Democratic lawmakers in Virginia advance bill to ban the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms and the possession of silencers and high-capacity magazines, despite fierce opposition from gun owners.
RICHMOND, Va. — Democratic lawmakers in Virginia are advancing legislation to ban the sale of assault weapons and the possession of high-capacity magazines despite fierce opposition from gun owners.
Heated debates over guns have dominated this year’s legislative session, as Virginia has become ground zero in the nation’s raging debate over gun control and mass shootings. Northam has been able to get most of his gun-control agenda passed in at least one chamber of the General Assembly this year, but struggled with the proposed assault weapon ban. Earlier proposals to ban possession of AR-15-style rifles or to require owners to register them with state police have been scrapped.
“Assault weapons are not protected by the Second Amendment because they are weapons of war,” Moran said.
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