Firearm Policies, Procedures & Guidelines (Office of the Attorney General)
| Submitted | June 17, 2016 |
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From: Caroline Curtis
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act ("APRA"), I hereby request the following records:
Any and all policies, procedures, directives, memorandums, and any other guiding materials regarding matters pertaining to firearm acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
• policies and procedures on the issuance of firearms permits and licenses. (Please note that this point is not a request for the identities of individual permit or license holders, but, rather, is a request for governmental policies and parameters regarding the process and regulations by which one may obtain either a permit or a license. If separate strictures exist for each, provision of both would be greatly appreciated.)
• policies and procedures on the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
• any and all available policies and procedures regarding local firearms policies. Please provide all such materials that alter or supplement departmental procedures.
• policies and procedures regarding the sale and purchase of firearms. Please include all materials regarding the appropriate qualifications for the sale or purchase of firearms. Please include materials for particular venues, if available, including but not limited to the sale and purchase of firearms at gun shows.
• policies and procedures regarding the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms.
Please include all available segregable data.
Please also provide all available data, statistics, or reports regarding matters pertaining to gun acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
• the issuance of firearms permits and licenses.
• the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
• incidents involving the use of a firearm.
• the sale and purchase of firearms.
• the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms.
If various policies or reports exist dependent on the type of firearm, provision of all applicable materials would be greatly appreciated. Should they be voluminous, provision of materials on rolling basis would be greatly appreciated.
Should your agency believe that any additional policies, procedures, reports or other analysis pertaining to firearm acquisition, licensure, use, transfer, deaths, incidents, or any related issues may reside with another agency or agencies, indication of such agencies would be greatly appreciated.
Please notify us if further clarification is necessary.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Caroline Curtis
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 17, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Lisa Pinsonneault
VIA EMAIL ONLY
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
July 1, 2016
Dear Ms. Curtis:
Your Access to Public Records Act (“APRA”) request has been forwarded to me for response. By email correspondence dated June 17, 2016, you seek the following records:
“Any and all policies, procedures, directives, memorandums, and any other guiding materials regarding matters pertaining to firearm acquisition, license, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
· Policies and procedures on the issuance of firearms permits and licenses. (Please note that this point is not a request for the identities of individual permit of license holders, but, rather, is a request for governmental policies and parameters regarding the process and regulations by which one may obtain either a permit or a license. If separate strictures exist for each, provision of both would be greatly appreciated.)
· Policies and procedures on the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
· Any and all available policies and procedures regarding local firearms policies. Please provide all such materials that alter or supplement departmental procedures.
· Policies and procedures regarding the sale and purchase of firearms. Please include materials for particular venues, if available, including, but not limited to the sale and purchase of firearms at gun shows.
· Policies and procedures regarding the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms.
· Please include all segregable data.
· Please also provide all available data, statistics, or reports regarding matters pertaining to gun acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
· the issuance of firearms permits and licenses.
· the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
· incidents involving the use of a firearm.
· the sale and purchase of firearms.
· The transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms
If various policies or reports exist dependent on the type of firearm, provision of all applicable materials would be greatly appreciated. * * *
Should your agency believe that any additional policies, procedures, reports or other analysis pertaining to firearm acquisition, licensure, use, transfer, deaths, incidents, or any related issues may reside with another agency or agencies, indication of such agencies would be greatly appreciated.”
A review of this Departments records reveals documents responsive to your APRA request.
Attached to this email, please find a .pdf document entitled “Weapons Carry Permit Packet,” consisting of thirty-nine (39) pages. This document is responsive to most of your inquiries concerning policies and procedures. This Department is continuing its review to determine whether it maintains additional documents, including but not limited to the statistical data you requested. As such, the time period to respond to this request is extended pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-3(e) due to the number of public records requests pending, namely seven (7) APRA requests currently pending, including two (2) requests that are voluminous and time consuming.
Very truly yours,
Lisa A. Pinsonneault
Special Assistant Attorney General
Rhode Island Department of Attorney General
150 South Main Street
Providence, Rhode Island
401.274.4400 ext. 2297
401.222.3016 fax
From: Lisa Pinsonneault
EMAIL ONLY
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
Dear Ms. Curtis:
This correspondence is a follow-up to this Department’s prior APRA response. This Department’s response dated July 1, 2016 addressed and provided documents concerning your APRA request for the:
· Policies and procedures on the issuance of firearms permits and licenses
· Policies and procedures on the revocation of firearms permits and licenses
Please note that this Department does not keep or maintain documents responsive to your requests for:
· policies and procedures regarding local firearms policies
· policies and procedures regarding the sale and purchase of firearms
· policies and procedures regarding the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms
Thus, no documents can be provided. See R.I. Gen. Laws §38-2-3(h).
Attached to this supplemental response, please find a one (1) page .pdf document entitled “Gun Permit Summary Report.” This document is responsive to your request for:
· All available data, statistics, or reports regarding matters pertaining to licensure of firearms permits and licenses.
· All available data, statistics, or reports regarding matters pertaining issuance of firearms permits and licenses.
· All available data, statistics, or reports regarding matters pertaining to the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
This Department’s annual report located at http://www.riag.ri.gov/documents/2015AGAnnualReport.pdf may also contain responsive information. If you would like a hard copy of this report, please advise.
This Department does not keep or maintain data, statistics or reports regarding matters pertaining to:
· incidents involving the use of a firearm
· the sale and purchase of firearms
· the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms
Please note this report reflects this Department’s data only. It does not include pistol permits issued, denied or revoked by the police departments of the individual cities and towns. You may wish to contact the individual cities or towns or the Rhode Island State Police.
This decision can be appealed pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-8.
Very truly yours,
Lisa A. Pinsonneault
Special Assistant Attorney General
Rhode Island Department of Attorney General
150 South Main Street
Providence, Rhode Island
401.274.4400 ext. 2297
401.222.3016 fax
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