Rhode Island state lawmakers have approved legislation to outlaw the manufacture and sale of a range of semi-automatic rifles.
Democratic Governor Dan McKee posted he’s ready to sign the bill into law. McKee posted on Friday, “I’m proud that Rhode Island took an important step forward in protecting our communities from gun violence. I included an assault weapons ban in my budget for this very reason — and as a result, tonight we saw progress.”
The AP reported that Rhode Island would then join ten other states that have enacted some form of government control on semi-automatic firearms, commonly referred to as assault weapons.
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