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 ...

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 ...

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 has advanced legislation that would ban sales of certain semiautomatic ...

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

Two amendments proposed by Senate Republicans failed, which would have pushed the start date back to 2027 and allow for ...

The Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.The bill passed the committee 8-6, and now heads to the full sen ...

What will happen next is unclear. If voted in its current form, the proposed "assault weapons ban" – co-sponsored by more ...

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is poised to sign into law a bill that will ban the sale and manufacture — but not the use or ...