Rhode Island
Rhode Island lawmakers to consider several firearm bills
(WJAR) — Rhode Island lawmakers are considering several firearm bills on Wednesday.
The House Judiciary Committee will discuss these bills after two mass shootings happened in the region in just six months.
It’s also been nearly a year since lawmakers banned the sale and manufacturing of assault weapons in Rhode Island.
Some of those Bills include:
- A ban on buying more than one gun in a 30-day period
- Requiring anyone looking to possess a firearm excluding police and military, to complete and pass firearm safety training
- One that would ban people with felony convictions from owning a gun
- There is also a bill that would make it permissible for students, professors or employees of any public or private university to carry, and possess a stun gun or pepper spray for purposes of self-defense
One that may not be talked about today but has been introduced, a bill that would outright ban the possession of military-style semiautomatic guns.
Second Amendment advocates are expected to don yellow shirts and pack the state house for the hearing to make their voices heard.