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RHODE ISLAND: Illegal

General Laws of Rhode Island. Title 11, Chapter 47. Statute Subsection 11-47-42. Weapons other than firearms prohibited. - (A) No person shall carry or possess or attempt to use against another, any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a *** stun gun ***. Any person violating the provisions of this subsection, shall be punished by a fine of not more than
five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment,
and the weapon so found shall be confiscated.
SUMMARY: Possession and use of Stunning Devices are banned.