One Gun A Month Bill Fails in Virginia

By Gregory Smith

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A series of gun control measures has been defeated by a Republican-controlled Virginia Senate committee.

The Senate Courts of Justice panel voted Monday against bills aimed at beefing up Virginia’s gun control laws. The proposals include limiting handgun purchases to one a month and closing the so-called “gun show loophole” that allows sales by private sellers without a criminal background check.

Committee chairman Sen. Thomas K. Norment, Jr. said at the hearing that a bill to make it illegal for those convicted of certain violent crimes from transporting or possessing guns had passed the committee. But the General …read more

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