Now that the session has started, bills are starting to drop in bunches.  At least 6 more gun control bills appeared on the Legislative Information Service (LIS) and have been posted on the VSSA Bill Tracking Form . The latest list of new bills, courtesy of Bearingarms.com are HB 871 , which "[r]equires any person who possesses a firearm in a residence where such person knows that a minor or a person who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm is present to store such

More firearm related bills dropped at the General Assembly yesterday ahead of today's opening at noon. One of those bills is  HB700 , which would create a five day waiting period before an individual can take possession of a firearm after they complete the background check form.  Provides that no person shall sell a firearm unless at least five days have elapsed from the time the prospective purchaser completes the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain crimina

Virginia gun owners could be facing the prospect of being required to possess a permit before they can purchase a firearm in Virginia.  Legislators have yet to introduce the bill but they recently paticipated in a webinar hosted by Johns Hopkins University Center for Gun Violence Solutions.  In this webinar  Senator Scott Surovell, Chairman of Senate Courts and Delegate Patrick Hope talk about the path forward for such a scheme in Virgnia.  Last year, Delegate Hope introduce