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As mass shootings roil the country, Rhode Island debates gun safety laws -- again


As mass shootings roil the country, Rhode Island debates gun safety laws again
The proposed legislation includes banning assault rifles and high-capacity magazines, prohibiting straw purchases, allowing people to carry handguns without a permit, and allowing people with permits in other states to also carry in Rhode Island.
By Amanda Milkovits Globe Staff,Updated April 13, 2021, 1 hour ago
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In West Warwick, a Glock pistol on display at Heritage Gun & Coin.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
PROVIDENCE — They each had their own studies, their own interpretations of data, their own passionate opinions on what, if anything, could be done to prevent gun violence. ....

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Valverde abortion accessibility bill hits hurdle from Senate Democrats


PROVIDENCE – Legislation introduced by District 35 (East Greenwich, North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Narragansett) Senator Bridget Valverde that would expand abortion and medical care access for low-income individuals recently hit a roadblock imposed by Rhode Island Senate Democrats. The bill, despite its medical nature and Valverde’s objection, is now assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee, where it has little hope to pass, rather than the Senate’s Committee on health and human services.
“This bill should be heard in the Health & Human Services Committee, where it belongs and where I asked it be referred even before I formally introduced the bill,” said Valverde. “After all, this is a bill that only addresses coverage for a health care service. The Health & Human Services Committee, of which I am the Vice Chair, routinely deals with health coverage legislation. Instead, it was sent to the Judiciary Committee, which deals with criminal codes. ....

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