Firearms; requires background check for any purchase. (HB2025)
Introduced By
Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington) with support from 11 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Sale of firearms; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm purchase and requires the Department of State Police to establish a process for sellers to obtain such a check from licensed firearm dealers. A seller who fails to obtain such a check and sells the gun to any other person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. View Full Text »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
- 01/09/2013 Committee
- 01/09/2013 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103557D
- 01/09/2013 Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/14/2013 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2025)
- 01/15/2013 Assigned MPPS sub: #1
- 01/17/2013 Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely
- 02/06/2013 Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Comments
This law would have punished unscrupulous firearms sellers. How could this not pass commitee? This bill should have easily passed. Please let the state's residents know which commitee members should be sued when the next criminal kills a citizen with a firearm.
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