A felony firearm conviction stays on your record permanently unless it is expunged, and most Rhode Island weapons felonies cannot be expunged because they are classified as [...]
Stop talking, ask for a lawyer, and do not consent to any further search. Anything you say about the gun, including "I didn't know it was there," [...]
Possessing, selling, or transferring a magazine or feeding device that holds more than 10 rounds is a felony under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 11-47.1, punishable by up [...]
It can be. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island regularly adopts cases that begin as state arrests, particularly felon-in-possession cases under 18 U.S.C. [...]
Yes, through an Extreme Risk Protective Order under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 8-8.3, often called the red-flag law. A police department files a petition in Superior Court [...]
The Providence County Superior Court runs a dedicated gun calendar that hears firearm cases from the county on an expedited schedule. It was created in 1994 to [...]
