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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

U.S. Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, both Democrats from California, have revived an effort to impose a nationwide ban on assault weapons — more than two decades after a similar ban expired.