{"id":123323,"date":"2020-01-30T15:16:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T20:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=123323"},"modified":"2020-01-30T15:16:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T12:56:16","slug":"virginia-house-anti-gun-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/virginia-house-anti-gun-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia House Passes Slate of Anti-Gun Measures, Including Universal Background Checks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The VA House passed many of the bills along party lines. (Photo: Public Domain)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Update (2\/1): <\/strong>Virginia Citizens Defense League President Phil Van Cleave tells GunsAmerica via email that the efforts of Virginia gun owners can likely be credited for “watering down” the red flag bill and the Senate version of the universal background check bill. He also believes the massive pro-gun rally and the sanctuary movement helped sink the “assault weapons” ban, which he believes is dead for this legislative session at least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he also calls the bill that gives local governments the ability to pass their own gun control “troubling” and says,”it looks as if we are going to get some bad gun-control bills signed into law and effective on July 1.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Bloomberg bought and paid for the Virginia Democrat Party and we’ll have to take the House away from them in 2021 to put an end to this attack on the Constitution,” he concludes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The VCDL plans to bring lawsuits and stays on many of the bills the legislature passed this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Virginia House of Delegates passed seven gun-control bills today dealing with everything from background checks to safe storage to handgun purchases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of the bills have already passed the state Senate. While the House and Senate versions will have to be reconciled, passage in the House all but assures these bills will make it to Gov. Ralph Northam\u2019s desk. He said before the session began that he would be willing to sign any gun-control measures the Assembly passes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the official vote tallies have yet to be posted on Virginia\u2019s\nlegislative tracking website, many of the bills appear to have passed along party\nlines. Democrats control the house 55 to 45, and many of the bills passed by an\neight or nine vote margin. Notable exceptions include the bill allowing\nlocalities to adopt their own gun control laws and the \u201cred flag\u201d bill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a quick rundown (h\/t WAVY<\/a>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n