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
No matter what, please explain to me how the Virginia law has kept people there from owning guns. I have many friends who have bought dozens and dozens since then (I* could have legally bought 144 from gun shops since then and really even more), and I can't name a single person who's complained to me personally that they can't get enough guns.
As you know, since the one gun a month law was enacted Virginia also made it MUCH, MUCH easier to get a concealed carry permit. No other law in the state has made it tougher to own guns. So please explain the slippery slope here.