Gov. Spanberger's 'tweaked' definitions still criminalize millions of lawfully owned firearms
The bill's sponsor is already predicting victory, signaling that legislators plan to approve Spanberger's so-called 'tweaks' to the ban's definition of assault weapons. Make no mistake: wordsmithing the language doesn't change the unconstitutional nature of banning America's most popular rifles.
Spanberger, who built her political career pretending to be a moderate, has fully embraced the gun-grabber playbook. Her amendments are window dressing designed to give political cover to vulnerable Democrats while still criminalizing semi-automatic firearms owned by millions of Virginians.
The Wednesday session represents one of the most significant threats to Second Amendment rights in Virginia's history. Gun owners across the Commonwealth should be flooding their representatives' phone lines and showing up in Richmond to remind these politicians that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed โ no matter how they 'tweak' the language.