Rhode Island General Laws
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-1 (2026)
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This chapter may be cited as the “Firearms Act”.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1971–2025 · leading case: Caniglia v. Strom, 953 F.3d 112 (1st Cir. 2020).
Caniglia v. Strom, 953 F.3d 112 (1st Cir. 2020). “1-5-1 to -43; and the Rhode Island Firearms Act (RIFA), R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 11-47-1 to -63. Once discovery was completed, the parties cross-moved for summary judgment.”
Mosby v. Devine, 851 A.2d 1031 (R.I. 2004). “Notably, the majority’s suggestion that the issuance of permits under § 11-47-11 is mandatory minimizes the- enormous discretionary mischief implicit in § 11-47-1 l’s requirement that the local licensing authority must deem the applicant to be a “suitable person,” a term that…”
State v. Neary, 409 A.2d 551 (R.I. 1979). “Section 11-47-27 creates a statutory mandate that the carrying or use of any firearm contrary to the provisions of § §11-47-1 to 11-47-34 shall be evidence of the unlawfulness of such carrying or use, thus easing the burden cast upon the state and, further, eliminating any…”
State v. Grullon, 371 A.2d 265 (R.I. 1977). “— No negative allegation of any kind need be averred or proved in any complaint under §§11-47-1 to 11-47-34, inclusive, and the carrying or use of any firearm contrary to the provisions of said sections shall be evidence that the possession, carrying or use of any such firearm…”
State v. Ballard, 439 A.2d 1375 (R.I. 1982). “— No negative allegation of any kind need be averred or proved in any complaint under §§ 11-47-1 to 11-47-34, inclusive, and the carrying or use of any firearm contrary to the provisions of said sections shall be evidence that the possession, carrying or use of any such firearm…”
State v. Maloney, 283 A.2d 34 (R.I. 1971). “&emdash; No negative allegation of any kind need be averred or proved in any complaint under §§11-47-1 to- 11-47-34, inclusive, and the carrying or use of any firearm contrary to the provisions of said sections shall be evidence that the possession, carrying or use of any such…”
State v. Russo, 319 A.2d 655 (R.I. 1974). “— No negative allegation of any kind need be averred or proved in any complaint under §'§11-47-1 to 11-47-34, inclusive, and the carrying or use of any firearm contrary to the provisions of said sections shall be evidence that the possession, carrying or use of any such firearm…”
In Re Samuel P., 626 A.2d 224 (R.I. 1993). “Section 11-47-27 reads, “No negative allegation of any kind need be averred or proved in any complaint under §§ 11-47-1 to 11-47-34, inclusive, and the carrying or use of any firearm contrary to the provisions of said sections shall be evidence that the possession, carrying or…”
Gendreau v. Canario, 188 F. Supp. 3d 140 (D.R.I. 2016). “FACTS The Rhode Island Firearms Act—R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 11-47-1 to 63—first adopted in 1927, sets forth a comprehensive regulatory scheme governing the sale, licensing, possession, and use of firearms in Rhode Island.”
O'Neil v. Neronha (D.R.I. 2025). “BACKGROUND The Rhode Island Firearms Act, R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 11-47-1 to -64, “regulate[s] the possession and use of an array of weapons, including pistols, rifles and other deadly weapons.”
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