The Virgina Senate, controlled by Dems, advanced anti-2nd amendment bills. The House of Delegates stopped them cold in their tracks. One bill would have made assault weapons illegal and if you already have one (many) you couldn't do anything with it but leave it in your safe. If you have a safe.
VA House Republicans vote down gun control measures after recent shootings on school VA House Republicans vote down gun control measures after recent shootings on school
Virginia House Republicans have voted down a range of bills that would have added new restrictions on firearms, including a ban on assault-style weapons, a college campus gun ban and a gun-storage bill that were priorities for Democrats.
The Thursday evening votes underscore that major action on gun laws is unlikely this year, given the divided control of the General Assembly.
On a 6-4 vote, a House Public Safety subcommittee defeated a bill from Democratic Del. Dan Helmer that would have expanded the definition of "assault firearm" and prohibited the import, sale, transfer, manufacture, purchase or transport of such a gun.