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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - EXPLODING TARGETS

     

     Introduced By: Senator Joshua Miller

     Date Introduced: February 12, 2015

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     (by request)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. 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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     11-47-64. Tannerite binary exploding targets prohibited. -- (a) The possession, sale,

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or use of the components comprising a "binary exploding target" so called, as further described in

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United States Patent U.S. 20030033952 A1 is hereby prohibited.

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     (b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by

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imprisonment for not more than one year, or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars

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($1,000), or both.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - EXPLODING TARGETS

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     This act would prohibit the possession, sale and/or use of "exploding targets".

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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