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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FIREARM VIOLATIONS

     Introduced By: Representatives Abney, Blazejewski, Ferri, Naughton, and E Coderre

     Date Introduced: April 11, 2013

     Referred To: House Judiciary

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 11-47-3.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 entitled

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"Weapons" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     11-47-3.1. Carrying a stolen firearm when committing a crime of violence. -- No

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person shall commit a crime of violence when armed with or having available a stolen firearm.

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Every person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished: (1) for the first conviction

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by imprisonment for not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) fifteen (15) years; (2) for a

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second conviction under this section by imprisonment for not less than fifteen (15) nor more than

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twenty (20) years; and (3) for a third or subsequent conviction under this section by imprisonment

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for not less than twenty (20) years and may be imprisoned for life. The sentence imposed shall be

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consecutive to the underlying sentence for the crime of violence.

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     SECTION 2. Chapter 11-47 of the General Laws entitled "Weapons" is hereby amended

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by adding thereto the following section:

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     11-47-5.2. Possession of a stolen firearm. -- It shall be unlawful for any person to

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possess a stolen firearm, knowing it to be stolen. Any person in violation of this section shall be

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guilty of a felony and subject to imprisonment for not less than three (3) years nor more than

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fifteen (15) years.

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     SECTION 3. Section 11-47-23 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 entitled "Weapons"

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is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     11-47-23. False information in securing firearm or license False statements or

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representations. -- No person shall, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a shotgun,

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rifle, pistol, or revolver, or in applying for a license to carry it, give false information or offer

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false evidence of his or her identity. Violation of the provisions of this section may be punished

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by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment for not more than five (5)

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years, or both.

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     SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FIREARM VIOLATIONS

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     This act would increase the criminal penalties for carrying a stolen firearm while

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committing a violent crime, and would add a new section to the general laws relating to the

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possession of a stolen firearm.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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