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Restricted: Rhode Island requires a permit to carry concealed, and the minimum age is 21.

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Rhode Island requires a permit to carry concealed, and the minimum age is 21. Issuance is partly discretionary: the Attorney General "may issue" a carry permit to applicants 21 and older on a showing of need, and local authorities may also issue, so the state is effectively may-issue.

Source: riag.ri.gov → · Updated July 12, 2026

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