Virginia Gov. McAuliffe vetoes 5 pro-gun bills, calls for return to handgun rationing

By Chris Eger

“Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, seen here in a conference on March 27, wants to limit handgun sales in the state to one in each 30-day period. (Photo: Michaele White/Governor’s office)
After rejecting a sheaf of legislation expanding gun rights, McAuliffe sent a proposed amendment to lawmakers to restore the state’s one-handgun-a-month law.
The move this week followed in the wake of the Democrat’s veto of five bills he argued would weaken the Commonwealth’s gun safety laws on Friday. The measure proposed by McAuliffe is meant to address the claim by his administration that Virginia was fast becoming an outlet for easy gun sales at the risk of public safety.
“One-Handgun-a-Month was enacted almost a quarter century ago to counter Virginia’s shameful reputation as the gun-running capital of the East Coast,” said McAuliffe in a statement. “Five years ago, the General Assembly took the ill-advised step of repealing this common-sense limitation. As a result, Virginia is once again becoming the go-to state for criminals to purchase weapons in bulk.”
The Commonwealth’s gun laws became a talking point earlier this month when New York police and the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office announced 22 Virginia residents had been arrested as part of a gun trafficking ring moving

Source: Guns.com