Melanie DuPont for House District 22

RICAGV Endorses Melanie DuPont for House District 22 With your FREE, no obligation plan: choose candidates and time to vote, find your polling place, email or print your ballot, and set-up reminders.  Make Your Voter Plan Now Melanie grew up in Greenville in a working...

Mario Mendez for House District 13

RICAGV Endorses Mario Mendez for House District 13 With your FREE, no obligation plan: choose candidates and time to vote, find your polling place, email or print your ballot, and set-up reminders.  Make Your Voter Plan Now A lifelong resident of District 13, Mario is...

RICAGV Gun Safety Endorsed Candidates

RICAGV Press Release ← Warwick Resident Shot Through Front Door Sen. Maryellen Goodwin for Senate District 1 → The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence Announces Gun Safety Endorsed Candidates FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 17, 2018 CONTACT: Kat...

Warwick Resident Shot Through Front Door

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 a Warwick resident was struck by a bullet and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The incident occured on West Shore Road around 7:30 pm. The suspect was taken into custody without incident shortly after the incident. It has not yet been...

Youth Empowerment Strategy Unveiled

RICAGV Press Release RICAGV Unveils Their Youth Empowerment Strategy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 12, 2018 CONTACT: Kat Kerwin, Director of Communications Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence Unveils Their Youth Empowerment Strategy Providence, Rhode Island July...

2018 Session Wrap Up: Big Gains for Common-Sense Gun Violence Reforms

2018 Session Recap: Big Gains for Common-Sense Gun Safety Reform Amazing Organizational Growth and Grassroots Activism Across the State This legislative session was very busy, with over 2,348 bills introduced in the House and Senate. And yet, in spite of the demands...

Final Lobby Day of 2018 a Huge Success

← RICAGV Statement on HB 8119 - Legalizing Civilian Ownership of Stun Guns (Tazers) Statement on the End of the 2018 Legislative Session → Thanks so much to the 20 RICAGV supporters who hit the House chamber for one more lobbying session last night. It was a...

RI Students to Legislators: We Are Not Targets

← ProJo My Turn: Elizabeth Abbott: RI Should Defy the Gun Lobby Week 2: Students Not Targets Rally → Students from Around Rhode Island Protest at the State House With the 2018 session winding down and no action on The Safe Schools Act, students demonstrated...