Gov. Spanberger's tweaked gun grab heads for final vote as lawmakers reconvene Wednesday
Spanberger amended the original bill to adjust what qualifies as a banned firearm โ bureaucratic wordsmithing designed to cast the widest possible net over semi-automatic rifles owned by millions of Virginians. The bill's sponsors expect the changes to sail through the Democrat-controlled legislature without resistance.
This is the same playbook we've seen in California, New York, and New Jersey: invent a scary term like 'assault weapon,' apply it to common firearms, then criminalize possession. Spanberger knows these bans do nothing to stop violent criminals โ they only disarm the people who follow the law.
Virginia gun owners have until Wednesday to flood their representatives with calls. The Second Amendment doesn't come with an asterisk, and no governor's pen can erase 'shall not be infringed.'