← Linda Finn on Concealed Carry Permit Holders “The Town of Portsmouth respectfully requests the Rhode Island General Assembly to support H-5762, H-5741 and H-5739.”Reported in the Newport Daily News on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, Portsmouth leaders...
Finn Debunks “Good Guy with a Gun” Myth RICAGV Executive Director Linda Finn testified to the House Judiciary Committee about the 1,200+ media reports of concealed carry permit (CCP) holders who have committed crimes, including murder and mass shootings,...
Overwhelming Support from Law Enforcement and Public Safety Officials The experts weighed in on The Safe Schools Act of 2019 at the State House on March 19th. Col. James Manni, Superintendent of the RI State Police, along with other R.I. law enforcement and public...
← RICAGV Supports Reform Caucuses Call for Rule Changes RI House District 1 → Over 40 Rhode Island citizens and experts signed up to give testimony – all in opposition – to H5037, the House Rules bill for 2019/20. A dozen or so more names were...
RICAGV Press Release ← 2018 Year in Review House Rules Hearing Draws Big Crowd → Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence Supports The Reform Caucuses Calls for Rule Changes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 4, 2019CONTACT: Kat Kerwin, Director of...
RICAGV Press Release ← Statement on Terror in Pittsburgh 2018 Year in Review → Congratulations to RICAGV Endorsed Candidates FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 7, 2018CONTACT: Kat Kerwin, Director of Communications, kat@ricagv.orgProvidence, Rhode...
← Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for U.S. Senate Statement on Terror in Pittsburgh → Awareness Campaigns with Key Partners Generating Press in R.I. We have two goals for this 2018 Election cycle: 1. Promoting Gun Safety Champions throughout the state 2....
RICAGV Endorses Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for U.S. Senate We endorse Senator Whitehouse as a gun safety reform lawmaker who can be counted on to support common-sense gun safety legislation. He will continue to fight for universal background checks and renewing the...
RICAGV Endorses Congressman Jim Langevin for U.S. House of Representatives Since 2001 Congressman Langevin has been fully supportive of common-sense gun safety legislation while representing Rhode Islanders in Washington, D.C. In 2016, after learning from the Brady...