claim: there are "approximately 20,000 annual gun purchases in rhode island."
author: brett smiley
evidence_1: providence mayoral candidate brett smiley says there are roughly 20,000 guns  ... statewide sales tax “on the approximately 20,000 annual gun purchases …
evidence_2: brett p. smiley is a democratic who ran for mayor of providence, r.i., in 2014. ...  there are "approximately 20,000 annual gun purchases in rhode island.".
evidence_3: brett smiley unveils “road repair plan” for providence ... providence mayoral  candidate brett smiley says there are roughly 20,000 guns sold yearly in r.i..  july 20 ... statewide sales tax “on the approximately 20,000 annual gun  purchases …
evidence_4: politifact rhode island on friday, september 12th, 2014. mostly true ... there  are "approximately 20,000 annual gun purchases in rhode island." — politifact  ...
evidence_5: safe storage laws require people to responsibly store their firearms and ... lower  reported numbers indicate that from 2005 to 2014, roughly 20,000 american  minors ... rate among youth in massachusetts is 35% below the national average.  .... the laws in four other states (illinois, maryland, pennsylvania, and rhode  island) ...