{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-47.2-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47.2-2","heading":"Restrictions on manufacture, sale, and purchase of prohibited firearms. [Effective July 1, 2026.]","body":"(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.\n(b) The following limited exceptions to subsection (a) of this section shall apply:\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","CHAPTER 47.2 Unlawful Sale of Prohibited Firearms [Effective July 1, 2026.]"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-47.2/11-47.2-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:19Z","sha256":"4d33f18c4818a4ecdecc5baf7dbc7fde003cb90714a56464b4fa9809b2c8b573","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-47.2-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-47.2-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}