FBI Reports Rhode Island has Second Highest Increase in the Nation 51,369 NICS Checks in 2020 – 24,336 NICS Checks in 2019 FBI firearm background checks, known as NICS, are used to estimate gun sales by experts; a NICS background check does not equal a gun...
87% Increase in Gun Deaths – 2020 v. 2019 While gun sales surge beyond all previous years and gun deaths already topping the previous six years, leadership at the Rhode Island General Assembly has once again refused to take up evidence-backed, common-sense gun...
With House Majority Leader Joe Shekarchi poised to become the next Speaker of the House in Rhode Island, media reports paint a picture of a thoughtful and collaborative leadership style. Shekarchi spoke about the passage of “common-sense gun safety...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 CONTACT: Linda Finn, Executive Director, (401) 258-6851 RICAGV Congratulates Endorsed Candidates in 2020 General Election Providence, RI – November 4, 2020 – Gun Violence was a core issue in many Rhode...
RICAGV 2020 Endorsed Candidates FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, October 10, 2020 CONTACT: Linda Finn, Executive Director (401) 258-6851 ~ linda@ricagv.org 89 CANDIDATES ENDORSED BY RICAGV IN 2020 GENERAL ELECTION Providence, Rhode Island (October 10, 2020) —...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 11, 2020 CONTACT: Linda Finn, Executive Director, (401) 258-6851 Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence Wins Big in Primary elections Providence, RI — RICAGV endorsed candidates that support gun safety legislation...
Congratulations to Our Primary Endorsees Donate Now to Keep the Momentum Going NameChamberDistrictLast NameOffice Jack ReedUS SenateStatewideReedUS Senator Jim LangevinUS House2LangevinUS Representative Maryellen GoodwinRI Senate1GoodwinState Senator Sam BellRI...
On Saturday, August 29 the Providence Police arrested a man who was carrying a loaded Smith and Wesson firearm with a damaged serial number. Charges include unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, and possession of...
Surge in Gun Violence in Providence FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 21, 2020 CONTACT: Linda Finn, Executive Director, (401) 258-6851 Providence, Rhode Island, August 21, 2020 – On August 15th, 21-year-old Kiovany Diaz was attending his daughter’s birthday...
RICAGV Responds to Tragic Mass Shooting at Brown UniversityDecember 14, 2025
