provisions of §§ 11-47-12 and 11-47-15. The term "in good standing" means that at the time of retirement, the police officer was not facing disciplinary action that could have resulted in his or her termination for misconduct or unfitness for office. Any member of the licensing authority, and its agents, servants, and employees shall be immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based upon any official act or decision, performed or made in good faith in issuing a license or permit under this chapter.(c) Notwithstanding any other chapter or section of the general laws of the state of Rhode Island, the attorney general shall not provide or release to any individual, firm, association or corporation the name, address, or date of birth of any person who has held or currently holds a license or permit to carry a concealed pistol or revolver. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the release of any statistical data of a general nature relative to age, gender and racial or ethnic background nor shall it be construed to prevent the release of information to parties involved in any prosecution of § 11-47-8 or in response to a lawful subpoena in any criminal or civil action which said person is a party to such action.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 7; P.L. 1950, ch. 2452, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-13; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-18; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 278, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 387, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 396, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 414, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 268, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 368, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 438, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|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, ch. 404, § 7; P.L. 1941, ch. 991, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-12; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-19; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 278, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|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 of Section.P.L. 1927, ch. 1052, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-14; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-20; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-20.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|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 provisions of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both. This section shall not apply to the purchase of those bullets by the Rhode Island state police, by any city or town police department of the state of Rhode Island, or by the department of environmental management for display as a part of a firearms training course under its auspices.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 218, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-20.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|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 by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than ten (10) years, or a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 218, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-20.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-20.3 - Injury or death of law enforcement officer.

§ 11-47-20.3. Injury or death of law enforcement officer.Any person who uses bullets as defined in § 11-47-20.1 in the shooting of any law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his or her official duties so as to cause injury or death to the officer shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to life imprisonment.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 462, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-20.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-20.4 - Body armor.

§ 11-47-20.4. Body armor.(a) It shall be unlawful within this state for any person to purchase, own or possess body armor, if that person has been convicted of a felony that is a crime of violence. It shall be an affirmative defense under this section that the defendant obtained prior written certification from his or her employer that the defendant's purchase, use or possession of body armor was necessary for the safe performance of lawful business activity. It shall also be an affirmative defense for a confidential informant or witness with a conviction for a crime of violence to possess body armor when that person is engaged by a law enforcement agency, for a legitimate law enforcement purpose, and is under the direct supervision and acting under the direct authorization of the colonel or chief of police of that law enforcement agency. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.(b) Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) "Crime of violence" means murder, manslaughter, first degree arson, kidnapping with intent to extort, robbery, larceny from the person, first degree sexual assault, second degree sexual assault, first and second degree child molestation, assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to rob, assault with intent to commit first degree sexual assault, burglary, and entering a dwelling house with intent to commit murder, robbery, sexual assault, or larceny.(2) "Body armor" means any product sold or offered for sale, in interstate or foreign commerce, as personal protective body covering intended to protect against gunfire, regardless of whether the product is to be worn alone or is sold as a complement to another product or garment.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 135, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 144, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-21 - Restrictions on possession or carrying of explosives or noxious substances.

§ 11-47-21. Restrictions on possession or carrying of explosives or noxious substances.Any person, except a member of the state police, division of sheriffs, a member of the police force of any city or town, or a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps of the United States, or of the National Guard or organized reserves when on duty, who possesses, or carries on or about his or her person or in a vehicle, a bomb or bombshell, except for blasting or other commercial use, or who, with intent to use it unlawfully against the person or property of another, possesses or carries any explosive substance, or any noxious liquid, gas, or substance, shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter and punished as provided in § 11-47-26.History of Section.P.L. 1927, ch. 1052, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-15; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-21; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 134, § 6; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 41.
RI Gen L § 11-47-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-23 - False information in securing firearm or license.

§ 11-47-23. False information in securing firearm or license — Straw purchases.(a) No person shall, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a shotgun, rifle, pistol, or revolver, or in applying for a license or permit to carry it, give false information or offer false evidence of his or her identity.(b) No person shall knowingly purchase or otherwise obtain a shotgun, rifle, pistol, or revolver on behalf of another person, or transfer a shotgun, rifle, pistol, or revolver to another person, whom the transferor knows or reasonably should know is prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal or state law. (c) A first violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both. A second or subsequent violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or both. History of Section.P.L. 1927, ch. 1025, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-17; G.L., § 11-47-23; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 37, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 300, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 455, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 464, § 3; P.L. 2021, ch. 339, § 1, effective July 12, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 340, § 1, effective July 12, 2021.
RI Gen L § 11-47-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-24 - Alteration of marks of identification on firearms.

