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Assault Weapons Ban

  • Virginia Judge Strikes Down New Universal Gun Background Check Law

    Virginia Judge Strikes Down New Universal Gun Background Check Law

    A Virginia judge has invalidated a Democratic backed gun control measure that would have expanded background check requirements for private firearm sales, marking the latest legal setback in the state’s ongoing battle over gun regulations. The ruling blocks enforcement of a law that required the Virginia State Police to conduct criminal history background checks for…

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  • Californian Democrat suggests federal buyback program for assault weapons to curb gun violence

    While most gun control advocates have so far stayed away from the topic of confiscation, a Democrat in California is now suggesting that the government should compensate those that would voluntarily turn in their weapons. Eric Swalwell mentioned in an op-ed piece on USA Today that the confiscation of assault weapons should be implemented in…

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