Northam’s AR ban failed. (Screenshot)
AR Ban Failed in Virginia – Northam Loses!
Conservative Firing Line — Northam’s AR Ban failed in Virginia on Monday, as some members of the Democrat party bailed on the proposal. (Secondamendment Daily) The bill was being debated in a Senate committee meeting. The Senators voted to shelve the issue for 2020, and have the State Crime Commission “study” the issue. Cheers erupted in the meeting hall when the vote was revealed.
Four Democrats joined with Republican Senators to stop the “assault weapons ban” (HR 961). Though HR 961 was a watered down version of the original bill, it would have banned sales of certain semi-automatic weapons (an AR ban, essentially) and banned the sale and possession of magazines larger than 12 rounds.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s push to ban the sale of assault weapons has failed after moderate Democrats joined Republicans to reject the proposal. https://t.co/2UFnJmS95B
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 17, 2020
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Numerous gun control bills have already passed the legislature, which will make obstructions for Virginia gun owners across the board. They are limited to one gun purchase per month, “universal background checks” on all purchases, a red flag law, and a law that allows localities to ban guns within their jurisdictions such as public parks, buildings, etc.
Virginia has been the epicenter of the gun control frenzy since the Democrats won the election and flipped the legislature to Democrat. No thanks to Michael Bloomberg, who poured millions of dollars into the state to do just that. It has been completely successful up until this morning.
Over the weekend, a Bloomberg campaign stop in Virginia drew the ire of gun rights advocates. State Senator Amanda Chase said,
“He can take his money and he can keep it in New York. Virginia doesn’t want his money. He’s already tried to ‘New York’ Virginia and we’re done. We don’t like it all and that’s going to happen across the country.” VA Sen Amanda Chase to Fox
The fact that there are still “moderate” Democrats is an amazing thought. The ban on the most popular rifle in America is not fully dead in Virginia, it’s just “shelved” for the time being while a study is being conducted. But it is good that 4 Democrats saw the divisiveness of such a ban and voted to stop it for now.
Gov Northam must be livid.
He claimed he didn’t want to “confiscate” the weapons of law abiding citizens. He lied. He added money to his budget for jailing those who did not comply. His attorney general threatened law enforcement officers on numerous occasions if they didn’t enforce the unconstitutional ban. Now all of that is mute for the time being.
Virginia gun owners responded to the news of Northams’ failed attempt in various ways, but this one was right:
God Bless America!🇺🇸#2A #1A #KAG
We need gun safety classes back in schools. pic.twitter.com/KliHDMSOLT
— Theresa Mae🇺🇸🇮🇪🇮🇹🇻🇪 (@MaeWunder) February 17, 2020
