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Legal Information: Rhode Island

State Gun Laws

Laws current as of September 25, 2025

What is a “crime of violence”?

A crime of violence means that the person committed or attempted to commit one of the following crimes:

  • murder;
  • manslaughter;
  • rape;
  • sexual assault in the first or second degree;
  • child molestation in the first or second degree;
  • kidnapping;
  • arson in the first or second degree;
  • mayhem;
  • robbery;
  • burglary;
  • breaking and entering;
  • a felony involving:
    • the illegal making, selling, or delivery of drugs (“controlled substances”);
    • having drugs with the plan to make, sell, or deliver them; or
    • planning with others (conspiring) to make, sell, or deliver drugs;
  • assault with a dangerous weapon;
  • assault or battery involving grave bodily injury;
  • assault with the intent to commit a felony; or
  • a domestic violence felony.1

1 R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 11-29-1; 11-47-2(6)

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