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

House Bill 1359 , a bill creating and requireing a permit to purchase a fiream was filed yesterday at the Virginina General Assemlby.  The bill would not allow anyone below the age of 21 to purchase a firearm because they are not eligible for a permit, and the bill requires fingerprinting, firearm training certified by the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS).  Gun owners would be required to apply to the State Police for the permit and they would have 45 days to pr

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