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. It originally began on June 2, 2015, on what would have been the 18th birthday of Hadiya Pendleton. Pendleton was...
By: Michael F. Kraemer, Esq. Last year, the Supreme Court in the Bruen case adopted a different approach to evaluating laws restricting firearms in light of the Second Amendment. Before Bruen, five different U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals had ruled on the...
The Campaign for Gun Violence Prevention Rhode Island* is hosting a lobby day on Tuesday, April 4, from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. at the Rhode Island State House. We will lobby for two life-saving gun violence prevention laws: Regulating Assault Weapons and Safe Firearm...
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) 401Gives will take place starting at 6 am on Friday, March 31, and ending at 6 pm on Monday, April 3...
Thank you to EVERYONE who attended our March Organizational Meeting this week, our first in-person Organizational Meeting since March 4, 2020! We had a GREAT TURNOUT of activists who are eager to advocate for an assault weapons ban and safe storage! Click Here to read...
By: Michael F. Kraemer, Esq. The right to bear arms established under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is often misunderstood and often misrepresented. Given the proposed assault weapons ban bill pending in the General Assembly, it is important...
The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV) is pleased to welcome its new slate of Board of Directors. RICAGV Board Chair Sydney Montstream-Quas said, “In addition to several returning members, we are pleased to welcome five new dedicated individuals to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2023 CONTACT: Sydney Montstream-Quas, RICAGV Board Chair, sydney@ricagv.org RICAGV Announces Results of 2022 Endorsements Leading gun safety organization sees 94% of endorsed candidates elected to the 2022 General Assembly. The...
Thank you to the more than 70 friends, partner organizations, supporters, and legislative champions who joined in the celebration of the success of the Campaign for Gun Violence Prevention RI in 2022. Linda Finn, RICAGV co-founder and founding Executive Director, was...