Coming up in Committee: Fourteen Bills on the Right to Bear Arms Being Heard on Wednesday, May 1

1A. The nine bills of the “gun safety package” assembled by the Governor, the Attorney General and the General Assembly leadership. The two bills that would have the most significant immediate impact are H5990, the “assault weapons ban”, and H5993, which would and make the Attorney General the sole authority for the issuance of concealed carry permits on a “may issue” basis, removing any authority for concealed carry permits from local police departments. Passage of this second bill would almost certainly result in a Constitutional lawsuit. (H Judiciary; Wed, May 1)

1AA. The other 7 bills in the “gun safety package” are:

  • H5286: “No person shall receive, transport, or possess any firearm which has had any maker, model, manufacturer’s number or other mark of identification removed, altered, or obliterated”.
  • H5576: Prohibits possession of firearms by minors, unless they are hunting, under supervision while target shooting, or engaged in military training.
  • H5991/H5994: Two bills that increase penalties for certain firearms related offenses.
  • H5992: Creates a task force to study “developing a more comprehensive approach addressing the nexus between behavioral health and firearms safety”.
  • H5995: Creates a task force “to make recommendations on the statutory framework relating to responsible gun ownership, on the one hand, and crimes involving firearms, on the other hand”.
  • H5996: Creates a five-member board to hear petitions for relief from firearms disqualifiers resulting from decisions of the judicial system.

1B. H5573: Imposes a $100 fee for the registration of every firearm. (This is not a part of the “gun safety package”). (H Judiciary; Wed, May 1)

1C. Four bills on the subject of gun control, also not part of the “gun safety package”, and with Republican primary sponsors (H Judiciary; Wed, May 1)…

  • H5290: Creates a special legislative commission “to make a comprehensive study as to why Rhode Island is one of four states not providing any data to the National Instant Criminal Background Checks System Index (NICS)”.
  • H5686:All records associated with a background check associated with the purchase of a rifle or shotgun are to be destroyed 30 days after the application is made.
  • H5687: All records associated with a background check associated with the purchase of a pistol or revolver are to be destroyed 30 days after the application is made.
  • H5688: Prohibits local authorities from the releasing information on who has applied for a concealed carry permit, except for what’s necessary to perform a background check.

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