VA: Multiple Gun Bills Pass Out of Committee

By Michael Csencsits

As you remember from our alert last week, the anti-gunners in the Virginia General Assembly have introduced many anti-gun bills.
Unfortunately, those bills have now passed out of committee.
The 12 anti-gun bills that have left committee are:

SB 848, Senator Salim, bans anyone under 21 from purchasing an “assault firearm.”
SB 880, Senator Ebbin, bans carrying of 1) a semi-automatic centerfire rifle or pistol that has a fixed magazine that holds more than 10 rounds or 2) a semi-automatic centerfire rifle or pistol that accepts a detachable magazine of any size and has any of a variety of cosmetic features or 3) a semi-automatic shotgun with any of a variety of cosmetic features, on or about a person on a public street, road, alley, sidewalk, public right-of-way, in a park, or in any place open to the public.
SB 881, Senator Ebbin, makes unfinished firearm frames and receivers and un-serialized commercially made firearms unlawful to possess, purchase, sell, or transfer unless they are serialized.
SB 886, Senator Perry, redefines a “trigger activator” as a “conversion kit, tool, accessory, or device” that alters the rate of fire of a semi-automatic firearm to “mimic automatic weapon fire or used to increase the rate of fire to a

Source: Gun Owners of America