RI H7650

Persons 18 years of age or older with a valid license or permit may legally carry a stun gun in vehicles or on their person, subject to the same permitting requirements as pistols and revolvers.

Selling, transferring, or furnishing a stun gun to anyone under 18 years old is a felony punishable by 1-5 years imprisonment.

Using a stun gun in the commission of a crime is a felony punishable by up to $10,000 fine and/or up to 10 years imprisonment.

Using a stun gun on a police officer performing their duty carries up to $10,000 fine and/or up to 10 years imprisonment, with the sentence running consecutively to any underlying crime and no suspension or deferment allowed.

Stun guns are removed from the list of categorically prohibited weapons and added as a defined term: a battery-powered handheld device that transmits an electric charge when applied to a person via trigger or button.