Gun compromise strains under pressure, with leadership votes saving two bills Published Mon Jun 28 2021 23:24:34 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by Ian Donnis
A compromise to move four gun-related bills to the full Rhode Island House and Senate strained under pressure Monday, as the sponsor of one bill withdrew it due to changes she disliked and the top leaders of both chambers had to cast committee votes to save two other bills from going down to defeat.
The drama in each chamber’s Judiciary Committee reflects how lawmakers remain divided on gun regulation, even with the control of the House speakership shifting over the last year from NRA stalwart Nicholas Mattiello to the more moderate Joe Shekarchi (D-Warwick).
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Rhode Island Lt. Governor Daniel J. McKee receives his covid-19 vaccination in March at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence from RN Kerry Stanchin.Bob Breidenbach/The Providence Journal
PROVIDENCE, R.I. â Governor Dan McKee toured two new regional vaccination sites on Wednesday, where he said opening additional sites is critical to helping make sure that everyone in Rhode Island who wants a coronavirus shot, but who canât make it to a mass vaccination site, has access to one.