§ 11-47-24. Alteration of marks of identification on firearms.(a) No person shall change, alter, remove, or obliterate the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's number, or if there is no name of the maker, model, or manufacturer's number then any other mark of identification on any firearm.(b) No person shall, absent recertification paperwork, knowingly receive, transport, or possess any firearm which has had the name of the maker or manufacturer's serial number removed, altered, or obliterated, or if there is no name of the maker, model, or manufacturer's number then any other mark of identification on any firearm.(c) Possession of any firearm, absent recertification paperwork, upon which the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's number, or if there is no name of the maker, model, or manufacturer's number then any other mark of identification on any firearm has been changed, altered, removed, or obliterated shall be prima facie evidence that the possessor has changed, altered, removed, or obliterated.(d) A person in possession of a firearm, with proof of ownership and/or transfer from a FFL dealer, may apply for recertification of that firearm from a Rhode Island based licensed firearms business owner who also is an FFL dealer or a local police chief and/or police department official if the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's number, or if there is no name of the maker, model, or manufacturer's number then any other mark of identification on the firearm has been only partially damaged.(e) The Rhode Island based licensed firearms business owner who is also an FFL dealer or a local police chief and/or police department official shall, within sixty (60) days of the application if he or she is reasonably able to verify the firearm ownership and identifying marks recertify the firearm or return the firearm to the person who presented it, certify by written notarized documentation that the firearm's name of the maker, model, manufacturer's number, or if there is no name of the maker, model, or manufacturer's number then any other mark of identification on the firearm has been partially damaged and is still identifiable and traceable to the record owner.(f) The sale or transfer of a recertified firearm and/or the submission of a report by the record owner that the firearm was stolen immediately voids all recertification documentation.(g) Violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years.(h) This section shall not apply to the lawful exchange of component parts of any firearms, nor to any antique and collectible weapons legally possessed by collectors and dealers of firearms as provided in § 11-47-25.History of Section.P.L. 1927, ch. 1052, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-18; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-24; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 278, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 454, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 481, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-25 - Antique firearms and collections.

§ 11-47-25. Antique firearms and collections.This chapter shall not apply to antique firearms unsuitable for use, nor to collections of firearms utilized and maintained for educational, scientific, or any similar purpose without intent to use the firearms.History of Section.P.L. 1927, ch. 1052, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-19; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-25; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 278, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-26 - Penalties for violations.

§ 11-47-26. Penalties for violations.Unless otherwise specified, any violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both; provided, that a violation of any of the provisions of §§ 11-47-1 — 11-47-34 with relation to air rifle, air pistol, "blank gun," "BB gun," or other instrument other than a machine gun, shotgun, rifle, or pistol, from which steel or other metal projectiles are propelled, shall for the first offense be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) and for the second or any subsequent offense by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both; and provided, further, that the provisions of chapter 1 of title 14 shall apply in the case of any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.History of Section.P.L. 1927, ch. 1052, § 14; P.L. 1929, ch. 1421, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 405, § 3; P.L. 1950, ch. 2452, § 3; G.L. 1956, §§ 11-47-20, 11-47-31; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-26; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-27 - Standard of proof under §§ 11-47-1 - 11-47-34.

§ 11-47-27. Standard of proof under §§ 11-47-1 — 11-47-34.No negative allegation of any kind need be averred or proved in any complaint under §§ 11-47-1 — 11-47-34, and the carrying or use of any firearm contrary to the provisions of those sections shall be evidence that the possession, carrying or use of any firearm is unlawful, but the respondent in any case brought under those sections may show any fact that would render the possession, or use, or carrying of the firearm lawful.History of Section.P.L. 1927, ch. 1052, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-21; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-27; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-28 - Arrest and detention for possession of firearms.

