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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-10 (2026)

License or permit not required to carry to target range

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No license or permit shall be required for the purpose of carrying or transporting any pistol or revolver from one’s home or place of business to a bona fide target practice range, nor from a bona fide target practice range to one’s home or place of business, to engage in any shoot meet, or practice, provided that the pistol or revolver is broken down, unloaded and carried as openly as circumstances will permit, or provided that the pistols or revolvers are unloaded and secured in a separate container suitable for the purpose.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1973–1973 · leading case: State v. Storms, 308 A.2d 463 (R.I. 1973).
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State v. Storms, 308 A.2d 463 (R.I. 1973). · cites it 2× “While it is in general nonrestrictive as to the right of persons generally to purchase, own, carry, transport or have in their possession or control most kinds of firearms, some of its provisions are prohibitory as to certain classes of persons, 3 while another says that no…”
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