A night for Rhode Island journalists to celebrate and a photo worth a second look

A night for Rhode Island journalists to celebrate and a photo worth a second look

Second Amendment supporters in yellow shirts and gun safety advocates in red and orange stand for the Pledge of Allegiance in the gallery over the Rhode Island Senate on June 20, 2025, in this photo that received an honor in the 2026 Rhode Island Press Association Editorial Awards competition. That night Senate voted 25-11 to pass an amended bill banning the manufacture and sale of assault-style weapons. (Photo by Michael Salerno/Rhode Island Cu…