Virginia Senate advances gun control measures including assault weapon ban

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Democrats in Virginia’s Senate are advancing gun control legislation through committees on ...

Va. Dems advance bill to ban assault weapons sales

Virginia Democrats are moving forward with several bills they say will reduce gun violence in Virginia. On Monday, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee approved several gun control-related measures.
WVTF

An assault weapons ban clears one hurdle in the Virginia Senate

Members of the state Senate are considering a bill that would ban the purchase or sale of assault weapons in Virginia.

Virginia Democrats reintroduce assault weapons ban, this time, with likely ally in Spanberger

Gov. Glenn Youngkin, whose term ended Saturday, had vetoed about a dozen Democrat-introduced gun laws that passed the General ...
Shore News Network

Virginia assault rifle ban could make most guns illegal, including shotguns and handguns

A proposed bill before the Virginia General Assembly would impose sweeping new restrictions on the sale, purchase, and ...

Brantford police won’t collect assault weapons for federal gun-buyback program

The Brantford Police Service says it won’t participate in collecting assault weapons from the public as part of the federal ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Lawmakers promise to appeal after judge overturns CA's longtime assault weapons ban

LAFAYETTE, Calif. (KGO) -- There was swift reaction across the Bay Area after a federal judge overturned California's three-decade long ban on assault weapons. Many are planning an appeal. Steve ...
The Atlantic

The Defeat of the Assault Weapons Ban May Be the End of an Era for the NRA

Gun-rights advocates appear to be on the brink of killing a renewed assault weapons ban on Capitol Hill. But the movement's post-Newtown victory is hardly complete — and success may be a high water ...