Posted on 04/10/2026 4:29:11 AM PDT by marktwain
On June 26, 2025, Governor of Rhode Island (D) Dan McKee signed into law a ban on the manufacture, purchase, sale or transfer of certain firearms. The firearms affected were semi-automatic shotguns with fixed magazine capacity exceeding six rounds, shotguns with revolving cylinders, and semi-automatic rifles with fixed magazine capacity exceeding ten rounds.
In addition, the ban covers semi-automatic rifles which can accept a detachable magazine and which have any one or more of the following characteristics:
The ban also covers semi-automatic pistols with a fixed magazine capacity exceeding 10 rounds and any semi-automatic firearm that can accept a belt ammunition feeding device.
The ban does not include .22 rimfire rifles with attached tubular magazines. The ban does not appear to include pistols with detachable magazines or semi-automatic shotguns with detachable magazines. On February 27, 2026, Democrats in the Senate introduced a bill to add possession to the prohibitions already passed in 2025. This changes the ban on obtaining the affected firearms into a ban on possessing them.
Senate sponsors to add “Possession” are: Alana M. DiMario, district 36;Dawn Euer, district 13; Meghan E. Kallman, district 15; Pamela J. Lauria, district 32; Tiara T. Mack, district 6; Mark P. McKenney, district 30; Linda L. Ujifusa, district 11; Bridget Valverde, district 35; and Samuel D. Zurier, district 3.
The Rhode Island Senate contains 38 senators. 17 are women, 21 are men. Four are Republicans, 34 are Democrats. All of the sponsors of the bill to ban possession are
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It’s like the Second Amendment just doesn’t exist at all.
Hey, let’s make Islam illegal and close all the mosques. Or is the First Amendment still there? How come we still have the First Amendment, but not the Second Amendment?
The entire northeast down to Maryland is a liberal shxthole so anything they do is the opposite of what’s right.
New Hampshire is pretty good. Maine is better than the others.
This is the same as Canada.
So if the 2nd Amendment allows the same as Canada, what is it ...?
Did I read wrong, or is the title misleading. The title says “Ban Possession of Commonly Owned Firearms” and the article itself says “ban on the manufacture, purchase, sale or transfer of certain firearms.”
That’s a big difference, for if one currently owns one of the about to be prohibited weapons they will not be violating any law.
But I do fully understand the basic point to be made is that the law is infringement on the right to own weapons and to defend ones self. Typical demorcat communists trying to disarm the public.
The clock is ticking here in Maine as the Democrats pull one stunt after another. They have no opposition to any of the things that they are throwing out. Governor Mills is as corrupt as they come and her Mini-Me, Shenna Bellows, is thought of as a shoe-in for governor in the next election. I don’t buy it, but what do I know?
And if Spermburger has her way, Virginia will be joining them.
The commiecrats never stop trying. They so deeply want to be the next Stalin, and they will stop at nothing to achieve that goal.
What part of SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED do they not understand?
When they knock on YOUR door, you know what to do.
New Hampshire and Maine are liberal as hell. Fag flags and rainbows everywhere. Taxed to death, no infrastructure, horrible roads. I was born and raised in Maine and left 46 years ago. Was just up there for 10 days and it’s a disaster at best. The governor, Janet Mills and the legislators are all insanely libtards.
Ya, makes sense. Take away features that make the weapon unsafe while firing. Only a demoncrat could figure that one.
brian griffin is celebrating.
I have mixed feelings.
Come the Civil War they may regret these policies.
What about the shoulder thing that goes up?
“grenade launcher”
From my cold dead fingers
This is why the Founding Fathers didn’t give women the right to vote.
“ Hey, let’s make Islam illegal and close all the mosques. Or is the First Amendment still there? How come we still have the First Amendment, but not the Second Amendment?”
I think we should be able to do this without violating the 1st. Declare that Islam does not meet the requirements of “religion” to qualify, and may not be practiced here.
And it doesn’t let ok like the Feds will care one bit:
anti-2A Communists....
What did I win?? 😀
From the article:
On February 27, 2026, Democrats in the Senate introduced a bill to add possession to the prohibitions already passed in 2025.
So the ban on manufacture, purchase, etc., was passed in June 2025. Adding possession to it is what is on the table now.
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