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

The version of the Assault Weapons Ban that will be signed by Governor Dan McKee on Thursday is not the same bill introduced ...

Rhode Islanders buying or selling rapid-fire, military-style rifles could land in prison for 10 years or face a $10,000 fine, ...

Minutes into the earlier Senate debate, Democratic Sen. Pamela Lauria attempted to reinstate the language banning possession ...

The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Lou DiPalma, D-Middletown, bans the buying and selling of certain shotguns and rifles, but not possession of them. Grandfathered weapons also don’t need to be ...

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

Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House on Friday approved legislation that would ban the sale and manufacturing of ...

The bill only applies to the sale and manufacturing of assault weapons, not possession. Rhode Island is now one of eleven states with some version of an assault-style weapons ban. The most similar law ...

A compromise version of the bill would ban only the sale of a more limited list of firearms, but key member of the Senate are ...

The scaled-back assault weapons ban that state lawmakers approved last week is now on its way to Gov. Dan McKee’s desk.

The legislation now goes to the House, which passed a different version of the bill that would also ban the possession of ...

"Knowing we have a strong assault weapons ban bill that has already passed the House of Representatives (H5436A), and knowing that the bill has the votes on the Senate floor, we don’t understand ...