Yesterday, Governor Spanberger signed several bills after the General Assembly approved her changes. Those bills were HB1525 and two companion bills - HB1524 and SB727. HB1525 prohibits individuals under the age of 21 from purchasing and possessing certain firearms, including those who already own those particular firearms. Making matters worse, this bill includes an "emergency clause" that makes the law effective immediately instead of July 1 which is usually t he case.

VSSA spoke with Epoch Times reporter Michael Clements yesterday about the gun ban bills that are currently on Governor Spanberger's desk awaiting her action. In November 2025, Democrats took control of both houses in addition to sending Spanberger to the governor’s office. Many of the freshman legislators were active in the gun control movement, including the new governor. “It was expected that this was going to happen when the Democrats got that trifecta,” said David Adams

Several gun bills are now headed to Governor Spanberger.  VSSA's lobbying team is monitoring the situation but it appears that the worst of the bills will not reach her desk in time to require action before the end of the session which is currently scheduled for March 14.  The bills that have passed both houses include: SB727 : This bill prohibits carrying and transporting many types of common firearms on public property. This includes semi-automatic rifles & pistols that are