Virginia: Anti-Gun Bills Advance to Senate Floor

Dear [Lawmaker],

As a fellow Virginian and your constituent, I urge you to please OPPOSE gun control bills that have advanced to the Senate floor.

These bills do nothing to combat crime in Virginia, only placing undue burdens and restrictions upon law-abiding gun owners across the state. The legislature should instead pursue legislation that ensure that criminals are held accountable for their crimes, and ensure that law-abiding Virginians are able to defend themselves in life-threatening situations.

I have provided a list of bills that unfairly target law-abiding gun owners:

SB848 restricts young adults between 18 and 21 from being able to purchase certain semi-automatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns.

SB880 bans carrying a rifle or shotgun on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, public right-of-way, public park, or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public. This is a drastic expansion of Gun Free Zones across Virginia.

SB881 ends the centuries-old practice of individuals building lawful firearms for personal use without government interference by prohibiting the manufacture of firearms without serial numbers. Transfer and possession of an unserialized or plastic firearm would be prohibited. This legislation would also penalize individuals who lawfully purchased unfinished frames and receivers before the bill’s effective date.

SB883 expands prohibiting categories for certain misdemeanor crimes.

SB886 redefines "trigger activator" to mean a "conversion kit, tool, accessory, or device designed to allow alter the rate of fire." This vague and ambiguous definition could be broadly interpreted to implicate many common firearm accessories, including any trigger upgrades and modifications.

SB891 implements a mandatory, five-day waiting period before a law-abiding citizen may take possession of a legally purchased firearm.

SB1110 and SB1182 propose an expansion of "gun-free" zones without providing any additional security measures where law-abiding persons would be prohibited from lawfully carrying.

SB1134 creates mandatory firearm storage laws.

SB1181 bans Virginians from owning certain semi-automatic rifles, shotguns, and pistols and places limits on magazine capacity.

SB1329 places further restrictions on the ability for a law-abiding individual to keep a firearm in their vehicle for self-defense.

Again, I urge you to OPPOSE these bills.

Thank you for all that you do for our Commonwealth.

Sincerely,
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