PHOTOS: Protest at RI State House on Gun Safety Legislation
GoLocal's Richard McCaffrey Photography
PHOTOS: Protest at RI State House on Gun Safety Legislation
This week Rhode Island Speaker of the House Joe Shekarchi and Senate President Dominick Ruggerio agreed to block a ban on assault rifles and allowed three lesser bills to be considered for hearing on Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee.
The bills approved by House Judiciary Committee are:
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- Raise the age from 18 to 21 for lawful sale of firearms or ammunition.
- And, a bill that would restrict carrying a shotgun or rifle in public.
The ban on assault rifles again failed to be considered for passage.
"We have not given up. We support the passage of the package of 5 gun bills, which our 36 Campaign for Gun Violence Prevention RI partners also support. We have been pushing for an assault weapons ban (now an assault weapons regulation) since 2013; that has not changed," said Sydney Montstream-Quas, RICAGV Board Chair.
GoLocal's Richard McCaffrey captured the scenes at the Rhode Island State House Thursday afternoon.
