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1896 — Kingstown, Rhode Island — Weapon Discharge

Ordinances of the Town of North Kingstown an Ordinance Establishing the Ordinances of the Town of North Kingstown, and Prescribing the Time When They Shall Go into Effect 6 (1896)

Prohibited discharging firearms in public places, punishable by a fine $1-5 fine for every offense.

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1896

1896 — Rhode Island — Firecracker Sales

1896 R.I. L. chap. 342, p. 50

Prohibited the sale of firecrackers, each offense incurring up to a $25 fine.

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1896

1893 — Rhode Island — Sentence Enhancement

General Laws of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations to Which are Prefixed the Constitutions of the United States and of the State 1010 (1896)

Persons arrested with any crime, if they have concealed weapons, were subject to a fine of $5-25 and confiscation of...

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1893

1893 — Rhode Island — Concealed Carry

1893 R.I. L ch. 1180, p. 231-32

No concealed carry of dirks, bowie knives, brass knuckles, or firearms was allowed. Sentence enhanced for drunken criminals caught with...

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1893

1892 — Rhode Island — Weapon Discharge

1892 R.I. Pub. L. chap. 1130, p. 14

Prohibited discharging weapons and firing on Sunday and across roads.

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1892

1890 — Rhode Island — Hunting

1890 R.I. L chap. 897, p. 17-18

Prohibited the use of swivel, punt, and pivot guns when hunting birds.

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1890

Prohibited delivering gunpowder in unmarked boxes.

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1885

1883 — Rhode Island — Minimum Age

1883 R.I. L. chap. 374, p. 157

Prohibited selling to minors below age 15 handguns or ammunition without parental consent.

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1883

1858 — Newport, Rhode Island — Weapon Discharge

Charter of the City of Newport, R.I., And the Special State Laws Relating Thereto, Together With the Ordinances for the Government of the City 39 (1858).

Prohibited firing guns near powder houses in Newport.

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1858

1857 — Newport, Rhode Island — Pistol Gallery Operation

Samuel Ames, The Revised Statutes of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 204-05 (1857)

Prohibited pistol galleries from operating in densley settled areas of Newport and imposes taxes on both pistol or rifle galleries.

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1857