Virginia: Gun Control Bills Pass General Assembly, Head to Youngkin's Desk

Dear [Lawmaker],

As a fellow Virginian and your constituent, I urge you to VETO any and all gun control legislation that arrives on your desk. The General Assembly recently passed a handful of bills, which I have listed below.

SB744 creates age restrictions for certain firearm transfers.

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.

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.

These bills will do nothing to address crime in the Commonwealth, and only place undue burdens upon law-abiding gun owners.

Again, I urge you to VETO these bills, and any other that may pass the General Assembly.

Thank you for all that you do for our state.

Sincerely,
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