'Gun Show Loophole Bill' Dies in Committee
Howell was a sponsor of bill that would demand background checks at gun shows.
A Virginia Senate bill co-sponsored by Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston) that would close the "gun-show loophole" allowing people to purchase firearms at gun shows without a background check died in committee Wednesday. The committee voted 8-7 to stop SB 1001 from going forward. Lawmakers were unable to work out a compromise, even after Sen. William Stanley (R-Franklin County) said last week he would work with Sens. Henry Marsh (D-Richmond), and Don McEachin (D-Henrico), to reach a deal. Stanley has since told colleagues on the Senate Courts of Justice Committee that he is close to crafting a measure, but doesn't feel the details can be worked out this session, the Newport News Daily Press reported. Stanely said he will alter the bill and …
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4:11 pm on Monday, March 25, 2013
Again, DoJo, you are wrong. Though it does get tedious proving so, I appreciate the exercise in history. According the Monticello.org - and probably the definitive source of all things Jefferson, since, uh, that's what they do. Your reference of government tyranny is directly rebuked: That sentence does not appear in the Virginia Constitution drafts or text as adopted, nor in any other Jefferson … more ›