The spokesman for the Gun Owners of America discusses several crucial bills that could become gun laws in the state of Virginia – with over 20 in all!
Though the Second Amendment does protect the rights of private gun owners, there are some states that are still creating ridiculous laws that try to hinder those rights. That includes Virginia, a state that currently has over 20 (!) different gun control bills that are on their way to becoming state law.
The Gun Owners of America have compiled a list of these potential laws, which have now gone beyond the Virginia General Assembly’s “crossover point” and are that much closer to passing. They include:
- HB 19 and SB 160 Removes firearm rights for three years following a misdemeanor dating relationship conviction, which includes battery offenses as slight as spitting on someone or tearing their shirt pocket in an argument
- HB 21 and SB 27 Allows frivolous civil lawsuits against the firearms industry undermining federal liability protections
- HB 40 and SB 323 Requires serialization of homemade firearms
- HB 110 and SB 496 Criminalizes firearms left in vehicles through fines towing or misdemeanor charges based on vague storage standards
- HB 217 and SB 749 Prohibits the sale, transfer, or purchase of so-called assault firearms and magazines over ten or fifteen rounds depending on the bill version
- HB 229 and SB 173 Prohibits firearms and certain knives in mental health and developmental service facilities
- HB 702 Establishes a state run firearm give back program
- HB 901 Expands Virginia red flag laws
- HB 909 Creates a one hundred foot gun free zone around polling places
- HB 1015 Permanently strips gun rights based on certain hate crime convictions
- SB 38 and HB 93 Requires firearm surrender under protective orders to third parties
- SB 115 Severely restricts concealed handgun permit recognition for out of state permit holders
- SB 272 and HB 626 Bans firearms in buildings of public institutions of higher education
- SB 348 and HB 871 Mandates firearm storage requirements in homes including biometric only storage in some versions
- SB 364 and HB 969 Creates new gun control agencies and workgroups under the guise of violence prevention
- SB 643 and HB 1525 Bans handgun and assault firearm purchases by adults aged eighteen to twenty using an expansive and arbitrary firearm definition
- SB 727 and HB 1524 Prohibits the public carry of various categories of firearms including rifles and shotguns
- SB 763 Imposes an eleven percent excise tax on firearms and ammunition
Can anything be done about this? Joining us now to discuss this further is Stephen Willeford, the 2017 “hero with a gun” who serves as spokesman for the GOA. We welcome him to the show!
Q&A:
- Why are Virginia Democrats so determined to pass so many of these gun bills?
- Shouldn’t the protection of the Second Amendment counteract these bills? How do these politicians believe they can get around them?
- What are probably some of the more crucial bills that could end up becoming law? Which ones serve as the biggest hindrances for private gun owners?
- If passed, could other states possibly follow suit with their own gun control bills?
- What can Virginian citizens – and for that matter, private gun owners – do to try and counter these potential laws?
- You recently wrote a book called A Town Called Sutherland Springs: Faith and Heroism Through Tragedy, revolving around your 2017 “hero with a gun” situation. Tell us more about how this came together, and why it’s such an important read right now.
- Where can people find your book?
- Where can we learn more about you, as well as Gun Owners of America?
- You can learn more at http://www.thebarefootdefender.com. You can also read more about the Gun Owners of America at https://www.gunowners.org/.
About Stephen Willeford…
Stephen represents Gun Owners of America and is known around the country as the “good guy with the gun” for helping stop the largest Texas mass shooting in the history of the state in 2017. He is available to speak about all gun rights issues, as well as the importance of Gun Owners of America. He is the author of the book A Town Called Sutherland Springs: Faith and Heroism Through Tragedy. You can read more about him at http://www.thebarefootdefender.com.
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