2014 -- S 2933

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS

     Introduced By: Senators Ciccone, Felag, and McCaffrey

     Date Introduced: April 30, 2014

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 11-47-20 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 entitled "Weapons"

is hereby amended to read as follows:

     11-47-20. Sale or possession of silencers. – (a) 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.

     (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to full-time members of the state police,

full-time members of city or town police departments, persons licensed under §§ 11-47-9 and 11-

47-11, or to sales of air rifles or "BB" guns or to sales of antique firearms as defined in § 11-47-2.

     SECTION 2. 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 - WEAPONS

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     This act would exempt law enforcement and military officers, and "BB" guns and air

rifles from the state prohibition against the sale of firearm silencers.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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