If I remember correctly the original purpose of the Virginia law was exactly what it accomplished -- a documented HUGE drop in the number of guns bought in Virginia and being used in crimes in places like New York. I'm sure the gunrunners have gone to other states but some Virginians were tired of being known every year as the easiest place for criminals to buy huge numbers of firearms easily and take them north.
I have friends who own dozens of guns and they've had no problem acquiring all they want. None of them are wanting for firepower and the state hasn't tried to take their guns away. In fact, leislators made it extremely easy since then to carry a concealed weapon.
I just left Virginia... Trust me, that one gun a month law was NOT to pander to the New Yorkers. In essense, they were able to track people that purchased multiple firearms and keep a record of it. That's it.
Here's something that most people don't realize... the BATF requires dealers to report directly to them any purchase of multiple firearms that include 2 or more pistols. So the argument of one gun a month is a crime prevention method is BS.
Another thing that most people don't know is that the attack by NY on Virginia was due to a BATF and DOJ report showing that 13 guns had been traced back to Va in a 10 year span... The big secret to this is that only 4 of those guns were tracked due to a crime related incident. There NEVER WAS a significant number of guns moving from Va. to Ny.
It's nothing but momentum on the slippery slope.
Oh, one other thing... look at what happened at the Richmond C&E gun show and the illegal abuses by the State Police and BATF. And people wonder wny I won't give any politicians the time of day any more...
Mike