Opinion: What the NRA Won't Tell You

What the NRA won't tell you.

Hundreds Rally Against Gun Registration Bill

Hundreds of gun rights advocates gathered at the State House protesting legislation introduced by Rep. Linda Finn of Middletown that would require gun owners to register with local police departments.

  Several hundred gun advocates showed up at the State House on Thursday afternoon to oppose a gun registration bill introduced by Rep. Linda Finn (D-Middletown, Portsmouth). Under the proposed legislation (2013-H 5573), anyone who possesses a firearm would be required to register the gun with local police for a $100 fee. Failure to do so would result in up to three years in prison and fines of up to $3,000. Currently, Rhode Island does not require registration or licensing for gun ownership. “The most obvious flaw in this legislation is that it is entirely contrary to the language and spirit of federal firearms law, the Brady Bill," said State Rep. Doreen Costa (R-North Kingstown, Exeter) at the rally. The Brady Handgun Violence …

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Mike

12:27 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013

Thank you, Rep. Finn for being so brave. At the very least, I hope your proposal brings about important discussion on the topic and leads to a reasonable compromise.   more ›

NRA: Put ‘Armed Police Officers’ in Every School

In a press conference held Friday morning, the head of the NRA called for armed police officers to guard our nations schools

During its first press conference since the Sandy Hook School shooting last Friday, the National Rifle Association (NRA) called for schools to be armed with police officers. "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," said NRA executive Wayne LaPierre. He said school children defenseless "and the predators of the world know it and exploit it." LaPierre urged Congress  ”to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every school in this nation. What do you think about the NRA's call for armed police officers in our schools? Tell us in the comments!

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Naome Lixes

8:31 am on Wednesday, December 26, 2012

I'm not sure I can evaluate Dianne Feinstien's mental status, nor do I think anyone with a school age child can be rational about this. Certainly those advocating gun-rights appear to do so from an irrational position. We've spent more on less ambitious plans. ($2.9B Cash for clunkers) This, coupled with a confiscate and convict statute afterwards will at the very least reduce the number of …   more ›