On Saturday, March 9th, the Virginia 2024 legislation session adjourned sine die. This means the legislative session is completed.
With the Democrats taking control of the Senate and House of Delegates, they jammed through and sent several gun control bills of serious concern to sportsmen to Governor Glenn Youngkin.
The following bills are waiting for Governor Youngkin’s consideration.
Senate Bill 2/House Bill 2 bans the import, sale, transfer, manufacture, and purchase of “assault firearms,” and magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. This bill is nothing more than an anti-gun grab-bag, with modern hunting rifles and accessories pulled into the ban, once again, with no material benefit to public safety.
Senate 491/House Bill 318 institutes new vague laws and restrictions on the already heavily regulated firearms industry. It also authorizes the Attorney General or a district attorney to sue a member of the firearm industry by alleging violations and even potential violations of these laws to the extreme of allowing persons “likely to be harmed” to request equitable relief from a court.
Senate Bill 273/House Bill 1195 imposes an arbitrary 5-business day waiting period on when a sportsman can take possession of their firearm even after clearing their criminal background check.
Use the Take Action button to email Governor Youngkin urging him to SUPPORT sportsmen and VETO all gun control bills. The governor needs to hear from Virginia’s sportsmen, letting him know that these control bills only affect law-abiding citizens. Criminals do not follow the laws now, and they certainly will not follow any new laws.
Don’t forget to forward this alert to your family, friends, and fellow sportsmen. Ask them to use the Take Action button in this alert to email the Governor urging him to VETO all bills anti-sportsmen bills above.
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