Rhode Island
Rhode Island has taken many important steps to enact common-sense gun laws. In addition to requiring background checks on all gun sales and enacting a strong Extreme Risk law, the state has recently strengthened its laws to disarm domestic abusers, to protect Rhode Islanders from the emerging threat of ghost guns, and to prohibit high-capacity magazines.
51
In an average year, 51 people die by guns in Rhode Island.
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#13
in the country for Gun Law Strength.
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But there’s more work to do in the Ocean State to implement its current laws and prohibit assault weapons.
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