ALERT! RI House Judiciary Hearing on ALL gun bills on Friday March 19th!
Hearing will start at 1pm and will last until late evening. You have the option to submit written testimony AND/OR testify via telephone. PS, we are not in control of the process below, but we have made it as simple as State House rules allow us to do. It is CRITICAL that you do the following steps:Submit ONE form to testify on all the bills (this is change from their original plan)! Keep your testimony on a topic directly related to the bill.
Oppose Red bills and support Green bills as in buttons below.
Feel free to modify the Subject and Body of the email. Please add your name and address at the end of the email.
PS! Some email clients mess up the formatting or cut off the email so you might have to modify the email. We apologize for the inconvenience, but you can use this instead of the form letter below (still use the button below for verbal testimony). Agenda
Type of Testimony to Request/Submit
Please indicate your position on all bills in the form.
Verbal Testimony:All Written Testimony:All
01. Verbal H5381 02. Written H5381
H5381 medical release for gun purchase.
03. Verbal H5386 04. Written H5386
H5386 declare how many guns will be bought.
05. Verbal H5395 06. Written H5395
H5395 mandates arming campus police.
07. Verbal H5553 08. Written H5553
H5553 felony to store firearms unlocked
09. Verbal H5554 10. Written H5554
H5554 will ban most magazines in use today.
11. Verbal H5555 12. Written H5555
H5555 will ban CCW on school grounds.
13. Verbal H5556 14. Written H5556
H5556 will ban most semiautomatic firearms.
15. Verbal H5557 16. Written H5557
H5557 will allow stun guns and CCW appeal.
17. Verbal H5558 18. Written H5558
H5558 CCW reciprocity.
19. Verbal H5639 20. Written H5639
H5639 another CCW reciprocity.
21. Verbal H5726 22. Written H5726
H5726 ban long guns in public.
23. Verbal H5727 24. Written H5727
H5727 AG report on gun charges.
25. Verbal H5730 26. Written H5730
H5730 CCW reciprocity with MA/CT.
27. Verbal H5882 28. Written H5882
H5882 Legalizes stun guns. Sets up appeal.
29. Verbal H5942 30. Written H5942
H5942 prohibit teacher CCW incentive.
31. Verbal H5969 32. Written H5969
H5969 ban long guns in public.
33. Verbal H5970 34. Written H5970
H5970 21 years old to buy guns/ammo.
35. Verbal H5971 36. Written H5971
H5971 CCW reform.
37. Verbal H5972 38. Written H5972
H5972 Constitutional Carry.
39. Verbal H5973 40. Written H5973
H5973 Carry weapons during mandatory evac.
41. Watch Written testimonies can be seen here.
Rhode Island Firearm Owners' League (RIFOL) is a non-profit organization formed to provide a consistent and unified voice for law-abiding Rhode Island Citizens exercising their Second Amendment rights. We believe in a non-partisan, grassroots approach to advancing firearm owners' rights to enjoy all legal activities, including self-defense, competition, hunting, and recreational shooting.
With education, litigation, legislation, and partnering across the Second Amendment Community, RIFOL seeks to preserve and advance Rhode Island Firearm owners' rights as guaranteed by the United States Constitution and Article 1, Section 22 of the Constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Our partnership activities are essential; there are several organizations in Rhode Island focused on similar activities. However, due to Federal and state laws that govern these organizations' actions, each serves a critical role in our community.
RIFOL focuses on tracking legislation, election candidates, and communicating everything that is firearm-related in Rhode Island.
Some of our partners include:
- Federated Rhode Island Sportsmen's Club represents many of the state's gun clubs.
- RI2nd is the NRA affiliated club and provides a significant lobbying presence in the state.
- RI2nd Political Action Committee (PAC) raises money for candidates running for office in Rhode Island to support firearms rights.
- RIFOL-CDF, the newest organization in the state, promotes lawful gun ownership and protects the right to keep and bear arms; money raised for this fund can be used in lawsuits to serve the mission.