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RI's proposed 'assault weapons' ban passes its first-ever vote. What to expect next.
Most basically, the legislation – headed for first-ever votes in the Rhode Island legislature – would prohibit the manufacture, purchase, sale, transfer and possession of certain "assault weapons," including certain types of semiautomatic shotguns, rifles and pistols.
For people who want to ban new sales of so-called assault weapons in Rhode Island, this is the best of times AND the most uncertain of times. For years, supporters called on lawmakers to take a vote.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear cases on state bans of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, upholding a lower ...
In declining to take up the case, the Supreme Court leaves intact a lower court decision upholding Maryland's ban on certain ...
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