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Rhode Island House Approves Assault Weapons Ban; GOP Blasts Move as ‘Attack on Rights’
The Rhode Island House of Representatives voted 43-28 Thursday to pass a bill banning the sale and possession of certain assault weapons, advancing one of the most hotly debated gun control measures in U.S. history. The legislation now heads to the Senate.
RI's proposed 'assault weapons' ban passes its first-ever vote. What to expect next.
Most basically, the legislation – headed for first-ever votes in the Rhode Island legislature – would prohibit the manufacture, purchase, sale, transfer and possession of certain "assault weapons," including certain types of semiautomatic shotguns, rifles and pistols.
For people who want to ban new sales of so-called assault weapons in Rhode Island, this is the best of times AND the most uncertain of times. For years, supporters called on lawmakers to take a vote.
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