Sec. 9-3. - Firearms and hunting—Definitions applicable to sections 9-4 through 9-6.

When used in sections 9-4 through 9-6, the following words and phrases shall be construed as follows:

Firearm means any machine gun, pistol, rifle, air rifle, air pistol, blank gun, BB gun or other instrument from which steel or metal projectiles are propelled, except such instruments propelling such projectiles which instruments are designed or normally used for a primary purpose other than as a weapon.

Hunting with firearms means the act of discharging any firearms in the pursuit of game birds, aquatic birds, other birds, quail, pheasants, animals or other wildlife.

Machine gun means any weapon that shoots automatically and any weapon other than .22 caliber rimfire which shoots more than 14 shots semi-automatically without reloading.

Marshland means that area of swampland abutting the Runnins River bounded on the north by that certain dam owned by the Mobil Oil Company which runs from the city to the Seekonk shore across such river and all of such marshland between such dam running southerly to the East Providence-Barrington line.

Pistol means any pistol or revolver and any shotgun, rifle or similar weapon with an overall length less than 26 inches, except any pistol without a magazine or any pistol or revolver designed for the use of blank cartridges only.

Seaward shooting means the discharging of firearms towards the water while engaged in duck or waterfowl hunting.

Shoreland hunting means hunting on any part of the shore that is at least 500 feet from any occupied dwelling house, residence or other building occupied by human beings or any barn, stable or other building used in connection therewith.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 9-4; Ch. 207, § I, 5-7-02)

Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2.

State Law reference— Firing across highway, G.L. 1956, § 11-47-49.