R.I. Gen. Laws 11-47-8(e) & 11-47-2
Law since July 2020.
Last reviewed 2026-08-01
Rhode Island passed its 3D printing firearms law in 2020, as S2004 and H7102, signed in July 2020. It is active law.
The statute defines a 3D printing process as additive manufacturing used to make solid objects from a computer file under computer control, and defines an undetectable firearm as one made wholly of plastic or fibreglass, or through a 3D printing process, or lacking a serial number engraved or cased in metal alloy.
The 2026 session adjourned in June 2026. A routine technical measure, S2395, was referred to committee to update cross-references within Chapter 11-47.
Prohibits any unlicensed person from manufacturing, selling, offering to sell, transferring, purchasing, possessing or controlling any firearm produced by a 3D printing process, any untraceable ghost gun, or any undetectable weapon.
Requires all legally manufactured polymer or 3D-printed firearms to carry a unique serial number engraved or cased in metal alloy on the frame or receiver.
Violation is a felony punishable by up to 10 years, a fine up to $10,000, or both.
Representative Patricia A. Serpa and Senator Cynthia A. Coyne
Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee
(401) 222-2257
rep-serpa@rilegislature.gov