Originally Posted By wherewildthingsare:
LANCASTER, VA — The Virginia State Police want the gun ban lawsuit in Lancaster County thrown out before it goes any further. Colonel Jeffrey S. Katz, sued in his official capacity as Superintendent of the Virginia State Police, has filed a Motion to Dismiss and Demurrer in Crump v. Katz, the challenge to Virginia’s new “assault firearm” and magazine bans pending in the Circuit Court for the County of Lancaster.

Originally Posted By wherewildthingsare:
Any Central VA FFLs doing 4473 cans?

Originally Posted By wherewildthingsare:
Any Central VA FFLs doing 4473 cans?

Originally Posted By MikeDeltaFoxtrot:


I'm not sure what you are referring to.  I have studied the court's injunction order and the associated law pretty extensively, and I am not aware of any "baggage."

Originally Posted By 9mmmac:
Vindman... Something something Trump called Zelensky and Vindman got butthurt about it?

Was on TV?

That little bitch Vindman?

(Creative COC violations follow)

Originally Posted By apexcrusade:
CULPEPER, Va. — Republicans believe Virginia’s 7th Congressional District is their best chance to flip a seat in the state due to a vulnerable Democratic incumbent, lingering anger over a redistricting fight, and dissatisfaction with Democratic leadership in Richmond.

But Republicans face major obstacles of their own: President Donald Trump’s unpopularity and the historical midterm disadvantage facing the president’s party.

Doug Ollivant, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and combat veteran, won the GOP nomination on Aug. 4 and will face Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA) on Nov. 3. Vindman narrowly won the district with 51% in 2024.

“Certainly, if Republicans are going to take one seat now held by a Democrat in Virginia, the 7th [District] is the most likely scenario,” political analyst Stephen Farnsworth told Washington Examiner.

The National Republican Congressional Committee is also targeting the district. Reilly Richardson, the NRCC’s southern regional press secretary, said Republicans intend to make the race a priority.

But what Republicans see as an opening, Democrats will see as an uphill battle.

Originally Posted By apexcrusade:

There are two of them.

Originally Posted By 9mmmac:
Vindman... Something something Trump called Zelensky and Vindman got butthurt about it?

Was on TV?

That little bitch Vindman?

(Creative COC violations follow)

I'm Dan Helmer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Chair of the Committee on Counties, Cities, and Towns, and House Democratic Caucus Campaigns Chair - AMA!
AMA
I will be hosting this AMA on Monday, August 31st from 4-6pm Eastern, but I wanted to post in advance so people can get their questions in.

I am a West Point graduate, Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, Rhodes Scholar, small business leader, husband, and father.

I am the son and grandson of immigrants. My grandparents came to this country as Holocaust survivors and refugees. In America, they were welcomed and found prosperity, freedom, and peace. I believe the American Dream belongs to all of us — no matter your race, religion, where you were born, or who you love.

To defend the country that had done so much for my family, I joined the Army and attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. I served in Afghanistan, Iraq, South Korea, and finally here in Virginia, remaining in the U.S. Army Reserve until 2024.

Now in my fourth term, I am proud to have led efforts as the House Democratic Caucus Campaigns Chair to build a progressive majority in the General Assembly — the most diverse body of representatives in its history. Together, we are working to protect our democracy from Trump and the MAGA agenda.

That's why I passed the long-awaited bill to ban assault weapons, protecting our communities and our loved ones. To ensure thousands of Virginia families have access to food, I authored and passed the largest expansion of SNAP benefits in state history. And because the president and his allies have spent far too long twisting the truth about January 6th, I passed a law requiring our schools to teach students what really happened that day — and introduced another ensuring the attack's perpetrators can never hold office in Virginia.

I believe government should work for the people. That's why I show up every day to protect what I believe in: access to safe and legal abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, voting rights, and our commonwealth's ability to stand up to any threat from this administration.

Ask me anything — I'll be here answering your questions on Monday.

Originally Posted By Lexington:
Dear Dan,

You said you fought terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan using "weapons of war", and that such weapons do not belong in the hands of us civilians (having equated us to terrorists if we have them.)

Well Dan, you did not fight terrorists. You fought other governments. And I need the same effective weapons you used to fight a government too. Mine. YOU.

Originally Posted By Lexington:
Dear Dan,

You said you fought terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan using "weapons of war", and that such weapons do not belong in the hands of us civilians (having equated us to terrorists if we have them.)

Well Dan, you did not fight terrorists. You fought other governments. And I need the same effective weapons you used to fight a government too. Mine. YOU.

Originally Posted By wherewildthingsare:
https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_9913a741-8b3e-49f1-8b3c-4540ee2e2616.html


Attorney General Jay Jones announced Tuesday he has created a new unit within his office: the Firearms Accountability & Industry Responsibility Unit.

The unit will investigate and bring civil enforcement actions against firearm industry members who violate a new law passed this year that requires them to implement business practices aimed at preventing giving a gun to a firearm trafficker, someone who is at risk of using a gun to harm someone, or a “straw purchaser” — someone who legally buys a gun to give it to someone who is prohibited from owning a gun.


The new law, signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger in April, authorizes the Office of the Attorney General to investigate firearm industry members suspected of breaking the rules. It also prohibits firearm industry members from knowingly contributing to a public nuisance through unlawful or unreasonable sales, manufacturing, importing or marketing practices. The attorney general can sue businesses over improper sales, distribution or marketing, as well as practices that make it easier for firearms to be obtained or diverted illegally.

Jay Jones
Attorney General Jay Jones has created a new unit to enforce a new firearm industry law passed this year.


“Public safety can’t be pushed to the side or saved for another day — the cost is too high, which is why our office has created this path for Virginia to comprehensively seek justice for families who have been impacted by gun violence,” said Jones in a statement Tuesday. “While the law continues to hold perpetrators of violence accountable, the FAIR Unit allows our office the opportunity to hold those who are negligently contributing to the illicit flow of firearms in impacted communities accountable."

The new unit, housed within the Civil and Criminal Justice & Public Safety Divisions, will investigate suspected illegal activity across Virginia and bring lawsuits to stop such activity and seek damages and restitution.

The Attorney General’s Office is hiring civil litigators, prosecutors and investigators for the new unit.

“Creating safer communities starts with holding dealers and manufacturers accountable when they are reckless with the lives of Virginians,” Jones said. “The FAIR Unit will play an integral role in building lasting public safety in our communities.”

Originally Posted By glklvr:
..."unreasonable" sales...

Originally Posted By stone-age:
Am I mistaken or did I read that the magazine ban had recently been changed to 10 rounds instead of 15 rounds?

Originally Posted By stone-age:


I was standing in line to vote in the Republican primary one time, there were 2 people in front of me wearing a bunch of Democrat coats and hats. I pointed out to them they were in the line for the Republican primaries. They were pretty proud of the fact that they could vote in the Republican primary and nobody could stop them. I adopted their tactics.