45 total bills, 22 anti-gun bills,
7 pro-gun bills for this session
Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation
45 total bills, 22 anti-gun bills,
7 pro-gun bills for this session
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note: Rhode Island has a limited carry over of legislation between sessions
Title: Relating To Taxation
Description: Exempt from sales and use taxes containers and storage containers designed for the purpose of safely storing firearms
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 3, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Prohibit the possession and/or ownership of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor under the domestic violence statute
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 18, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Prevent anyone convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence offense from purchasing, owning, carrying, transporting, or possessing a firearm
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 18, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Require that mandatory jail sentencing imposed on the crime of possession of a stolen firearm not be suspended or deferred
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 18, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Delete unnecessary language with regard to the destruction of application records for the purchase of a rifle or shotgun, if an applicant is not otherwise disqualified under any other applicable provision of the general laws
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 18, 2014
Title: Tax Credit For Purchase Of Gun Safe
Description: Provide a credit against state income taxes due in the maximum amount of $200 for the purchase of a U.L. recognized firearms safe, for the 2014 and 2015 tax years
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 15, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Provide for limited exceptions to the provisions of the general laws prohibiting the possession of a firearm by minors while a minor is in the presence of a qualified adult or participating in certain competitive or ceremonial events.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 18, 2014
Title: Safe Firearms Act
Description: Establishes the Safe Fire Arms Act, regulating the manufacture, sale, possession and transfer of certain assault weapons, with several exceptions.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 18, 2014
Title: Gun Control And Safe Firearms Act
Description: Impose restrictions on the manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons. It would ban large capacity ammunition feed devices.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 18, 2014
Title: Weapons - Safe Firearms Act
Description: The act makes possession of magazines holding more than ten rounds unlawful while providing an exemption for military and law enforcement personnel and firearms dealers supplying lawful users. Certain probate transfers are exempted as well.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 18, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: This would make changes to the records requirements associated with applications to carry firearms.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 18, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Create a board within the executive department to hear appeals of the denial of applications to carry a concealed fire arm.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 8, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Make it a felony to discharge a firearm or incendiary or explosive device aboard an aircraft.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 18, 2014
Title: Explosives And Fireworks
Description: Make it illegal to possess bomb-making ingredients and would create criminal violations for the possession of bombs and bomb-making ingredients by distinguishing them from illegal fireworks.
Last Action: Withdrawn at sponsor's request
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Make it illegal for any person prohibited from possessing a firearm from possessing explosive materials, or conducting displays of fireworks or pyrotechnics.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 26, 2014
Title: Liability And Computation
Description: Imposing a 10% supplemental firearms and ammunition tax upon the purchase and/or sale of any firearm and/or ammunition in this state. The funds collected for allocation to nonprofit organizations who are committed to the reduction of crime and violence.
Last Action: Introduced, referred to House Finance
Last Action Date: February 27, 2014
Title: Hunting And Hunting Safety - Nontoxic Ammunition
Description: Require the use of nontoxic ammunition for hunting purposes whenever such ammunition is available.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 17, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Restrict the possession or transportation of firearms at airports.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 18, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Limits the prohibition against possessing weapons on school grounds to students and exempts culinary activities from the school weapons ban.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 18, 2014
Title: Weapons--firearms Act
Description: Establishes firearm violence prevention fund financed by a $50.00 assessment against persons convicted of firearms offenses.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 18, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Prohibits persons convicted of misdemeanor domestic offenses from possessing firearms, prohibits the carrying of rifles/shotguns in vehicles, and provides additional penalties for transferring a firearm to a minor if firearm is used in crime of violence
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 18, 2014
Title: Relating To Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities And Hospitals
Description: Establishes relief from disqualifiers board to consider petitions for relief from firearms prohibitions due to commitment adjudications and authorizes transmittal of mental disability information to NCIS by district court effective January 1, 2015.
Last Action: Signed by Governor
Last Action Date: July 3, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Eliminate the prohibition against a person who has been adjudicated or is under treatment as a habitual drunkard from owning, purchasing, carrying, transporting or having in his or her possession any firearm.
Last Action: Signed by Governor
Last Action Date: July 2, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Permits Providence fire department arson investigators to carry firearms statewide.
Last Action: Signed by Governor
Last Action Date: July 8, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Prevent anyone convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence offense from purchasing, owning, carrying, transporting, or possessing a firearm
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 15, 2014
Title: Liability And Computation
Description: Levy and impose a ten percent (10%) supplemental firearms and ammunition tax upon the purchase and/or sale of any firearm and/or ammunition in this state with the funds collected to be distributed to the police departments
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: May 29, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Make a number of changes to the statutes relating to the sale and possession of weapons and to the penalties for violating the same. This act would also provide for mandatory sentences
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 15, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Remove the "first conviction" exception to the requirement of mandatory jail sentencing for the manufacture, sale, purchase, or possession of a machine gun
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 15, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Require that mandatory jail sentencing imposed on the crime of possession of a stolen firearm not be suspended or deferred
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 15, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Make it illegal for any person prohibited from possessing a firearm from possessing explosive materials, or conducting displays of fireworks or pyrotechnics.
Last Action: Committee recommends passage
Last Action Date: June 16, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Provide for limited exceptions to the provisions of the general laws prohibiting the possession of a firearm by minors while a minor is in the presence of a qualified adult or participating in certain competitive or ceremonial events.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 15, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Create a board within the executive department to hear appeals of the denial of applications to carry a concealed fire arm.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 15, 2014
Title: Hunting And Hunting Safety - Nontoxic Ammunition
Description: Require the use of nontoxic ammunition for hunting purposes whenever such ammunition is available.
Last Action: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Gun Control And Safe Firearms Act
Description: Impose restrictions on the manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons. It would ban large capacity ammunition feed devices.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 15, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Make it a felony to discharge a firearm or incendiary or explosive device aboard an aircraft.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 15, 2014
Title: Health And Safety Of Pupils
Description: Prevent the disciplining of a school child for possession of a toy gun unless a reasonable person could mistake the toy for a real gun.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 30, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Restrict the possession or transportation of firearms at airports.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 15, 2014
Title: Domestic Abuse Prevention
Description: Authorizes police officers to seize weapons from an alleged domestic abuse scene and establishes rules and criteria to govern the possible return of seized weapons, depending on resolution of criminal proceeding, with notice to victim of domestic assault.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 15, 2014
Title: Relating To Health And Safety
Description: Allows police officers to seize weapons without warrant, from individuals they determine pose a risk of serious harm to themselves or others and establishes procedures for review of seizure in the Superior Court.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 15, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Prohibits persons convicted of misdemeanor domestic offenses from possessing firearms, prohibits the carrying of rifles/shotguns in vehicles, and provides additional penalties for transferring a firearm to a minor if firearm is used in crime of violence
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 15, 2014
Title: Relating To Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities And Hospitals
Description: Requires district court to provide information to the NCIS database of those persons subject to civil commitment for mental health treatment. Creates an appeal board for persons denied the right to firearms ownership by the commitment process.
Last Action: Signed by Governor
Last Action Date: July 3, 2014
Title: Weapons -mental Health
Description: Remove the term “habitual drunkard” from the list of those prohibited from possessing firearms.
Last Action: Signed by Governor
Last Action Date: July 2, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Create a board within the executive department to hear appeals of the denial of applications to carry a concealed fire arm.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 15, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Permit Providence fire department arson investigators to carry firearms statewide.
Last Action: Signed by Governor
Last Action Date: July 8, 2014
Title: Weapons
Description: Exempts law enforcement and military officers, and "BB" guns and air rifles from the state prohibition against the sale of firearms silencers.
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: May 22, 2014
