Sen. Pam Lauria, a nurse practitioner for Brown University Health in East Greenwich, is a vocal advocate for stronger state gun safety laws, including an assault weapons ban. (Photo by Laura Paton/Rhode Island Current)Patience was thin and the Rhode Island Senate calendar heavy on the afternoon of June 12 as lawmakers sprinted toward the end of the 2025 legislative session. Time was running out to change the fate of a proposed assault weapons ba…