Rhode Island: Two Bills To Legalize Suppressors Scheduled For Committee Hearing Ammoland Inc. Posted on
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND – -(AmmoLand.com)- On Monday, April 12
th, the Rhode Island Senate Committee on Judiciary will host
a virtual public hearing on 21 firearms related bills. Included in the docket are
Senate Bill 517, two pieces of legislation introduced by Senator Gordon Rogers (R-21) that seek to repeal the prohibition on the ownership of firearm suppressors in Rhode Island. If enacted, SB 508 would also legalize the use of lawfully possessed suppressors while hunting.
Suppressors are currently legal to own in 42 states, 40 of which allow their use while hunting. The prohibition of firearm suppressors in Rhode Island is built on the misconception that suppressors can render the noise of a gunshot silent or inaudible. This could hardly be further from the truth as even the quietest suppressed gunshot is as loud as a jackhammer striking concrete. Suppressor
As mass shootings roil the country, Rhode Island debates gun safety laws again
The proposed legislation includes banning assault rifles and high-capacity magazines, prohibiting straw purchases, allowing people to carry handguns without a permit, and allowing people with permits in other states to also carry in Rhode Island.
By Amanda Milkovits Globe Staff,Updated April 13, 2021, 1 hour ago
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In West Warwick, a Glock pistol on display at Heritage Gun & Coin.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
PROVIDENCE â They each had their own studies, their own interpretations of data, their own passionate opinions on what, if anything, could be done to prevent gun violence.