PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island House of Representatives on June 5 approved an "Assault Weapons Ban" after more than four hours of heated debate over the constitutionality − and wisdom – of the ...
Rhode Island's House Judiciary Committee has approved an assault weapons ban. The bill's fate in the Senate is uncertain, posing a challenge for the new Senate president. The bill would ban certain ...
Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House on Friday approved legislation that would ban the sale and manufacturing of many semiautomatic rifles commonly referred to as assault weapons. The ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island lawmakers approved a scaled-back assault weapons ban on Friday, with some supporters acknowledging the bill was far more limited than they wanted but better than ...
Minnesota would become the 12th state in the nation to outlaw some of the guns used in last week’s mass shooting at Annunciation Church if politicians follow through and succeed in their efforts to ...
Recent mass shootings in Minnesota and Michigan have renewed calls for action on gun violence. Studies suggest the 1994 federal assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004, was associated with a ...
Correction: State Sen. Zaynab Mohamed was on the scene of the Aug. 27 school shooting at Annunciation Church, but arrived after children had been brought to safety. An earlier version of this story ...
Rhode Island's House on June 5 passed an assault weapons ban on a 43-28 vote following a long debate between gun-rights activists and supporters of the legislation. Gun-rights activists argue the ban ...
Dr. Greg Ganske is a retired reconstructive surgeon who cared for women with breast cancer, children with cleft lips, farmers with hand injuries, and burn and trauma patients. He served in the U.S.