Rhode Island § 11-47.2-2 § 11-47.2-2. Restrictions on manufacture, sale, and purchase of prohibited firearms. [Effective July 1, 2026.]

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§ 11-47.2-2 — § 11-47.2-2. Restrictions on manufacture, sale, and purchase of prohibited firearms. [Effective July 1, 2026.]

Rhode Island § 11-47.2-2

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-47.2Unlawful Sale of Prohibited Firearms [Effective July 1, 2026.]

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47.2-2 (2026).

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§ 11-47.2-2. Restrictions on manufacture, sale, and purchase of prohibited firearms. [Effective
               July 1, 2026.]
(a) No person shall manufacture, sell, offer to sell, transfer, or purchase a prohibited
            firearm, except as otherwise authorized under this section. Any person convicted of
            violating this subsection shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than ten (10)
            years, or by a fine up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000), and the prohibited firearm
            shall be subject to forfeiture.
         
(b) The following limited exceptions to subsection (a) of this section shall apply:
         
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§ 11-47.2-2. Restrictions on manufacture, sale, and purchase of prohibited firearms. [Effective July 1, 2026.]

(a) No person shall manufacture, sell, offer to sell, transfer, or purchase a prohibited firearm, except as otherwise authorized under this section. Any person convicted of violating this subsection shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000), and the prohibited firearm shall be subject to forfeiture.

(b) The following limited exceptions to subsection (a) of this section shall apply:

(1) A person who lawfully possesses a prohibited firearm may sell, offer to sell, or transfer their prohibited firearm to a federally licensed firearm dealer, or to an individual outside the state who may lawfully possess such weapon.

(2) A federally licensed firearm dealer may sell, offer to sell, or transfer a prohibited firearm to another federally licensed firearm dealer, or to a law enforcement entity identified in subsection (b)(3) of this section, or to an individual outside the state who may lawfully possess such weapon.

(3) A law enforcement agency, acting under authority of the United States, the state, or any of its political subdivisions, to import or purchase a prohibited firearm and may lawfully sell, offer to sell, or transfer a prohibited firearm to a federally licensed firearm dealer or to another law enforcement agency, acting under authority of the United States or a state or any of its political subdivisions.