Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty. (HB812)
Introduced By
Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton) with support from co-patron Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases; penalty. Prohibits any person who is not a licensed firearms dealer from purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period and makes such an offense a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts from this provision (i) persons who have been issued a certificate by the Department of State Police under certain circumstances and with an enhanced background check, (ii) law-enforcement agencies and officers, (iii) state and local correctional facilities, (iv) licensed private security companies, (v) persons whose handgun has been stolen or irretrievably lost or who are trading in a handgun, and (vi) purchases of antique firearms. This bill incorporates HB 1502. Read the Bill »
Status
01/31/2020: In Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2020 | Committee |
| 01/07/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103354D |
| 01/07/2020 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| 01/08/2020 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB812) |
| 01/15/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB812) |
| 01/24/2020 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/24/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20106618D-H1 |
| 01/24/2020 | Incorporates HB1502 (Ward) |
| 01/27/2020 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB812H1) |
| 01/28/2020 | Read first time |
| 01/29/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB812H1) |
| 01/29/2020 | Read second time |
| 01/29/2020 | Passed by temporarily |
| 01/29/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20106618D-H1 |
| 01/29/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB812H1 |
| 01/30/2020 | Read third time and passed House (53-Y 47-N) |
| 01/30/2020 | VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/31/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/31/2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
Comments
This bill will do absolutely NOTHING to solve the gun violence problem. Stopping or limiting law-abiding citizens from purchasing guns for their own use does NOT stop criminals from gun-running. Arrest those who are already breaking the law instead of attacking those who abide by the law. When we had this law before there were still plenty of illegal guns on the streets. It did not help then so why would you think it will help now?