If the logical application of the rule of law means anything in this constitutional republic, bans on massively popular semi-automatic firearms will be found unconstitutional.

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PROVIDENCE – On a day that brought some 2,000 gun rights advocates to the State House to rally against a so-called “assault weapons” bill, the chief sponsor acknowledged his proposal as written may go ...

Recent mass shootings and a high-profile arrest have reignited the gun control debate in Rhode Island. Lawmakers have introduced new bills that would ban the possession of "assault weapons," expanding ...

Defining what is or isn’t an assault weapon is rather nebulous at its very core. However, the closest definition we can work with centers around a semi-automatic rifle with a military-style design.

A Rhode Island House committee is scheduled to vote on an assault weapons ban on June 3. The bill would prohibit the manufacture, purchase, sale, transfer and possession of certain assault weapons, ...

Although President Joe Biden shepherded the first major gun safety bill in nearly 30 years through Congress, he failed to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines. Biden made gun control a key ...

Minnesota Democrats passed universal background checks and a "red flag" law in 2023 without Republican support. Following a recent mass shooting, Gov. Tim Walz is calling for a special session to ban ...

In other states where the guns are banned, a key provision prohibits high-capacity magazines that deliver large volleys of ammunition Minnesota would become the 12th state in the nation to outlaw some ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Passing a new law restricting assault weapons took Rhode Island lawmakers more than 10 years, but it may offer a road map to other states looking to ease the proliferation of ...