Posted on 04/11/2020 3:33:09 AM PDT by Libloather
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed several new gun restrictions he championed during this year's legislative session, cementing gains by gun control advocates they hope will serve as a blueprint for states around the country.
The Old Dominion has been the epicenter of the nations gun debate after Democrats took full control of the General Assembly last year on an aggressive gun control platform. Tens of thousands of gun owners from around the country rallied against new gun restrictions at the state Capitol in January while lawmakers ultimately approved 7 out of 8 of Northam's gun-control package.
The governor announced Friday he'd signed bills that include requiring universal background checks on gun purchases, a red flag bill to allow authorities to temporarily take guns away from people deemed to be dangerous to themselves or others, and limited handgun purchases to one a month.
This is an exciting day for me, Northam said on a conference call with gun-control advocates.
Virginia was once a socially conservative state where lawmakers in both parties viewed gun rights as sacrosanct and the National Rifle Association held great sway.
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Worthless little Nazi.
Evil POS.
The son-of-a-bitch is no good.
This is an exiting day for me. How so you worthless pos?
Oh, well, if it's just "temporary" then OK.
This is what happens when good people detach from the political process and sit out elections.
wow, good thing we didn’t elect Gillespie...
We can complain until we are black in the face but we need to vote these people out next year. They are unstoppable
In the perpetual war between good and evil, this is a (I pray temporary) victory for freedom’s totalitarian enemies.
Maybe the Supreme Court will put a stop to these ego-maniacs in Richmond. Are there any law suits filed against these laws?
A Nazi’s work is never done. Even while innocent people are dying by the thousands. Old “Blackface” must be proud of himself.
So are all those who voted for him!
If only there was a red flag law for fascists.... there is... fourteenth amendment section three...
Yeah, Northam.. I bet it was, you faggedy little communist.
So true, and the conservative Virginians must be on life support for they cannot turn out the vote as shown in repeated elections for two decades now.
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