Bloomberg Bought Virginia Legislators Introduce Confiscatory Gun Ban
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Michael Bloomberg’s bought and paid for Virginia legislators have wasted no time introducing legislation that would make the Old Dominion’s gun laws worse than those of the billionaire’s home state of New York. SB 16, introduced by Sen. Richard L. Saslaw, would create a total ban on commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms, like the AR-15. Even worse, the ban would even extend to common firearm parts. The restrictions included in the proposed legislation does not grandfather current owners. The legislation is clearly designed to be firearms confiscation, as current owners would be forced to dispossess themselves of their property or face a felony conviction. Saslaw’s legislation provides, It is unlawful for any person to import, sell, transfer, manufacture, purchase, possess, or transport an assault firearm. Otherwise law-abiding gun owners found in possession of an “assault firearm,” even one they purchased prior to the ban, could be convicted of a Class 6 felony. A Class 6 felony is punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment. The legislation lays out several criteria by which a firearm would be defined as an “assault firearm.” This includes,
- A semi-automatic centerfire rifle with a fixed magazine with a capacity greater than 10 rounds.
- A semi-automatic centerfire rifle with a detachable magazine that has one of the following characteristics:
- A semi-automatic centerfire pistol with a fixed magazine capacity greater than 10 rounds.
- A semi-automatic centerfire pistol with a detachable magazine that has one of the following characteristics:
- A shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
- A semi-automatic shotgun with one of the following characteristics: