PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island's legislative response to the gun-control issues raised by the Newtown, Conn., school massacre will be unveiled on Tuesday, Governor Chafee said at a news conference on Wednesday.
The governor and sponsors of school safety bills -- Rep. Joseph McNamara and Sen. Hanna Gallo -- panned the National Rifle Association's call for armed officers in every American school.
McNamara said the proposal would be extremely expensive. Recalling some of the people with whom he has worked in R.I. schools, he said the idea is also "scary.''
Chafee said there should be fewer guns in the community, not more. He also reiterated his personal support for an assault weapons ban, but had no comment on whether this would be in the package rolled out Tuesday.