BAN PASSES: VIRGINIA

[Lawdog Dago Dom]

Not good. But expected. Sadly.

 

Virginia Legislature Passes AR-15, Ammo Mag Sales Ban | The Reload

[Still hand Bill]

Unfortunately the only way these bans will be stopped is in the courts.  Politically the democrats will just push through every ban, even though they are clearly unconstitutional per Bruen.  

[Blackwater 53393]

This was practically a foregone conclusion!! Those currently in power in the Commonwealth are dead set on subverting and circumventing the Constitution!  They know that they can cause delays and create obstacles for the citizens to navigate and, for a while, hold our rights hostage!!  

They know that the judicial system moves very slowly and that they can “have their way” for a while!

[John Kloehr]

Deadline for the governor to sign the 9 bills is April 13th.

 

The special election to vote on redistricting (for federal house seats) is 8 days later. There is a possibility the redistricting effort can fail given enough public grass-roots "noise" over the gun control bills. Know anyone in Virginia? Can they help move the discussion forward? Our rights in other states may depend on Virginians saying NO to the effort there.

[John Kloehr]

Governor signed at least two bills today. "Ghost gun" ban and PLCAA workaround. Will wait until Tuesday to check on the full list.

[John Kloehr]

Also from Friday:

 

 

I have not found a simple pdf of this letter. This stuff does move very slowly. Still better than what is normal when it comes to the fed and the second.

[John Kloehr]

On 3/23/2026 at 5:38 PM, John Kloehr said:

Deadline for the governor to sign the 9 bills is April 13th.

 

The special election to vote on redistricting (for federal house seats) is 8 days later...

Spanberger had 4 options:

• Sign the bills
• Do nothing, they still go into law
• Send back for amendments
• Veto

She signed 4 bills and sent the other 5 back with proposed amendments. Among those sent back is the AW/LCM ban. NRA/ILA statement:

 

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Governor Spanberger’s last-minute amendments to these gun control bills—slipped in during the dead of night—are nothing more than a desperate ploy to prop up her radical redistricting referendum by delaying action until after Election Day. 

 

These changes don’t fix the bills; they merely attempt to rebrand blatant violations of law-abiding Virginians’ Second Amendment rights. Such cynical political maneuvers reveal not only her contempt for constitutional freedoms, but also her disregard for the hundreds of thousands of responsible gun owners across the Commonwealth.  Our message to the Governor remains the same. 

 

We’ll see you in court.

 

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[Blackwater 53393]

The “redistricting referendum”, (read that, “GERRYMANDERING PROPOSAL”) has raised the ire of many constituents of the Commonwealth!

 

Add to that the very recent polling results showing that her approval rating is in the crapper and you might suspect that she’s reading the tea leaves.

 

I DOUBT IT , but it’s possible.  I’d like to see the “amendments” she’s proposing!

[John Kloehr]

On the edits, here are two:

 

https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219400.PDF

 

https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219661.PDF

 

 

Spanberger is clearly doubling down. If you would rather listen than read, William Kirk explains it well:

 

 

 

[John Kloehr]

Digging a bit deeper for the processes and procedures going forward. The legislature will convene a special sessions and consider all proposed revisions. For any bill, the legislature can vote up or down on the proposed revisions.

 

Either way, the bill then returns to the governor and the original 4 choices are again in play:

• Sign the bills
• Do nothing, they still go into law
• Send back for amendments
• Veto

Edited 16 hours ago by John Kloehr
clarity

[Eyesa Horg]

So would carrying with 14 rounds be legal?