The Senate Committee on Judiciary will consider major changes to legislation calling for an assault weapons ban. Will the proposed ban head to the floor? (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A controversial proposal to ban assault weapons in Rhode Island overcame a pivotal hurdle Tuesday, advancing out of the House Judiciary Committee in a 12-6 vote. The vote ...

U.S. lawmakers are continuing to advocate for gun control by pushing an assault weapons ban proposal. "It shall be unlawful for a person to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or ...

WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court on June 2 preserved Maryland’s ban on assault-style weapons and Rhode Island's ban on high-capacity magazines, declining for now to decide if they meet the high court’s ...

PROVIDENCE – A long-sought ban on "assault weapons" in Rhode Island won House Judiciary Committee approval and is on its way to a vote by the full House of Representatives later in the week. The bill, ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Passing a new law restricting assault weapons took Rhode Island lawmakers more than 10 years, but it may offer a road map to other states looking to ease the proliferation of ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House on Friday approved legislation that would ban the sale and manufacture of many semiautomatic rifles commonly referred to as assault ...

The department's lawsuit notes that the prohibited firearms are "in common use" for "lawful purposes," meaning they are ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island lawmakers approved a scaled-back assault weapons ban on Friday, with some supporters acknowledging the bill was far more limited than they wanted but better than ...

Correction: State Sen. Zaynab Mohamed was on the scene of the Aug. 27 school shooting at Annunciation Church, but arrived after children had been brought to safety. An earlier version of this story ...

Ban passed during Clinton administration, allowed to lapse in Bush years. Dec. 18, 2012 -- Editor's Note: This post is part of a larger series by ABC News examining the complex legal, political and ...