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McKee signs assault weapons ban into law

Corrected on July 1 at 9:41 a.m.

GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE on June 26 signed the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025 into law, which bans the manufacture, purchase, sale, transfer and possession of several types of semiautomatic and accessorized firearms. /COURTESY OF GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE’S OFFICE

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday signed a bill banning the manufacture, purchase, sale, and transfer of several types of semiautomatic and accessorized firearms, commonly referred to by gun control advocates as “assault” or “military-style” weapons. These include shotguns with fixed capacities exceeding six rounds and semi-automatic rifles with fixed magazine capacities greater

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