Democrats in the Virginia state Senate unveiled a slate of gun control bills Friday, but Republicans who control the House of Delegates aren't on board.
The gun-control measures being introduced by Senate Democrats include:even when Democrats controlled both chambers of the General Assembly. But Sen. R. Creigh Deeds said he has structured his S.B. 1382 to get wider support, focusing on banning sales of such weapons manufactured after a certain date and not confiscating guns already in circulation. “A lot of people will not be pleased that this doesn’t go far enough, but it’s designed to prevent the spread of firearms on the street,” Deeds said.
A ban on carrying assault-style weapons in public. Sen. Adam P. Ebbin said he introduced S.B. 1192 because “weapons of war have no place in civil society” and put law enforcement officers at risk. Sen. Chap Petersen introduced S.B. 1167 to establish standards of conduct for firearms manufacturers, requiring such companies to take precautions to ensure their products are not sold by distributors who violate the law.
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