The Virginia House of Delegates approved an assault weapons ban on a party line vote Friday.

Fairfax County Democratic Del. Dan Helmer’s bill would end the sale and transfer of assault firearms manufactured after July 1, 2024. It also prohibits the sale of certain large capacity magazines.

“This bill would stop the sale of weapons similar to those I and many of the other veterans carried in Iraq and Afghanistan,” Helmer said.

  • Fades@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    with that attitude, let’s do the same for automotives. Back to horse and buggy everyone, too many drunk and crazy aggressive drivers, too many needless deaths. Guess we should just ban em all!

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      5 months ago

      Oh you mean the things we are constantly adjusting legislation for to reduce the risk to the public?

      Fortunately, the alcohol lobby isn’t donating millions of dollars to Republicans to make sure DUI laws never happen.