Debunking the “Mass Shootings are a Mental Health Issue”Published in 2016 by American Psychiatric Association.FACT: Mass shootings by people with serious mental illness represent less than 1% of all yearly gun-related homicides. In contrast, deaths by...
Recognizing Outstanding Advocacy in 2019 We were so proud to present to four individuals and one group for having gone above and beyond to create awareness, lobby legislators, speak out and work to advance common-sense legislation: Steve AhlquistMuckraker of the Year...
Standing Up to the Bullies at the State House What an amazing show of courage and patience that our speakers and supporters displayed at the Safe Schools Act Rally last Tuesday, June 11, 2019! Take 1 Minute to Keep Guns Out of RI Schools We would like to send a giant...
Second Amendment Does Not Establish Unrestricted Access to Firearms The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller decision, authored by conservative justice Antonin Scalia, makes it clear, in no uncertain terms: “the right was not a right to keep and...
Updated List of RI Resident Op Eds and Media ReportsThe Newport Daily News, Article by Marcia Pobzeznik, Daily News CorrespondentMay 30, 2019: Sanctuary proposal triggers debate”When [Tiverton Police Chief] Jones was asked by deMedeiros what he would do if he...
RICAGV Press Release Ghost Gun Bill Passes Senate Judiciary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 28, 2019CONTACT: Kat Kerwin, Director of CommunicationsProvidence, Rhode Island (May 28, 2019)– The Senate Judiciary Committee voted this evening on a bill that seeks...
RICAGV Press Release Tiverton Votes Down Second Amendment Sanctuary City Resolution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 CONTACT: Kat Kerwin, Director of Communications Providence, Rhode Island (May 29, 2019) — Last night, the Tiverton Town Council...
RICAGV Press Release Tiverton Residents Prepare to Defeat 2nd Amendment Sanctuary Town ResolutionFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 28, 2019CONTACT: Kat Kerwin, Director of CommunicationsProvidence, Rhode Island (May 28, 2019)– The Tiverton Town Council will...
Catherine Sawoski, Tiverton ResidentPresident, High School Democrats, RIEvery day at my school, my friends and I eat lunch in the lockers — away from the main cafeteria area, a collection of groups find quieter, more secluded spots around campus to reset before...
