· RI legislature · 2026

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS

Allows a person over 18 to purchase a stun gun or electronic dart gun and prohibits the sale of a stun gun or electronic dart gun to a person under 18 and criminalizes using a stun gun or electronic dart gun in a crime or against a police officer.

Sponsor

Earl Read (D-RI)

Introduced

2026-02-27

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary