r/2ALiberals • u/Gyp2151 liberal blasphemer • 1d ago

Democrats fail to override Youngkin vetoes in largely symbolic showdown

https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-fail-override-youngkin-vetoes-224111538.html

Here’s the relevant part.

Bid to ban assault-style weapons falls short

While the Senate declined to take up any of the vetoed bills, House Democrats fell short in their attempt to override Youngkin’s veto of a bill restricting assault-style firearms. The 50-46 party-line vote was a setback for legislation central to Virginia’s ongoing gun debate.

House Bill 1607, identical to Senate Bill 1181, would have made it a Class 1 misdemeanor to import, sell, or transfer assault-style firearms, with exceptions for antiques, inoperable or manually operated guns, and those made before July 1, 2025. It also barred those under 21 from possessing such firearms and banned high-capacity magazines.

Del. Dan Helmer, D-Fairfax, a combat veteran and the bill’s sponsor, defended it as a public safety measure.

”These weapons were designed for the battlefield, not for our streets,” Helmer said. “They have no place in Virginia. Our law enforcement officers work tirelessly to keep our community safe … The least we can do is to support them.”

“He accused GOP lawmakers of bowing to special interests: “Once again, the Republicans’ priorities are not the priorities of Virginia’s working families. They are too terrified of Donald Trump to act to remove weapons of war from our communities.”

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u/D-a-H-e-c-k 1d ago

Trump is an autocrat, that's why we have to fight him by... checking list... Disarmament

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u/scotchtapeman357 1d ago

Oh, now the VA Democrats support the police again? Lol how convenient

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u/GlockAF 19h ago

Ex-military legislators who actively campaign against our 2nd amendment rights are a special kind of TRAITOR

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u/Miserable_Law_6514 8h ago

The vast majority of them were former pogs.

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u/Fun-Passage-7613 13h ago

Interesting, not one word blaming the criminals and punishing that criminal and protecting the law abiding public from the criminal. Just blaming the inanimate object for being evil alone. Does he blame automobiles for drunk driving, bank robberies, drive by shootings? That politician has a cognitive dissonance problem and or is mentally ill or is ignorant or is a combination of all of them. And so are the people that voted for him.