Rhode Island bill allows adults 18 and older with permits to carry stun guns and penalizes sales to minors

Original title: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Provides that any person eighteen (18) years of age who is issued a license or permit may carry a stun gun. It would impose criminal penalties for a person to sell or transfer a stun gun to a person under the age of eighteen (18).)

Last action · April 8, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsors: Charlene Lima and 9 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Rhode Island legislation permits individuals aged 18 and older who hold a license or permit to carry a , while imposing criminal penalties for selling or transferring stun guns to anyone under 18.

Why it matters

Changes the legal age and licensing requirements for carrying s in the state and establishes new criminal penalties for unauthorized transfers to minors.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Individuals aged 18 and older

Eligible to carry a stun gun provided they obtain the required license or permit.

Directly affected

Minors under 18

Prohibited from being sold or transferred a stun gun.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is allowed to carry a stun gun under this bill?

Any person who is eighteen years of age or older and has been issued a license or permit may carry a .

What are the penalties regarding minors?

It is a criminal offense to sell or transfer a to a person under the age of eighteen.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

3 actions

Apr 8, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 1, 2026
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2026)
Feb 11, 2026Introduced
Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

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