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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Johnston, O'Brien, and Canario

     Date Introduced: February 27, 2019

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     (Attorney General)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. 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 information in

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securing firearm or license – Straw purchasers.

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     (a) No person shall, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a shotgun, rifle,

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pistol, or revolver firearm, or in applying for a license or permit to carry it, give false information

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

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

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than five (5) years, or both.

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     (b) No person shall knowingly purchase or otherwise obtain a firearm on behalf of

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another person, or transfer a firearm to another person, whom the transferor knows or reasonably

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should know is prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal or state law.

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     (c) A first violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by a fine of not

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more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.

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A second or subsequent violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by a fine of

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not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), imprisonment for not less than two (2) years nor

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more than ten (10) years, 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 - WEAPONS

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     This act would prohibit obtaining a firearm on behalf of another person if that person is

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prohibited from possessing a firearm. This act would also increase the penalties for purchases of

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firearms by use of false information.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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