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S2295 2026 -- S 2295 ======== LC003634 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS Introduced By: Senators McKenney, LaMountain, Bissaillon, Lawson, and DiPalma Date Introduced: January 23, 2026 Referred To: Senate Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 11-47 of the General Laws entitled Weapons is hereby amended 2 by adding thereto the following section: 3 11-47-65. Multiple firearm purchases prohibited. 4 (a) Except as provided pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, no person shall purchase 5 or take possession of more than one firearm in any thirty (30) day period. For purposes of this 6 section, firearm means any pistol , rifle or shotgun as defined in § 11-47-2. 7 (b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to federally licensed 8 firearm dealers; governmental entities; any issuance of weapons by a governmental entity to 9 officers, agents or personnel of the governmental entity; law enforcement officers exempt pursuant 10 to the provisions of §§ 11-47-9 and 11-47-9.1; licensed private security companies for use by 11 registered armed security guards; any transfer pursuant to a court order; an estate representative or 12 heir in accordance with an authorization issued or ordered by a probate court; a temporary rental 13 or use of a firearm at a licensed shooting range or club; a participant in a training, firearm safety or 14 shooting course of instruction during the period of instruction; or a transfer of a weapon defined as 15 a curio or relic pursuant to 27 C.F.R. § 478.11 to a licensed curio or relic collector. 16 (c) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this section upon conviction 17 for a first offense shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment 18 of not more than one year or fined five hundred dollars ($500), or both. Any person convicted of a 19 second or subsequent offense shall be guilty of a felony offense and may be sentenced to a period 1 of confinement not to exceed three (3) years or fined three thousand dollars ($3,000), or both. 2 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC003634 ======== LC003634 - Page 2 of 3 EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS *** 1 This act would prohibit the purchase of more than one firearm in a thirty (30) day period. 2 Exemptions are made for law enforcement, inheritance, participation in courses of instruction, 3 temporary rentals at gun ranges and licensed collectors. 4 This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC003634 ======== LC003634 - Page 3 of 3
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