§ 11-47-2. Definitions.
When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases are construed as follows:
(1) "3D printing process� means 3D printing or additive manufacturing which is a process
of making three (3) dimensional solid objects from a computer file and shall include
any of various processes in which material is joined or solidified under computer
control to create a three (3) dimensional object, with material being added together
including liquid molecules or powder grains.
(2) "Antique firearmâ€� is defined as that term is defined under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 921.
(3) "Binary trigger� means a device that replaces a standard trigger on a semi-automatic
weapon and is designed to fire one round on the pull of the trigger and another round
upon release of the trigger.
(4) "Bump-fire stock� means any device that replaces a semi-automatic weapon's standard
stock and is designed to slide back and forth rapidly, harnessing the weapon's recoil
to rapidly fire the weapon.
(5) "Crime gun� means any firearm used in a crime or identified by law enforcement as
suspected of having been used in a criminal offense.
(6) "Crime of violence� means and includes any of the following crimes or an attempt to
commit any of them: murder, manslaughter, rape, first- or second-degree sexual assault,
first- or second-degree child molestation, kidnapping, first- and second-degree arson,
mayhem, robbery, burglary, breaking and entering, any felony violation involving the
illegal manufacture, sale, or delivery of a controlled substance, or possession with
intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver a controlled substance classified in schedule
I or schedule II of § 21-28-2.08, any violation of § 21-28-4.01.1 or § 21-28-4.01.2 or conspiracy to commit any violation of these statutes, assault with a dangerous
weapon, assault or battery involving grave bodily injury, or assault with intent to
commit any offense punishable as a felony; upon any conviction of an offense punishable
as a felony offense under § 12-29-5.
(7) "Firearm� includes any machine gun, pistol, rifle, air rifle, air pistol, "blank gun,�
"BB gun,� or other instrument from which steel or metal projectiles are propelled,
or that may readily be converted to expel a projectile, except crossbows, recurve,
compound, or longbows, and except instruments propelling projectiles that are designed
or normally used for a primary purpose other than as a weapon. The frame or receiver
of the weapon shall be construed as a firearm under the provisions of this section.
(8) "Fugitive from justice� means any person who has fled from any state, territory, the
District of Columbia, or possession of the United States to avoid prosecution for
a crime of violence or to avoid giving testimony in any criminal proceeding.
(9) "Ghost gun� means a firearm, including a frame or receiver, that lacks a unique serial
number engraved or cased in metal alloy on the frame or receiver by a licensed manufacturer,
maker, or importer under federal law or markings in accordance with 27 C.F.R. § 479.102. It does not include a firearm that has been rendered permanently inoperable, or
a firearm that is not required to have a serial number in accordance with the federal
Gun Control Act of 1968.
(10) "Licensing authorities� means the board of police commissioners of a city or town
where the board has been instituted, the chief of police or superintendent of police
of other cities and towns having a regular organized police force, and, in towns where
there is no chief of police or superintendent of police, it means the town clerk who
may issue licenses upon the recommendation of the town sergeant, and it also means
any other person or body duly authorized by the city or town charter or by state law.
(11) "Machine gun� means any weapon that shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily
restored to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a
single function of the trigger. The term also includes the frame or receiver of the
weapon, any combination of parts designed and intended for use in converting a weapon
into a machine gun, and any combination of parts from which a machine gun can be assembled
if the parts are in the possession or under the control of a person.
(12) "Major component� means, with respect to a firearm:
(i) The slide or cylinder or the frame or receiver of the firearm; and
(ii) In the case of a rifle or shotgun, includes the barrel of the firearm.
(13) "Person� includes an individual, partnership, firm, association, or corporation.
(14) "Pistol� includes any pistol or revolver, and any shotgun, rifle, or similar weapon
with overall length less than twenty-six inches (26″), but does not include any pistol
or revolver designed for the use of blank cartridges only.
(15) "Rifleâ€� shall have the same meaning as in 26 U.S.C. § 5845(c), and by barrel length and overall length not be subject to registration pursuant
to the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C. ch. 53 (prior § 5801 et seq.).
(16) "Sawed-off rifle� means any rifle with overall length of less than twenty-six inches
(26″) or barrel length of less than sixteen inches (16″).
(17) "Sawed-off shotgun� means any shotgun with overall length of less than twenty-six
inches (26″) or barrel length of less than eighteen inches (18″).
(18) "Sell� includes let or hire, give, lend, and transfer, and "purchase� includes hire,
accept, and borrow, and "purchasing� shall be construed accordingly.
(19) "Shotgunâ€� shall have the same meaning as in 26 U.S.C. § 5845(d), and by barrel length and overall length not be subject to registration pursuant
to the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C. ch. 53 (prior § 5801 et seq.).
(20) "Trigger crank� means a trigger actuator that attaches to the trigger of a semi-automatic
weapon and causes the weapon to fire by turning the crank handle.
(21) "Undetectable firearm� means any firearm that:
(i) After removal of all parts, other than a major component, is not as detectable by
walk-through metal detectors commonly used at airports or other public buildings;
or
(ii) Any major component of which, if subjected to inspection by the types of detection
devices commonly used at airports or other public buildings for security screening,
would not generate an image that accurately depicts the shape of the component; or
(iii) Is manufactured wholly of plastic, fiberglass, or through a 3D printing process; or
(iv) Upon which the frame or receiver lacks a unique serial number engraved or cased into
on the frame or receiver by a licensed manufacturer, maker, or importer under federal
law, or markings in accordance with 27 C.F.R. § 479.102. Provided, however, this subsection shall not apply to any firearm rendered permanently
inoperable or a firearm manufactured prior to 1968.