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Virginia: Gun Ban Bill Defeated!
NRA ^ | Feb 17, 2020 | Staff

Posted on 02/17/2020 6:20:40 AM PST by 11th_VA

Thanks to Second Amendment supporters around the Commonwealth ceaselessly voicing their opposition to a sweeping gun ban, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10-5 to reject House Bill 961 on February 17th. Bloomberg’s House majority in the General Assembly is not going to deliver their most coveted agenda item to their billionaire master.

House Bill 961 was a comprehensive ban on many commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms, suppressors, and standard capacity magazines. The original bill sought to impose a licensing and registration scheme for citizens who wish to keep affected firearms they lawfully owned prior to the ban, with felony penalties for noncompliance. It also broadly banned any part that could be used to change a firearm into a banned configuration. While the House Public Safety Committee amended the bill to allow citizens to keep currently owned firearms and suppressors, there was no option for citizens to keep their lawfully acquired magazines with capacities greater than twelve rounds, forcing millions of Virginians to dispose of their property, become a criminal, or surrender them to the government.

Numerous other anti-gun bills are still in play this session. Please stay tuned to www.nraila.org and your email inbox for further updates on these bills and other issues threatening our Second Amendment rights in Virginia.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
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WOW !!!
1 posted on 02/17/2020 6:20:40 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

10-5.....pretty decisive vote.


2 posted on 02/17/2020 6:22:12 AM PST by ealgeone
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To: 11th_VA

bttt


3 posted on 02/17/2020 6:22:32 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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To: 11th_VA

Great News!


4 posted on 02/17/2020 6:22:48 AM PST by Made In The USA (Next thing you know, 'ol Jed's a millionaire)
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To: 11th_VA
New York Times:

Four moderate Democrats joined Republicans in Monday's committee vote, rejecting legislation that would have prohibited the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms, including popular AR-15 style rifles, and banned the possession of magazines that hold more than 12 rounds.

The bill was a top priority for Northam, a Democrat who has campaigned heavily for a broad package of gun-control measures.

5 posted on 02/17/2020 6:23:53 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

I would caution against getting too excited. These Commies are not of the mind to take defeat, easily or laying down. They will not give up in their efforts to replace Freedom with Tyranny. This is just a minor set-back.


6 posted on 02/17/2020 6:24:07 AM PST by Howie66 ("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat.....")
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To: 11th_VA

Great news!!


7 posted on 02/17/2020 6:24:08 AM PST by Ros42
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To: 11th_VA

This is a freakin’ miracle!


8 posted on 02/17/2020 6:24:27 AM PST by hoagy62 (America Supreme!)
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To: 11th_VA

9 posted on 02/17/2020 6:24:46 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: 11th_VA

Yes, wow but we need to stay vigilant


10 posted on 02/17/2020 6:25:24 AM PST by southernindymom
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To: ealgeone

They only tabled the bill for the year. It is important to never give up the fight.


11 posted on 02/17/2020 6:26:07 AM PST by TexasGurl24
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To: 11th_VA

Yes, Virginia. Citizens’ action does sometimes work.


12 posted on 02/17/2020 6:26:45 AM PST by Eleutheria5 ("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
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To: hoagy62
Not a miracle, an election year

Wait until next year. The Democrats can

13 posted on 02/17/2020 6:27:28 AM PST by rdcbn ( Referentiai)
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To: ealgeone

That’s great!!!


14 posted on 02/17/2020 6:27:42 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: TexasGurl24
They only tabled the bill for the year.

Enough time to ensure these MoFos don't get re-elected in 2021

15 posted on 02/17/2020 6:28:05 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: Howie66

We know that.

We are in this for the long haul and I don’t think any of us are unaware of that.


16 posted on 02/17/2020 6:28:37 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: 11th_VA

Don’t get too excited, they’ll just massage it a little and keep bringing it back until the senate is worn down.


17 posted on 02/17/2020 6:28:48 AM PST by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: 11th_VA

None of the VA Senate is up in 2021, only the VA House of Delegates.


18 posted on 02/17/2020 6:31:56 AM PST by TexasGurl24
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To: Howie66

They better learn to take defeat regularly. Those who have Chinese influence money better learn to tread softly. We see and we know!!


19 posted on 02/17/2020 6:32:31 AM PST by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: 11th_VA

I thought that the Rats recently seized control of the Virginia legislature.


20 posted on 02/17/2020 6:32:38 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election)
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