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