Fairfax County, Virginia, US
Posted on 02/11/2020 2:56:19 PM PST by Enlightened1
The Virginia House of Delegates passed a package of gun control proposals Tuesday on a near party line vote.
The proposal passed the House 51-48, with all Republicans, and several Democrats voting against the bill. The legislation includes a ban on the sale of several firearms defined as “assault weapons,” including the popular AR-15. (RELATED: The Virginia Legislature Is Pondering Confiscation. These Sanctuary Counties Are Ready To Fight Back)
Virginia residents who currently own these types of firearms will not be forced to participate in a mandatory buyback program as had initially been considered by state Democrats. However, the bill gives the state government the authority to confiscate certain types of magazines that are considered “high capacity.”
This is the second gun control package approved by the House in recent weeks. The legislature passed legislation late last month that included universal background checks, red flag laws, and a law limiting citizens of the Commonwealth to one firearm purchase a month. Both bills now head to the state senate, where Democrats hold a narrow 21-19 majority. Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has spoken out in support of both bills, and has made gun control a top priority for his remaining two years in office.
Gun control initiatives have been met with intense backlash in the Commonwealth, with 91 of the state’s 95 counties having declared themselves sanctuaries for the Second Amendment. A Second Amendment rally in the state’s capital of Richmond drew roughly 22,000 attendees.
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Is there an example of 2nd amendment sanctuary county/municipality laws working anywhere?
Freegards
“Where’s my popcorn? Watching the Democrats enforce this bullsh*t ought to be entertaining!“
It’ll be Americans killing other Americans. It won’t be entertaining at all. The left is mad, I think they actually want this fight.
Do they think the 2nd Amendment does not apply to them?
Where are the lawsuits?
“Lots of boating accidents coming.”
Lots of ‘Shoveling and Shutting UP,’ I’ll bet, too. ;)
Fairfax County, Virginia, US
Passing the bill is one thing...enforcing it is another. Already most of the county sheriff’s have said no to enforcing these laws and I am certain many municipal police
departments will do the same. The Governor may have to establish his own force of brown shirt gun grabbers
Correct! The protests, as expected, were ignored. Time to go underground and plan responses to actions. The bright side is that it will take a while from enactment to enforcement. Understand and accept that the people in power intend to kill you and are playing for keeps and plan accordingly.
Virginia House of Delegates - passed on Feb. 11, 2020 by 51-Y 48-N
HB 961
Assault firearms, certain firearm magazines, etc.; prohibiting sale, transport, etc., penalties.
YEAS—Adams, D.M.—Aird—Askew—Ayala—Bagby—Bourne—Bulova—Carr—Carroll Foy—Cole, J.G.—Delaney—Gooditis—Guy—Guzman—Hayes—Helmer—Herring—Hope—Hudson—Hurst—Jenkins—Jones—Keam—Kory—Krizek—Levine—Lindsey—Lopez—McQuinn—Mugler—Mullin—Murphy—Plum—Price—Rasoul—Reid—Roem—Samirah—Scott—Sickles—Simon—Simonds—Subramanyam—Sullivan—Torian—Tran—VanValkenburg—Ward—Watts—Willett—Madam Speaker [Eileen Filler-Corn, D-Fairfax]— 51
NAYS—Adams, L.R.—Austin—Avoli—Batten—Bell—Bloxom—Brewer—Byron—Campbell, J.L.—Campbell, R.R.—Carter—Cole, M.L.—Collins—Cox—Coyner—Davis—Edmunds—Fariss—Fowler—Freitas—Gilbert—Head—Heretick—Hodges—Kilgore—Knight—LaRock—Leftwich—Marshall—McGuire—McNamara—Miyares—Morefield—O’Quinn—Orrock—Poindexter—Ransone—Robinson—Runion—Rush—Tyler—Walker—Wampler—Ware—Webert—Wilt—Wright—Wyatt— 48
ABSTENTIONS— 0
NOT VOTING—Convirs-Fowler— 1
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Yeah it’s sickening :’-(
I doubt it will pass the Senate, which has a very narrow margin, 21 -19 Democrat.
It’ll be a fight against domestic enemies of the Constitution.
There is only one side in such a fight that I care about.
One reason I’m leaving MA for GA.
They will be grandfathered.
Not a big change, but whoever maintains the summary forgot to change it.
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