Posted March 7, 2018 9:30 am by Comments

By Chris Eger

Crowds, estimated by state police to be over 800-strong, crowded the Rhode Island State House this week to talk to legislators about gun control bills. (Photo: RI Gun Blog)
Hundreds wearing shirts that said “Gun control does not work” filled the halls of the Rhode Island State House on Tuesday to let lawmakers know how they felt about pending bills.
So many Second Amendment advocates queued in line this week, the Providence Journal reported that the state fire marshal had to be called in to make sure the building was safe. The subject of the day: a proposed ban on firearms classified as “assault weapons” and a measure to allow police to temporarily confiscate guns from those deemed by a judge to be a potential threat.
“It’s people who assault people,” said Bob Schofield, 86, of Wakefield, who was among those waiting. “It’s not the rifle. I’d rather be the one with the firearm to stop the crazy.”
Among the groups behind the grassroots response were national gun rights organizations as well as local movements such as the Rhode Island 2nd Amendment Coalition and Rhode Island Self Defense Alliance. Besides Second Amendment advocates, the ACLU of Rhode Island has publicly come out against the

Source: Guns.com

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