A bill that would ban assault or military-style weapons in Virginia has passed out of committee and will now be considered by the full Democratic-led House of Delegates
The measure, HB 961, looks to ban assault weapons -- defined as semi-automatic rifles and pistols -- high-capacity magazines , trigger activators that are designed to make weapons fire more rapidly, and silencers. The measure also looks to prevent the possession, sale, purchase and restrict the transfer of assault weapons.It's part of a package of eight gun violence prevention measures introduced by Gov.
The bill passed the public safety committee in a party-line vote of 12 Democrats to nine Republicans, but not before opposition to the measure was voiced by pro-gun Virginia residents and groups. Read More"We strongly oppose this bill. This bill would not make Virginians safer. What this bill does is make law-abiding Virginians felons overnight," D.J. Spiker, the National Rifle Association's Virginia state legislative director, said at the hearing.
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