Reading the 2017 Walls of Steel August Match thread...
I'm left wondering whether, legally, under 11-47-10, an unlicensed non-resident could travel to Rhode Island (for the match), stay in a hotel in Rhode Island (for the match), and travel between hotel and range (for the match).
Could one?
I'm left wondering whether, legally, under 11-47-10, an unlicensed non-resident could travel to Rhode Island (for the match), stay in a hotel in Rhode Island (for the match), and travel between hotel and range (for the match).
Could one?
TITLE 11
Criminal Offenses
CHAPTER 11-47
Weapons
SECTION 11-47-10
§ 11-47-10 License or permit not required to carry to target range.
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.
History of Section.
(G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 5(a); P.L. 1954, ch. 3322, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-7; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-10; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 278, § 1.)
<http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE11/11-47/11-47-10.HTM>