Passing a new law restricting assault weapons took Rhode Island lawmakers more than 10 years, but it may offer a road map to ...

Gun control advocates have been pushing for an assault weapons ban in Rhode Island ... lawmakers throughout the country’s smallest state have long quibbled over the necessity and legality of such ...

Minutes into the earlier Senate debate, Democratic Sen. Pamela Lauria attempted to reinstate the language banning possession and use of prohibited firearms, contained in the House-passed version of ...

House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi went unmentioned, but Shekarchi in his own turn got in a dig at McKee for putting an ...

It’s progress,” said Melissa Carden, executive director of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence. “But we know that ...

A potential compromise on the proposed 'assault weapons' ban could push the bill forward, but it's still very much uncertain.

The proposed "assault weapons" ban has passed the RI House, but not without fierce debate. Here's what happened, and what's next for the legislation.

Rhode Island lawmakers pass bill to ban sales of certain semiautomatic rifles commonly referred to as assault weapons.

Governor Dan McKee, flanked by lawmakers and gun safety advocates, plans to sign the assault weapons ban that made it through ...

Hundreds of bills are filed every session. Most go nowhere. But here is the list of the major – and interesting – bills that passed for the 2025 legislative session and are on their way to the ...

Among the legislation that passed includes an amended version of the assault weapons ban. Despite GOP resistance, the legislature approved a bill to ban the sale, purchase, or manufacture of certain ...

Rhode Island lawmakers pass bill to ban sales of certain semiautomatic rifles commonly referred to as assault weapons.