Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House passed legislation late Friday that would ban the sale and manufacturing of certain semiautomatic rifles, commonly referred to as assault weapons.

The Ocean State will join 10 other states across the country that have some sort of prohibition on high-powered firearms once Gov. Dan McKee (D-RI) signs the bill into law. 

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