Following their loss in the general assembly, the big brave 2nd amendment crowd has decided that threatening hard-working waitresses will bring people around to their side. Anyone watching the recent State House protests during the gun reform debates probably noted the whiteness and maleness of the yellow-shirt crowd. Two co-morbidities were also on display, so …
(3.24) Show your support for those amazing Parkland students and a sane approach to gun control this Saturday at the March For Our Lives. Let your elected officials see that there will be a price paid next November for continued allegiance to the NRA. (Most NRA members support stricter gun laws, but the NRA no …
So you can just program the “Thoughts and Prayers” format into your illuminated sign and fill in the name of the city or school when news breaks? Really saves time. Or maybe it’s time to do something more substantive. Rhode Island State Rep Aaron Regunberg (D-Providence) was already working on some common sense gun control …
(4.15) House Reps Edith Ajello (D-Providence) and Teresa Tanzi (D-South Kingstown) will be holding a joint fundraiser Wednesday evening at Ogie’s Trailer Park. This will follow two days of testimony before the House Judiciary Committee regarding proposed gun-control legislation (which they support). I think it’s safe to say everyone will need a drink by then. …
(4.16) The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence will be holding a rally Thursday at the State House to bring attention to gun-control legislation being introduced this week. Hearings before the House Judiciary Committee are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday; opposing viewpoints can be expected. A press conference will be held in the rotunda following …
“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” So said NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre today in a news conference, urging Congress to put an armed law enforcement agent in every American school. Put the pikes away people, let this idiot speak. In a …
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