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   From: rusty@usa.com   
      
   RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's push to ban the   
   sale of assault weapons failed on Monday after some of his   
   fellow Democrats balked at the proposal.   
      
   Senators voted to shelve the bill for the year and ask the state   
   crime commission to study the issue, an outcome that drew cheers   
   from a committee room packed with gun advocates.   
      
   Four Democrats — most of them moderates — joined Republicans in   
   Monday's committee vote, rejecting legislation that would have   
   prohibited the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms, including   
   popular AR-15 style rifles, and banned the possession of   
   magazines that hold more than 12 rounds.   
      
   The bill was a top priority for Northam, who has campaigned   
   heavily for a broad package of gun-control measures. The   
   governor's spokeswoman, Alena Yarmosky, said he's disappointed   
   with the result but determined to continue to press for the   
   measure.   
      
   “We will be back next year," she said.   
      
   David Majure, a gun-rights supporter who attended the committee   
   hearing, said he's glad about Monday's results but not convinced   
   the bill is dead for the year.   
      
   “I'm happy about it, but I don't trust them," he said.   
      
   Virginia is the current epicenter of the country's heated debate   
   over guns, as a new Democratic majority seeks to enact strict   
   new limits.   
      
   Democrats ran heavily on gun control during last year's   
   legislative elections when they flipped control of the General   
   Assembly for the first time in more than two decades.   
      
   But gun owners, especially in rural communities, have pushed   
   back hard. Last month, tens of thousands of guns-rights   
   activists from around the country flooded the Capitol and   
   surrounding area in protest, some donning tactical gear and   
   carrying military-style rifles. And more than 100 counties,   
   cities and towns have declared themselves Second Amendment   
   sanctuaries, vowing to oppose any new “unconstitutional   
   restrictions” on guns.   
      
   The proposed assault weapon ban has received the most   
   opposition. Gun owners have accused the governor and others of   
   wanting to confiscate commonly owned guns and accessories from   
   law-abiding gun owners. Northam and his allies have said   
   repeatedly they do not want to confiscate guns, but argued that   
   banning new sales of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines   
   would help prevent mass murders.   
      
   Let's ban Democrats.   
      
   https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/virginia-lawmakers-reject-   
   assault-weapon-ban-69029795   
          
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