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

Delegate Helmer has filed the first bill to ban modern sporting rifles, also erronously referred to as "assault weapons. If this bill becomes law, law-abiding Virginians who already own an AR-15 or other semi-automatic rifles covered by the bill would not become criminals simply for possessing them. There is no blanket possession ban for current adult owners. What HB 217 does do is: Ban the future sale, purchase, manufacture, importation, or transfer of defined “assault fi