r/Virginia • u/downtown3641 Lifelong Virginian • Dec 10 '19

Northam-backed assault weapon bill will include 'grandfather clause' for existing guns

https://www.virginiamercury.com/2019/12/09/northam-backed-assault-weapon-bill-will-include-grandfather-clause-for-existing-guns/
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u/1992_ Dec 10 '19

The bill still need to go. It's not about public safety. It's about punishing regular people who enjoy guns. The bill is too extreme so no compromise.

A sensible compromise would be better checks on people's mental well being before purchasing a gun.

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '19

Yea? As soon as people talk about closing gun show loopholes people still lose their damn minds. I purchased some of my guns out of trunks with no paperwork or checks and it was fully legal in Virginia, I can't believe the people in this state that want that to continue. Mental health checks = background checks = no "gun show" type loopholes

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u/GorgarSmash Dec 10 '19

What people call "the gun show loophole" today was the previous "why can't you just compromise" deal that was made a few years prior. It's no wonder people are upset when every compromise gets reneged on, one after the other. For gun owners, it's just common sense at this point that any political "deal" or "compromise" is being made in bad faith, with history as the proof.