OUR MISSION

The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV) is a coalition of organizations, activists, advocates, educators, legislators, and community members who address gun violence as an urgent public health issue. Since 2013, RICAGV utilizes the collective power of its membership and grassroots organizing methods to advance programs and policies that will reduce gun violence of all types resulting in safer, healthier Rhode Island communities.

RICAGV IS HIRING!

Please click below to learn more about current positions opened at RICAGV.

Three Gun Safety Laws Signed in 2022!

Governor Dan McKee signed key reforms into law:

  • Limiting magazines to 10 rounds

  • Raising the age to buy long guns and ammunition from 18 to 21

  • Prohibiting loaded long guns in public

RI Students and Attendees Sent a Powerful Message at the RI March for Our Lives Rally

Help us fight the pro-gun lobby at the State House!

Every dollar you give goes toward helping prevent gun violence in RI!

Highlights from the Blog

Gun Violence Awareness Day

Gun Violence Awareness Day

Gun Violence Awareness Day is on June 1, 2023. This is also known as the Wear Orange Day, and was founded to honor survivors and victims of gun violence.

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Lobby Day 2023

Lobby Day 2023

Join Us for Lobby Day! Tuesday, April 4, from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. at the Rhode Island State House.

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401GIVES

401GIVES

Join us for 401Gives by becoming a fundraising champion for the Rhode Island Gun Violence Education Fund (the educational arm of RI Coalition Against Gun Violence.)

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March Organizational Meeting

March Organizational Meeting

Thank you to EVERYONE who attended our March Organizational Meeting! We had a GREAT TURNOUT of activists who are eager to advocate for an assault weapons ban and safe storage!

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A Second Amendment Primer

A Second Amendment Primer

The right to bear arms established under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is often misunderstood and often misrepresented.

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2020 RI Gun Safety Poll

Overwhelming support for common-sense gun safety measures, including more than 70% in favor of limiting magazine capacity and regulating assault weapons.

Gun Safety Reform is Constitutional

In 2008, District of Columbia v. Heller affirmed:

“the [Second Amendment] right was not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose.”

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