Indiana, Rhode Island and Virginia Updates

Gary Slider · March 21, 2022, 06:38 PM

Indiana – (Not Effective until July 1, 2022) The Governor has signed HB 1296 making Indiana the 24th state with Permitless Cary. Effective date for Permitless Carry: July 1, 20222 Any person 18 years of age or older who can legally possess a firearm under State and Federal Law can carry a handgun openly or concealed in the State of Indiana without a permit http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2...96.04.ENRS.pdf

Rhode Island – The U.S. District Court Rhode Island has struck down Rhode Island’s ban on stun guns. Rhode Island was the last state with a total ban on stun guns. You can read the ruling at
https://ecf.rid.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin...?2019cv0612-46

Virginia – TThe Governor has signed S 758 which removed Switchblade Knives as illegal weapons from Virginia law. This change did not remove all knives from the list of banned knives. You can read the Virginia bill at https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/leg...ul+SB758ER+pdf
Knife Rights https://kniferights.org has a good article about; “Knife Myths: The Switchblade Act Bans Owning & Carrying Automatics.” at https://kniferights.org/resources/fe...itchblade-act/

**Aguila Blanca** · March 22, 2022, 05:27 PM

I wonder if the State of Rhode Island will appeal the ruling against their stun gun law.

Gary L. Griffiths · April 20, 2022, 12:32 AM

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I wonder if the State of Rhode Island will appeal the ruling against their stun gun law.

I doubt it, since the Supreme Court already ruled 9-0 that another state's (MA?) ban on electronic stun guns was unconstitutional.

March 21, 2022, 06:38 PM	#1
Gary Slider Senior Member Join Date: October 10, 2006 Location: New Martinsville, WV Posts: 431	Indiana, Rhode Island and Virginia Updates Indiana – (Not Effective until July 1, 2022) The Governor has signed HB 1296 making Indiana the 24th state with Permitless Cary. Effective date for Permitless Carry: July 1, 20222 Any person 18 years of age or older who can legally possess a firearm under State and Federal Law can carry a handgun openly or concealed in the State of Indiana without a permit http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2...96.04.ENRS.pdf Rhode Island – The U.S. District Court Rhode Island has struck down Rhode Island’s ban on stun guns. Rhode Island was the last state with a total ban on stun guns. You can read the ruling at https://ecf.rid.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin...?2019cv0612-46 Virginia – TThe Governor has signed S 758 which removed Switchblade Knives as illegal weapons from Virginia law. This change did not remove all knives from the list of banned knives. You can read the Virginia bill at https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/leg...ul+SB758ER+pdf Knife Rights https://kniferights.org has a good article about; “Knife Myths: The Switchblade Act Bans Owning & Carrying Automatics.” at https://kniferights.org/resources/fe...itchblade-act/ __________________ ___________ Gary Slider Co-Owner Handgunlaw.us Member Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network.

March 22, 2022, 05:27 PM	#2
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,460	I wonder if the State of Rhode Island will appeal the ruling against their stun gun law. __________________ NRA Life Member / Certified Instructor NRA Chief RSO / CMP RSO 1911 Certified Armorer Jeepaholic