Second prize in the March 20 drawing is described as a Mossberg .12Ga Pump action shotgun.
The Conservative Caucus motto: Ocean State Culture, Done Right has launched the raffle at a time when gun control is gaining ground at the Rhode Island State House.
The single largest obstacle to past action on these types of bills was then-House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, a Cranston Democrat with a consistent A rating from the NRA, who lost his bid for reelection in November.
Key members of new House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi s leadership team have F rankings from the NRA.
The lead sponsors of this year s gun-control package include new House Majority Leader Christopher Blazejewski and new House Majority Whip Katherine S. Kazarian and Rep. Justine Caldwell.
PROVIDENCE In a matter of days, 2020 will close out as a year rife with uncertainty for many Rhode Islanders. But housing advocates and others fear more uncertainty lies ahead, and urge the state to seize the chance to address the housing, public health and economic inequities heightened by the pandemic.
The state’s dense and lower-income urban areas such as Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls have been hardest hit by not only the coronavirus but by housing insecurity, data show.
“We have to stay focused on the long run. We need more housing. We need more housing that people can afford,” said Karen Santilli, executive director of the state’s largest shelter provider, Crossroads RI.