Minutes into the earlier Senate debate, Democratic Sen. Pamela Lauria attempted to reinstate the language banning possession ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican efforts to loosen regulations on gun silencers and short-barreled rifles and shotguns have been ...

President Donald Trump is pushing for swift passage of a sweeping tax and spending bill that includes controversial ...

Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House has advanced legislation that would ban sales of certain semiautomatic ...

Austria plans to tighten its gun control rules after a 21-year-old killed 10 people then killed himself in the country's worst school shooting by far, the conservative-led government said on ...

The bill only applies to the sale and manufacturing of assault weapons, not possession. Rhode Island is now one of eleven states with some version of an assault-style weapons ban. The most similar law ...

McCarthy became a citizen legislator, a reminder that in a democracy an unexpected voice can emerge from anywhere and out of ...

Record funding for school, reform for civil commitment, housing changes and more passed during the 2025 session that ended June 27.

Multiple Wyoming school districts say the repeal of Wyoming’s gun-free zones has prompted hikes in their liability insurance ...

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee signed legislation Thursday that bans the sale of certain military-style weapons in the state. “Today, we’re delivering progress on the work to keep our children, families, ...

The issue of political violence in American politics should be near to Trump’s heart. He is after all the survivor of two ...

In a final burst of activity, state lawmakers closed out the 2025 legislative session this week by passing dozens of ...