RICAGV Press Release
RICAGV Congratulates Massachusetts Appeals Court Ruling in Favor of the Assault Weapons Ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, April 9, 2018
CONTACT: Kat Kerwin, Director of Communications
Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence Statement Congratulates Massachusetts for Court Ruling in Favor of the Assault Weapon Ban
Providence, Rhode Island (April 9, 2018) – The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV) applauds Massachusetts for consistently having the strongest gun laws in the nation, policy that has resulted in the state having the lowest death
rate in the country.
This is after a federal court ruled against the National Rifle Association’s challenge to the state’s assault weapon ban. U.S. District Judge William Young ruled the ban is in fact constitutional stating: “The AR-15 and its analogs, along with large capacity magazines, are simply not weapons within the original meaning of the individual constitutional rights to ‘bear arms.'”
RICAGV maintains that Rhode Island will be next to ban dangerous military-style assault weapons, like the AR-15 that took 17 innocent lives in Parkland, Florida.
“The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence must join Massachusetts and ban military style assault weapons.” Said RICAGV President, Linda Finn. “Banning these dangerous weapons of war is an important step to saving lives in our communities.”
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