Virginia: Gun Ban Bill Defeated!

Source: NRA
Published: Feb 17, 2020
Author: staff
Post Date: 2020-02-17 09:28:27 by WWG1WWA
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Thanks to Second Amendment supporters around the Commonwealth ceaselessly voicing their opposition to a sweeping gun ban, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10-5 to reject House Bill 961 on February 17th. Bloomberg’s House majority in the General Assembly is not going to deliver their most coveted agenda item to their billionaire master.

House Bill 961 was a comprehensive ban on many commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms, suppressors, and standard capacity magazines. The original bill sought to impose a licensing and registration scheme for citizens who wish to keep affected firearms they lawfully owned prior to the ban, with felony penalties for noncompliance. It also broadly banned any part that could be used to change a firearm into a banned configuration. While the House Public Safety Committee amended the bill to allow citizens to keep currently owned firearms and suppressors, there was no option for citizens to keep their lawfully acquired magazines with capacities greater than twelve rounds, forcing millions of Virginians to dispose of their property, become a criminal, or surrender them to the government.

Numerous other anti-gun bills are still in play this session. Please stay tuned to www.nraila.org and your email inbox for further updates on these bills and other issues threatening our Second Amendment rights in Virginia.

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#1: Mudboy Slim    To: WWG1WWA (#0)

RATS fear for their seats...the load of krap DemRATS are foisting upon this state has got to energize the electorate to rid Virginia of this DeeCee invasion of our politics...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2020-02-17 10:01:06   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Hank Rearden    To: WWG1WWA (#0)

I hope they can build on this energy to toss the 'Rats back into minority status.

Is the VA legislature up for elections this year, or next?

Hank Rearden posted on 2020-02-17 11:49:20   Reply   Private Reply

#3: Mudboy Slim    To: Hank Rearden (#2)

We vote for State legislatures on off-year Novembers...so we are stuck with these tools until January 2022...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2020-02-17 16:19:06   Reply   Private Reply

#4: Hank Rearden    To: Mudboy Slim (#3)

We vote for State legislatures on off-year Novembers...so we are stuck with these tools until January 2022...MUD

So all seats are 4-year terms?
Hope you guys can keep the pressure on until the cavalry arrives.
Failing that, just ignore stupid laws until things change back.

Hank Rearden posted on 2020-02-17 16:44:27   Reply   Private Reply

#5: Mudboy Slim    To: Hank Rearden (#4)

No, House of Delegates face voters every 2 years, State Senators every 4.

Mudboy Slim posted on 2020-02-17 18:44:10   Reply   Private Reply

#6: Mudboy Slim    To: Hank Rearden (#4)

As to ignoring stupid laws, I think the plan will be to challenge a number of them in the courts...and 90% of the counties and towns have declared themselves 2nd Amendment sanctuaries...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2020-02-17 18:47:53   Reply   Private Reply

#7: Hank Rearden    To: Mudboy Slim (#6)

90% of the counties and towns have declared themselves 2nd Amendment sanctuaries

Yes, been following that closely. Good for you guys and hoping the movement goes national.

Hank Rearden posted on 2020-02-18 15:00:45   Reply   Private Reply

#8: Mudboy Slim    To: Hank Rearden (#7)

For the movement to go national, you would need to national GunGrabber movement to spread from Statehouse to Statehouse. That's what is screwed up in VA politics, the explosion of growth in DeeCee spending has fueled the importation of Millions of BigGuvment devotees who vote like the RATminions they are. The trick is going to demonstrate to long-time local Democrat voters that the DeeCeeRATS goals are not their own...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2020-02-19 07:10:00   Reply   Private Reply