R.I. Senate passes gun bills amid dramatic debates, protests - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : But Coyne contended that there is no evidence that gun ownership increases safety of women.
54% : After concluding the rest of its daily calendar, the Senate took up the gun bills as Second Amendment advocates outside the chamber chanted "We will not comply!"When gun advocates shouted from the Senate gallery, Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin asked that the gallery be cleared if the outbursts continued.
54% : Senator Frank S. Lombardi, a Cranston Democrat, said he voted against the magazine capacity bill because it involves "a fundamental right under the Second Amendment."
53% : He questioned how lawmakers would respond to proposals involving other constitutional rights such as the First Amendment or the right to a jury.

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