Rhode Island
Will a Rhode Island assault weapons ban pass in 2025?
After Senate President Dominick Ruggerio said this week that he wasn’t immediately ruling out a ban in 2025, Senator Lou DiPalma, the lead sponsor of the proposal last year, said he believes Ruggerio could allow it to move forward this year.
”That is my former position,” he said this week.
Ruggerio has long been viewed by the National Rifle Association and other firearms advocates as a firewall in the Senate against an assault weapons ban, and he repeatedly said that type of law should c... [2602 chars]