An Historic Achievement Rep. Justine Caldwell, along with new House Whip Katherine Kazarian, have garnered dozens of co-signers on four key bills, creating majority support for reforms that have been popular with public safety officials and Rhode Island residents for...
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RICAGV Press Release Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence Announces Endorsements for the 2020 General Assembly Election See RIGA Endorsements FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, July 27, 2020 CONTACT: Linda Finn, Executive Director (401) 258-6851 ~ linda@ricagv.org...
A timeline of RI events that produced a 132% Increase in NICS Background Checks in March 2020 – putting us at the top of the list of U.S. states. February 29, 2020 First COVID case reported RI Department of Health March 9, 2020 Gov. Raimondo declares...
132% Increase from February to March in Rhode Island These figures do not indicate gun sales, only that a background check was conducted. A person that has a clean background check may purchase more than one firearm. Rounding out the top ten states with the highest...
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO) Also known as Red Flag, EPROs allow the temporary removal of firearms. Under RI General Law 8-8.3, firearms may be removed, by court order, from a person who poses a significant danger of causing imminent personal injury to self...
Following National Trend, RI Police Struggle with Massive Increase in Gun Permit Applications In a letter to Gov. Raimondo, dated March 20th, Col. Sid Wordell, Executive Director of the RI Police Chiefs’ Association, requested an extension of the legal time frame to...
Following National Trend, RI Police Struggle with Massive Increase in Gun Permit Applications In a letter to Gov. Raimondo, dated March 20th, Col. Sid Wordell, Executive Director of the RI Police Chiefs’ Association, requested an extension of the legal time frame to...
Overwhelming Support to Ban Undetectable, Untraceable “Ghost Guns” A spirited round of objections, mostly based on the process that has been a point of contention between Speaker Mattiello, members of the “Reform Caucus” and some Republicans,...
RIGVEF Fundraiser on 401GivesMarch 30, 2021
A Second Amendment PrimerFebruary 24, 2021
Caldwell and Kazarian Rock the House for Gun Safety ReformFebruary 17, 2021
30 House Reps Have NOT Signed-On to Gun Safety ReformsFebruary 17, 2021
Pro-Gun Scare Tactics Lead to Surge in RI Gun Sales and Gun ViolenceJanuary 11, 2021
87% Increase in Gun Deaths in RI – 2020 v. 2019January 8, 2021