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Three R.I. gun bills advance while another is withdrawn in protest


Three R.I. gun bills advance while another is withdrawn in protest
Edward Fitzpatrick
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A pro-second-amendment supporter outside of the Rhode Island State Capitol, where bills that would either expand gun rights or seek to control firearms were debated on March 13, 2021.
PROVIDENCE In close committee votes Monday, the Rhode Island House and Senate advanced bills that would outlaw “straw purchases” of guns and prohibit firearms on school grounds, but a legislator withdrew another gun bill after it was “gutted.”
House and Senate leaders had reached agreement on four gun bills that appeared to be headed to a final vote in the waning days of this year’s legislative session, including a bill that would require enhanced reporting by the attorney general on gun crimes. ....

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RI lawmakers OK longer name for 'T.F. Green airport'


So the longer Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport was proposed, although that idea also faced opposition.
Rep. Charlene Lima, a Cranston Democrat and critic of current airport leadership, argued that the name should reflect the state s largest city and airport call letters: PVD.
No airport in a country of over 5,000 airports is named after their state and for a good reason, a good economically sound reason, Lima said. This is going to be an embarrassment across the country.
Lima also questioned the cost of the name change, which the airport is covering. She proposed an amendment that would require the airport to annually report any and all costs connected to the name change. It was defeated 17-47. ....

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