Sen. Jack Reed: Obama's gun plan is sensible
(PROVIDENCE, RI) The President rolled out a plan last week to curb gun violence, and Electric Boat announced more jobs are on the way for its facility in Quonset. These are just a few topics Rhode...
View ArticleCicilline lashes out against NRA ad
(PROVIDENCE, RI) Congressman David Cicilline is lashing out at the National Rifle Association for an ad it unveiled this week critical of the protection afforded the President’s two daughters. In a...
View ArticleWill this be the year when the General Assembly strengthens RI's gun laws?
Law enforcement officials have tried without success for years to make Rhode Island’s gun laws more stringent. They say tougher laws would help to deter gun-related violence. Now, in the aftermath of...
View ArticleGuns and lies
No word yet on how Rhode Island might address the growing debate about gun control and violence prevention. My colleague Ian Donnis and I have been covering the issue (see some related stories, below),...
View ArticleThursday, February 28, 2013
Higher education is bracing for possible cuts in research funding. A representative of the NRA says RI does not need any more regulation to control gun violence. These stories and more on the RIPR...
View ArticleBrown Brings National Gun Debate to RI
Brown University kicks off a lecture series on gun violence today with a talk from Carl Bogus, professor of law at Roger Williams University Law School. Bogus will discuss efforts to reduce crime and...
View ArticleFriday, March 15, 2013
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse talks proposed gun control legislation. Students ask adults to take the NECAP test. These stories and more on the RIPR morning news podcast.Plus, Moderate Party founder...
View ArticleSchool Safety Returns to Spotlight
Rhode Island lawmakers will consider legislation Wednesday aimed at increasing safety measures in public schools. The bills, now in the House and Senate Education Committees, would require school and...
View ArticleSen. Jack Reed: Background Checks Need to Stay in the Bill
Senator Jack Reed says he thinks background checks would be effective in curbing gun violence. TheNew York Times reports that opposition to background checks is holding back federal gun control...
View ArticleLawmakers to Unveil Gun Legislation
State officials plan to roll out a package of bills Tuesday in an attempt to reduce gun-related violence. Lawmakers and law enforcement officials have been discussing the issue since January.Rhode...
View ArticleRepublicans Push Back on Gun Control Proposal
Republican lawmakers are taking aim at a package of gun control bills proposed Tuesday by Governor Lincoln Chafee and legislative leaders.Among other things, the new laws would ban the sale of...
View ArticleSen. Sheldon Whitehouse: Don't Balance Budgets With Cuts to Social Security
As immigration legislation makes its way through the Senate, Rhode Island Public Radio’s Scott MacKay talks with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse about the immigration bill, and what happened to the gun bill...
View ArticleRI Gun Control Task Force Unlikely to Meet January Deadline
A legislative task force created in the last General Assembly session to examine the intersection of gun violence and mental health issues has yet to meet.
View ArticleLegislative Gun Safety Task Force to Meet For the First Time
A legislative task force on gun safety is slated to hold its first meeting this afternoon Thursday at the Statehouse.Assembling the gun safety task force was one of the few steps taken by the General...
View ArticleRecall Vote Sparked By Gun Rights Advocates Likely In Exeter
The chairwoman of the Exeter Board of Canvassers said it looks like there are enough petition signatures to warrant recall elections against four of the town’s five town councilors. The recall stems...
View ArticleDo RI lawmakers care about gun carnage?
In the aftermath of last year’s Newtown school shootings, Rhode Island politicians leaped on the gun control bandwagon. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay wonders what’s happened since.After last...
View ArticleWhat Ever Happened To Gun Control In Rhode Island?
In the aftermath of last year’s Newtown school shootings, Rhode Island politicians leaped on the gun control bandwagon. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay wonders what’s happened since.After last...
View ArticleFate Of Exeter Town Council Recall Vote To Be Decided
The Exeter Board of Canvassers will decide this week on a date for a recall election of four of the town’s five councilors. The recall was forced by gun rights advocates who opposed the council’s vote...
View ArticleWhat's At Stake In Exeter's Recall Election
Voters head to the polls in Exeter on Saturday for a recall election that could send a majority of the town council packing. The recall was sparked by a dispute over gun permits. It started after four...
View ArticleExeter Town Councilors Hold On To Their Seats
Four Exeter town councilors have easily survived a recall election spawned by critics of a plan to transfer control of concealed weapons permits from the town to the state. Unlike most towns, Exeter...
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