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:
Those copatrons are Del. Mamye BaCote (D-Newport News), Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington), Del. Rob Krupicka (D-Alexandria), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Jim Scott (D-Merrifield), Del. Luke Torian (D-Woodbridge), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake), Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
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. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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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.