Posted on 02/21/2022 4:43:22 AM PST by marktwain
On February 14, 2022, the Virginia House voted to repeal the controversial “red flag” law, which gave the power to any attorney or law enforcement officer in Virginia to ask a judge for a “substantial risk order” to confiscate guns from a person who poses a “substantial risk” to himself or others. The law also created a registry of such orders.
The bill had passed the Committee on Public Safety by an 11 to 10 vote. It passed the house 52 – 47.
The controversial Red Flag bill had narrowly passed in 2020 while Governor Northam was in power and Democrats controlled the House and Senate.
The Senate in Virginia was not up for election in 2022. It remains in the hands of a Democrat majority, with 21 Democrats and 19 Republicans. The Lieutenant Governor is now Republican Winsome Sears. Hers will be the tie-breaking vote if there is an even split of votes in the Senate.
Only one Democrat would need to vote for the repeal of the Red Flag law to pass the Senate. However, a bill would have to be voted out of a Senate committee. It is unlikely a bill would pass out of a Senate Committee controlled by Democrats.
All state Senators and all House of Delegate members are up for re-election on November 7, 2023.
The “Red Flag” law is one of several restrictions on firearms ownership and uses passed by the Northam administration.
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There are 20 months until the VA senate election and the mood of both the country and VA are changing.
Who expected a fleece vested pubbie to beat hildabeast's ass licker?
the Committee on Public Safety
just can’’t make this shiite up !
And they claim “History does not repeat itself, we are more civilized now ...”
and Biden is signing that UN Small Arms Crap
HUZZAH Virginia!
Back to the Constitution!
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