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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge says Rhode Island’s gun permit system, which requires residents to show “a need” to ...
Elected officials recall the summer jobs of their youth; and a milestone season for Burrillville Little League.
A Cranston man was arrested Thursday on drug and gun charges at a home that also runs as a daycare, according to Rhode Island ...
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state’s requirement that residents show a need for an open-carry permit, ...
The Rhode Island Senate voted Tuesday night to pass three gun reform bills, including an age limit on firearm purchases, prompting an outburst from pro-gun advocates in the chamber's gallery.
Politics Bill would require Rhode Island gun owners to lock firearms when not in use Rhode Island currently can punish those who leave a firearm where a child can get it with a fine of $1,000 if ...
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo signed an executive order Monday establishing a statewide "red flag" policy to help keep guns away from people "who pose a danger to themselves and others." ...
The proliferation of untraceable "ghost guns," including one AR-15 rifle, into the hands criminals , is consequential for Rhode Island, officials say.
Gun purchases skyrocketed nationwide in 2020 amid pandemic woes and political tensions that reached a fever pitch. Now that Rhode Island appears to have pulled through the worst of it, a curious ...
Gun sales shot up in Rhode Island in the first two months of the pandemic By Amanda Milkovits Globe Staff,Updated May 19, 2020, 11:43 a.m.
The Rhode Island Senate debated a bill Tuesday, March 19, 2024, that would require all firearms, when not in use by the owner or other authorized user, to be stored in a locked container or ...