Ocean State Tactical, LLC v. State of Rhode Island
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · No. 23-1072 · 95 F.4th 38
👎Unfavorable to gun rights
Left Rhode Island's large-capacity magazine ban in force by affirming denial of a preliminary injunction.
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What the court held
Four gun owners and a firearms dealer sought to preliminarily enjoin Rhode Island's 2022 ban on possessing magazines holding more than ten rounds, which required owners to modify, sell, remove, or surrender them, raising Second Amendment, Takings Clause, and due process claims. The First Circuit affirmed the denial of the preliminary injunction, concluding plaintiffs were unlikely to succeed: the ban is likely consistent with the historical tradition of regulating especially dangerous weapons, the compliance options mean there is neither a physical nor a regulatory taking, and the law is neither retroactive nor unconstitutionally vague.
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What this case is about
Rhode Island ban on possession of large-capacity magazines
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Key Dates
- 2024-03-07 — Decided
- 2023-09-11 — Argued
Sources
- CourtListener — retrieved 2026-08-08
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