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Three R I gun bills advance while another is withdrawn in protest

Three R.I. gun bills advance while another is withdrawn in protest Edward Fitzpatrick © Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff A pro-second-amendment supporter outside of the Rhode Island State Capitol, where bills that would either expand gun rights or seek to control firearms were debated on March 13, 2021. PROVIDENCE In close committee votes Monday, the Rhode Island House and Senate advanced bills that would outlaw “straw purchases” of guns and prohibit firearms on school grounds, but a legislator withdrew another gun bill after it was “gutted.” House and Senate leaders had reached agreement on four gun bills that appeared to be headed to a final vote in the waning days of this year’s legislative session, including a bill that would require enhanced reporting by the attorney general on gun crimes.

Senate President Ruggerio to introduce bill banning guns on school grounds

Senate President Ruggerio to introduce bill banning guns on school grounds Though he has an ‘A’ rating from the NRA, the Senate president breaks with the pro-gun group on the legislation, which the NRA strongly opposed in the past. By Edward Fitzpatrick and Amanda Milkovits Globe Staff,Updated December 21, 2020, 9:04 p.m. Email to a Friend Senate President Dominick J. RuggerioBarry Chin/Globe Staff PROVIDENCE — Despite having an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association, Rhode Island Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio on Monday said he will introduce legislation to ban the carrying of concealed weapons on school grounds. The NRA has strongly opposed the legislation in past years when it was introduced by Senator Harold M. Metts, a Providence Democrat. But Metts lost a Democratic primary in September, and Ruggerio told the Globe Monday he would introduce the bill himself in the legislative session that begins in January.

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