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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES | |
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Introduced By: Senators Goldin, Conley, Goodwin, Satchell, and Lynch | |
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Date Introduced: February 28, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 11-47-24 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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11-47-24. Alteration of marks of identification on firearms. -- (a) No person shall |
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change, alter, remove, or obliterate the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's number, or |
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other mark of identification on any firearm. |
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(b) No person shall receive, transport, or possess any firearm which has had any maker, |
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model, manufacturer's number or other mark of identification removed, altered, or obliterated. |
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(c) Possession of any firearm upon which any of these marks shall have been changed, |
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altered, removed, or obliterated shall be prima facie evidence that the possessor has changed, |
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altered, removed, or obliterated it. |
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(d) Violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by imprisonment for not |
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more than five (5) years. |
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(e) This section shall not apply to antique and collectible weapons legally possessed by |
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collectors and dealers of firearms as provided in section 11-47-25. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would make it unlawful for any person to receive, transport or possess any |
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firearm which has had any maker, model, manufacturer's number or other mark of identification |
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removed, altered, or obliterated, except for antique and collectible weapons legally possessed by |
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collectors and dealers of firearms. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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