Gov. Dan McKee includes assault weapons ban in FY 2026 budget proposal

Gov. Dan McKee includes assault weapons ban in FY 2026 budget proposal

Gov. Dan McKee's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 includes a directive to "prohibit the future possession, purchase, sale, control and manufacture of assault weapons" in Rhode Island, according to a Jan. 16 press release from his office.The assault weapons ban is the first of its kind to appear in the governor's budget, McKee said during his State of the State Address last month. The proposed budget will now be reviewed and revised by the Ge…