An original letter from Thomas Jefferson sent from Annapolis in 1783, which advocates for the right to bear arms, will go up ...

If the provision survives the Senate’s reconciliation process, silencers and sawed-off shotguns would be removed from the ...

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 ...

Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic Thomas Jefferson letter sent from Annapolis on ...

The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a revised "assault weapons" bill. The new bill bans only the sale of certain firearms, not possession or use, unlike the original House-passed ...

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 ...

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

HB 3076, which would have created a new state licensing program for gun dealers in Oregon, died in the House, but another, SB ...

Speed 00:01 00:00 Gov. Dan McKee signed< >a legislation that bans the sale of certain assault-style weapons in Rhode Island. ...

Most basically, t he reworked bill would, as of July 1, 2026, ban the sale, purchase and manufacture in Rhode Island of certain semiautomatic firearms, including those associated with mass ...

The new bill bans only the sale of certain firearms, not possession or use, unlike the original House-passed version. Supporters of a full ban are disappointed with the compromise, while some pro ...