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All Gun Owners Need to Attend Lobby Day January 19th
The 2026 Session of the General Assembly will convene on Wednesday, January 14, and the gun ban lobby has a trifecta in state government to do their bidding this year. We have already seen a bill dropped that will ban the most commonly owned firearms, impose a $500 tax on suppressors, and a bill that creates a code of “responsible conduct” for members of the firearm industry, including manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. The bills require these businesses to establis
VSSA Admin
Jan 12
First Gun Ban Bill Drops
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
VSSA Admin
Jan 8
What the 9-0 SCOTUS Decision in S&W v. Mexico Means for Assault Weapons Bans
Last week, gun owners had a mixed week at the U.S. Supreme Court with the court denying cert in Snope vs Brown, the Maryland "assault...
VSSA Admin
Jun 10, 2025
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