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The proposed 'assault weapons' ban will likely pass the RI House, but not without fierce debate. Here's what to expect.

Most basically, the legislation – headed for first-ever votes in the Rhode Island legislature – would prohibit the ...

New Senate President Valarie Lawson “strongly supports the assault weapons ban legislation” and “will continue working with ...

An 'assault weapons' ban for Rhode Island is getting its first vote this week, but cities and towns are already fighting it.

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 ...

If passed by the full House on Thursday, attention will focus on whether new Senate President Lawson can get the bill to the ...

The reworked bill has "refined" the hotly disputed definitions of which firearms would be classified as assault weapons.

McKee’s ‘assault weapons ban’? Rep. Jason Knight ... RELATED: Gun control advocates hold rally to push for stricter laws in RI A previous version of the bill included a mandatory registry ...

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 ...

What he found. Even RI's landlord lawmakers are having a hard time with the lead paint registry. What we found. The federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004 and has yet to be reauthorized by ...