§ 11-47-28. Arrest and detention for possession of firearms.Every officer authorized to make an arrest may, without complaint and warrant, arrest any person who has in his or her possession any firearm whenever the officer has reasonable ground to suspect that the person possesses or is using or is carrying the firearm contrary to law. Any person so arrested may be detained a reasonable time, not exceeding twenty-four (24) hours, for the purpose of making an investigation concerning the person, but no person so arrested shall be detained longer than twenty-four (24) hours without complaint being made against him or her before some proper court or justice. If the officer making the arrest shall at any time within the twenty-four (24) hours satisfy himself or herself that there is no ground for making a criminal complaint against the person, he or she shall be discharged from custody.History of Section.P.L. 1927, ch. 1052, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-22; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-28; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-29 - Certification of conviction of alien.

§ 11-47-29. Certification of conviction of alien.In the case of the conviction under §§ 11-47-1 — 11-47-34 of a person who is not a citizen of the United States, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court in which conviction is secured to certify the fact of the conviction to the proper officer of the United States government having supervision of the deportation of aliens.History of Section.P.L. 1927, ch. 1052, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-23; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-29; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-30 - Sale, transfer or delivery of firearms to minors.

§ 11-47-30. Sale, transfer or delivery of firearms to minors.(a) It shall be unlawful within this state for any person to sell, transfer, give, convey, or cause to be sold, transferred, given or conveyed any firearm to any person under eighteen (18) years of age, when the person knows or has reason to know that the recipient is under eighteen (18) years of age, except for the limited purposes set forth in §§ 11-47-33 and 11-47-34 and with the prior approval or consent of the parent or legal guardian of the minor.(b) Every person violating this section shall be punished, upon conviction, by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) years and not more than twenty (20) years. The prohibitions of this section shall not apply to any federally and state licensed retail dealer who makes reasonable efforts to verify a purchaser's age and shall not apply to the sale of an air rifle, air pistol, "blank gun" or "BB gun."History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 21; P.L. 1950, ch. 2452, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-24; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-30; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 278, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 389, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 285, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-31 - Sale, transfer or delivery of ammunition to minors.

§ 11-47-31. Sale, transfer or delivery of ammunition to minors.(a) It shall be unlawful within this state for any person to sell, transfer, give, convey, or cause to be sold, transferred, given or conveyed any ammunition, including any priming charge of powder, propelling charge of powder, or any form of missile or projectile to be ejected from a firearm to any person under eighteen (18) years of age when the person knows or has reason to know that the recipient is under eighteen (18) years of age, except for the limited purposes set forth in §§ 11-47-33 and 11-47-34 and with the prior approval or consent of the parent or legal guardian of the minor.(b) Every person violating this section shall be punished, upon conviction, by imprisonment for a term not to exceed ten (10) years. The prohibitions of this section shall not apply to any federally and state licensed retail dealer who makes reasonable efforts to verify a purchaser's age and shall not apply to the sale of ammunition for an air rifle, air pistol, "blank gun" or "BB gun."History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 22; P.L. 1950, ch. 2452, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-25; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-31; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 278, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 389, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 285, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-32 - Possession of ammunition by minor.

§ 11-47-32. Possession of ammunition by minor.Except as provided in § 11-47-33, it shall be unlawful within this state for any person under eighteen (18) years of age to possess and use ammunition, including any priming charge of powder, propelling charge of powder, or any form of missile or projectile to be ejected from a firearm.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 23; P.L. 1950, ch. 2452, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-26; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-32; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 374, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-33 - Possession of firearms by minors.

§ 11-47-33. Possession of firearms by minors.(a) It shall be unlawful within this state for any person under eighteen (18) years of age to possess and use any firearm unless he or she shall hold a permit as provided in § 11-47-34, and unless the person is in the presence of a parent or guardian or supervising adult at any regular and recognized camp or rifle range approved by the Rhode Island state police or by the chief of police of the city or town in which the camp or rifle range is located; provided, that this provision shall not apply to minors engaged in lawful hunting activity under the supervision of a parent or guardian or qualified adult, minors participating in Reserve Officer Training Corps programs, ceremonial parade activities, competitive and target shooting, participants in state militia activities and minors participating in a basic firearms education program; provided, further, that a person under eighteen (18) years of age may carry a firearm, unloaded, in a suitable case to and from his or her home and the camp or range and from the camp or range to other camp or range when accompanied by a parent, guardian or supervising adult.(b) For purposes of this section only, "qualified adult" means any person twenty-one (21) years of age or older and permitted by law to possess and use the firearm.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 24; P.L. 1950, ch. 2452, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-27; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-33; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 374, § 1.