The Virginia House of Delegates approved an assault weapons ban on a party line vote Friday. Fairfax County Democratic Del. Dan Helmer’s bill would end the sale and transfer of assault firearms manufactured after July 1, 2024. It also prohibits the sale of certain large capacity magazines. “This bill would stop the sale of weapons similar to those I and…

The Virginia House of Delegates approved an assault weapons ban on a party line vote Friday.

Fairfax County Democratic Del. Dan Helmer’s bill would end the sale and transfer of assault firearms manufactured after July 1, 2024. It also prohibits the sale of certain large capacity magazines.

“This bill would stop the sale of weapons similar to those I and many of the other veterans carried in Iraq and Afghanistan,” Helmer said.

  • PoliticalAgitator@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Cars don’t need to go 100mph

    Cars are subjected to licensing and safety regulations that are being constantly changed. Heavy vehicles will soon include mandatory ECU speed limiters to address exactly this. As far as I’m aware, drivers haven’t been parading around making flowery death threats over it.

    Highly flavored foods are not necessary and actually may harm people with the preservatives and whatever else may be in the food.

    The FTC has had principles for marketing junk food to children for almost a decade and harmful additives are routinely banned. As far as I’m aware, children haven’t been parading around making flowery death threats over it.

    You’re doing the same thing that conservatives do with border patrol reasons. "they could be terrorists and rapists

    Which is why legal immigration processes scrutinize character and intent and can be revoked at any time.

    All your “but other things are dangerous” list does is demonstrate that gun laws aren’t held to the standard as any every other public risk.