Assault Weapons, Concealed Carry Reciprocity, and More - 6 Firearms Bills Being Heard on Monday
Monday, April 17, 2023
The House Judiciary Committee will be meeting on Monday at 2 PM in Room 35 of the State House to hear testimony on several pieces of legislation relating to firearms.
Among the bills being heard are the following pieces of legislation:
· 2023-H 5299, sponsored by Rep. William W. O’Brien (D-Dist. 54, North Providence), mandates arming campus police at public higher educational institutions and includes campus police in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights."
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST· 2023-H 5300, sponsored by Rep. Jason Knight (D-Dist. 67, Barrington, Warren), bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Possession of assault weapons owned on the effective date of this act would be "grandfathered". Violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment.
· 2023-H 5434, sponsored by Rep. Justine A. Caldwell (D-Dist. 30, East Greenwich, West Greenwich), requires the safe storage of firearms and would provide civil penalties and criminal penalties for violations.
· 2023-H 5574, sponsored by House Minority Whip David J. Place (R-Dist. 47, Burrillville, Glocester), allows reciprocal concealed carry permits from out of state to be valid in Rhode Island, which is either authorized by the Attorney General or subject to other reciprocal restrictions.
· 2023-H 5694, sponsored by Rep. Thomas E. Noret (D-Dist. 25, Coventry, West Warwick), mandates that police officers qualify in the use of firearms in both daylight and nighttime conditions two times per year and that correctional officers qualify every year instead of once every two years.
· 2023-H 5893, sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Boylan (D-Dist. 66, Barrington, East Providence), prohibits purchases of more than one firearm in any 30-day period.
The meeting will be televised live on Capitol Television, which can be seen on Cox on Channels 15 and 61, on i3Broadband on Channel 15 and on Channel 34 by Verizon subscribers. The meeting will also be live streamed at http://rilegislature.gov/CapTV/Pages/default.aspx.
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