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GOVERNOR GINA
RAIMONDO--
SIGNING TWO LANDMARK
PIECES OF LEGISLATION
INTO LAW TODAY.
(HE)
THE GOVERNOR SIGNED
THE RED FLAG LAW AND
BUMP STOCK BAN-- ON
WHAT HAPPENS TO BE
NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE
AWARENESS DAY.
TONIGHT--
WE'RE LEARNING MORE
ABOUT WHAT THE NEW
LAWS WILL DO TO HELP
PROTECT RHODE
ISLANDERS FROM GUN
VIOLENCE.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS
REPORTER ERIC
HALPERIN WAS AT THE
STATE HOUSE FOR
TODAY'S CEREMONY--
HE JOINS US LIVE FROM
MOBILE NEWSROOM.
(EH)
GUN SAFETY ADVOCATES
CONSIDER TODAY A BIG
WIN. THEY PACKED THE
ROTUNDA DURING
TODAY'S BILL SIGNING
CEREMONY IMPRESSED
WITH HOW QUICKLY
THESE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION WENT FROM
BILL TO LAW.
DOZENS WEARING ORANGE TO
SUPPORT NATIONAL GUN
VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY
ALSO FILLING THE ROTUNDA IN
SUPPORT OF THE NEWLY
SIGNED LEGISLATION. MANY IN
THE CROWD REPRESENTED
MOMS DEMAND ACTION FOR
GUN SENSE IN AMERICA.
IT MEANT SO MUCH
ONE OF THE NEW BILLS SIGNED
INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR GINA
RAIMONDO BANS BUMP STOCKS
WHICH INCREASE THE FIRE
RATE OF SEMI AUTOMATIC
WEAPONS. FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS SAY
THE DEVICE WAS USED BY THE
GUNMAN AT THE LAS VEGAS
CONCERT SHOOTING THAT
KILLED NEARLY 60 PEOPLE AND
INJURED HUNDREDS.
THERE'S NO ONE THING THAT
WILL STOP THESE TRAGEDIES,
THE BILLS I SIGNED TODAY ARE
BIG STEPS FORWARD.
THE OTHER BILL SIGNED INTO
LAW...THE RED FLAG BILL. IT
ALLOWS POLICE TO BRING
EVIDENCE SHOWING A PERSON
IS DANGER TO THEMSELVES OR
OTHERS AND OWNS GUNS TO A
JUDGE. THE JUDGE CAN THEN
ISSUE WHAT'S CALLED AN
EXTREME RISK PROTECTIVE
ORDER TO HAVE THAT
PERSON'S GUNS TAKEN AWAY.
IT'S GOING TO SAVE LIVES,
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT
THAT BILL WAS INTRODUCED
AFTER THE SHOOTING IN
PARKLAND WHERE POLICE SAY
MULTIPLE RED FLAGS WERE
BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION
ABOUT THE GUNMAN BEFORE
THE SHOOTING. NO ORGANIZED
OPPOSITION GROUP WAS HERE
TODAY. BUT AS THE BILL
TRAVELED THROUGH THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, MANY
REPRESENTING THE RHODE
ISLAND SECOND AMENDMENT
COALITION CAME OUT
OPPOSING IT.
"
It's a strong thing to say in
front of a
judge that a police officer
recommends it, you know they're
gonna give it a lot of
credibility"
(EH)
A COMMON THEME AMONG
SUPPORTERS IS THAT
THERE IS STILL MORE
WORK TO DO. WHAT ELSE
THEY'RE WORKING ON
COMING UP NEW AT 6.
LIVE IN PROVIDENCE, ERIC
HALPERIN, EYEWITNESS
NEWS.
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TONIGHT, WE'RE HEARING
FROM THE HEAD OF THE
RHODE ISLAND STATE
POLICE, ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT --- NOW
THAT THE RED FLAG BILL
IS THE LAW IN RHODE
ISLAND.
THE GOVERNOR SIGNED
IT AND A BAN ON BUMP
STOCKS THIS MORNING.
EYEWITNESS NEWS
REPORTER ERIC
HALPERIN IS LIVE IN
PROVIDENCE WITH
THE FOLLOW-UP.
The signing of these bills into
law was a welcome sight to
the gun safety advocates
here today. But they say
when it comes to gun safety,
their work is not done.
A sea of orange under the state
house rotunda. Those supporting
national gun violence awareness
day also celebrating the signing
of
the two new laws.
I JUST FELT
I JUST FELT LIKE I WAS PUSHING
A SNOWBALL UP A HILL AND
THAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD
TAKE SO MUCH LONGER
One of the laws bans bump
stocks.
Devices that increase the fire
rate of
semi automatic weapons. Federal
officials say it's what the las
vegas
shooter used to kill dozens and
hurt
hundreds. The other is a red
flag law
which allows police to bring
evidence showing a person is
danger to themselves or others
and
owns guns to a judge. The judge
can then issue what's called an
extreme risk protective order to
have that person's guns taken
away.
We want to make sure we follow
the
rules and do it the right way
and. it's
new so im sure we'll learn from
it,
we'll learn to get better
No organized group in opposition
was here today. The Rhode
Island
second amendment coalition has
previously voiced its opposition
at
the State House to the Red Flag
law.
Both were pushed by the group
moms demand action for gun sense
in america. It's volunteer
legislative
lead wants to see even more
done.
What was done today is part of
it but
there's plenty of other
fantastic bills
that were introduced this year
and in
previous years that i hope will
be
considered in short order and
will
move along.
Some of those bills include a
ban on assault weapons, a
ban on high capacity
magazines and a bill that
would only allow police to
carry guns on school
property. The governor was
asked about those. She says
if they don't make it through
this session, they'll be brought
up again next session. Live in
providence I'm EH, EWN.