Rhode Island Lawmakers Pass Bill to Ban Sales of Assault Weapons PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House on Friday approved legislation that would ban the sale ...

Rhode Island lawmakers pass bill to ban sales of assault weapons David Goldman FILE - Pedestrians walk past the Rhode Island Statehouse on March 1, 2020, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/David ...

RI lawmakers pass bill to ban sales of assault weapons The proposal now heads to the desk of Democratic Gov. Dan McKee, who said in a post on the social platform X on Friday evening that he plans ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House on Friday approved legislation that would ban the sale and manufacture of many semiautomatic rifles commonly referred to as ...

Rhode Island lawmakers pass bill to ban sales of assault weapons The proposal now heads to the desk of Democratic Gov. Dan McKee, who said Friday night on X that he plans to sign it into law.

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 ...

Gun control advocates have been pushing for an assault weapons ban in Rhode Island for more than a decade. However, despite being a Democratic stronghold, lawmakers throughout the country’s ...

Rhode Island lawmakers pass bill to ban sales of assault weapons David Goldman FILE - Pedestrians walk past the Rhode Island Statehouse on March 1, 2020, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/David ...

Rhode Island lawmakers pass bill to ban sales of assault weapons FILE - Assault weapons and hand guns are seen for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply on Jan. 16, 2013, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo ...