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On April 9, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha testified before the Rhode Island House Committee on State Government and Elections to support House bill 8148 abolishing the Coastal Resources
The bills will make it a felony to “knowingly and willfully” commit wage theft of more than $1,500, instead of a misdemeanor. House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi called the bills “historic.”
“The time for words has passed,” said Deputy Attorney General Adi Goldstein. “The bills have been heard year after year. They have been debated again and again . What has changed is the body count, and it keeps going up. The time has come to act.”
The legislation would ban the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Possession of assault weapons owned on the effective date of the bill would be “grandfathered” subject to certain registration provisions. Violators would be subject to up to 10 years in prison or a fine of up to $10,000 and forfeiture of the weapon.