2021 Gun Deaths Continue to Soar 116% increase in non-suicide gun deaths from January through May of this year comes on top of the massive surge in Rhode Island gun violence in 2020. RI Non-Suicide Gun Deaths January-MayNon-Suicide Gun Deaths 202113 20206 20196 20187...
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 17, 2021CONTACT: Linda Finn, Executive Director(401) 258-6851 ~ linda@ricagv.org Providence, Rhode Island (Monday, May 7, 2021) – The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence calls on the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to...
Successfully Managing a Daunting Task Firearm hearings have been long, drawn-out affairs as a rule, and this year was no exception. Thankfully, Senate and House Judiciary Chairs Cindy Coyne and Bob Craven managed to respectfully steer contentious members through the...
Written by Pete Bilderback and published in the Providence Journal on May 14, 2021. While we have heard a lot of noise from gun-safety opponents about the dramatic increase in background checks as people rush to buy guns to protect their families during the pandemic,...
On the Fence on Gun Safety Reform Please let Sen. Burke know that you want him to urge leadership to put move Attorney General Neronha’s gun bills to the floor for debate and up-or-down votes. Rep. John Burke, Democrat Senate District 9, West Warwick Phone (401)...
On the Fence on Gun Safety Reform Please let Rep. Solomon know that you want him to urge leadership to put move Attorney General Neronha’s gun bills to the floor for debate and up-or-down votes. Rep. Joe Solomon, Democrat House District 22, Warwick Phone (401)...
On the Fence on Gun Safety Reform Please let Rep. Baginski know that you want her to urge leadership to put move Attorney General Neronha’s gun bills to the floor for debate and up-or-down votes. Rep. Jacqueline Baginski, Democrat House District 17, Cranston...
ROUND 2 – Anchor Art & Antiques As decided in the April 27, 2021 meeting, the issue of a new permit to sell guns at this location, less then 1/2 mile from Warwick Neck Elementary School, will be heard tomorrow night. The problem was that Anchor Art &...
23.3% Increase in 1st Quarter Comparison Rhode Island’s surge in NICS firearm backgrounds continues – comparison of the first quarter (January to March) of 2021 to all previous years shows the highest levels since the FBI began publishing this data back in...
RICAGV Responds to Tragic Mass Shooting at Brown UniversityDecember 14, 2025
