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The Speaker of the House in Rhode Island, Gordon Fox, resigned from the speakership after his office was raided by the Department of Justice, the FBI, and the IRS.   He was rated a "C" by the NRA.   While second amendment supporters had fought efforts to promote further infringements on their rights to a standstill in the state, several bills are still in the legislative process.   House Bill 7583 would mandate registration and restrict possession of "assault weapons".   HB 7585 would ban magazines of more than ten rounds.   HB 7584 would do both.    An explanation of these bills, which are...

WARWICK — A Superior Court judge sentenced James E. Cook Friday to what amounts to life plus seven years for the 22 crimes from first-degree sexual assault to identity theft and drug possession to bestiality he was convicted of in March. During the seven-day trial, prosecutors produced videotaped evidence of Cook, 47, performing sexual acts on two unconscious teenagers on separate occasions. Cook had also videotaped a sexual encounter that he orchestrated between a 17-year-old boy and a friend’s dog. His niece testified that Cook had sold drugs to her, and the state produced records and witnesses that showed Cook...