VA's 'Assault Weapons' Ban and Magazine Confiscation Bill Fails to Pass...for Now

[CaryC]

Cheers Erupt When VA's 'Assault Weapons' Ban and Magazine Confiscation Bill Fails to Pass...for Now

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In a major defeat for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and fellow Democrats in the commonwealth, the Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee voted to not move forward with HB961, the "assault weapons" ban and magazine confiscation bill, on Monday for the rest of the year.

In a 10-5 vote, with four Democrats joining the Republicans, the Judiciary Committee voted for a crime commission to study the bill to see if it is worth pursing next year. The bill would have banned AR-15s and other similar styles of rifles and banned being able to own magazines that hold more than 12 rounds.
When the bill failed to pass, cheers erupted and some, including law enforcement officers, stood up in celebration. Virginia Delegate Mark Levine (D), who helped passed the bill in the House, and his colleagues in the front row were seen to be very disappointed.
The majority in the committee room were pro-Second Amendment activists, with a few gun control supporters in attendance as well.
Phil Van Cleave, the president of the Virginia's Citizens Defense League, credited the strong showing during the Second Amendment Lobby Day in January and the Second Amendment sanctuary movement for the bill's failure. Some county sheriffs have said they will not enforce certain gun control bills if they become law.
"This is a victory for honest, hard-working Virginians who shared their support for the Second Amendment in rallies on the capitol, in one-on-one meetings with their lawmakers, in letters-to-the-editor, and in phone calls, emails,and texts to their state senators," National Rifle Association spokesperson Catherine Mortensen said. "We thank the senators on the judiciary committee for listening to their constituents and delivering a bi-partisan defeat of an egregious gun ban that would have criminalized law-abiding gun owners."


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[CaryC]

I would also note that one of the Dem's that voted it down, said on Ingraham that if the bill passed it would mean that thousands of Virginians would be instant class 6 felons.

Just not apprehended yet.

Good work Capt, and any others that were in the protests.

[Lenno]

I would also note that one of the Dem's that voted it down, said on Ingraham that if the bill passed it would mean that thousands of Virginians would be instant class 6 felons.

Just not apprehended yet.

Good work Capt, and any others that were in the protests.

[Oscar Wilde]

I would also note that one of the Dem's that voted it down, said on Ingraham that if the bill passed it would mean that thousands of Virginians would be instant class 6 felons.

I'm thinkin such was common knowledge shortly after this legislation was made available for public consumption.

"the Judiciary Committee voted for a crime commission to study the bill to see if it is worth pursing next year."

Worth pursuing? Reducing crime is paramount to any and all other facets of our social foundation ... worth pursuing?

Waaaitjustaminute ... hmmn, I'm thinkin, mehbe, crime reduction ain't in fact the objective ....

And wasn't there another bill or so that vilified pieces, parts and accessories that if closely adhered to make the eeevil black gun essentially toothless?

Theatre boyz 'n gurlz.



As to this, "leaving Americans to die", lets turn the dial a bit further counter clockwise on the Way Back machine.





Anyone remember Dougy "Dugout Doug" MacArthur? He Abandonned his army ... OUR army ... Bataan Death March? Mehbe he just didn't enjoy walks in the wilderness with friends.

O.W.