Governor Ralph Northam and incoming Senate majority leader Dick Saslaw said that they will no longer pursue their control agenda to ban the possession of assault weapons, according to the Free Beacon.
Instead, they are now planning to include a provision to allow Virginians to keep the firearms they already own.
Virginia Democrats were forced to make this decision before ‘the newly elected Democratic majority has even been sworn in, after a majority of the state’s counties declared themselves ‘Second Amendment sanctuaries.’
Northam spokeswoman Alena Yarmosky said in a statement: “In this case, the governor’s assault weapons ban will include a grandfather clause for individuals who already own assault weapons, with the requirement they register their weapons before the end of a designated grace period. Additional details on this and all other bills will be announced prior to the start of the upcoming session.”
Democrats’ extreme gun control policies were opposed by gun-rights supporters.
NRA spokeswoman Catherine Mortensen told the Free Beacon: “Government Northam and the rest of Virginia’s anti-gun politicians’ idea of a compromise is to threaten hundreds of thousands of Virginians with felonies unless they submit to government control. The NRA will stand with the Commonwealth’s law-abiding gun owners in solidarity to oppose gun bans, confiscations, and registrations.”
Democrats are now forced to abandon their gun control agenda and are now ready to allow people to keep the firearms they already own.
When asked about this decision of Democrats, Van Cleave said: “The problem with what his suggestion is it’s still taking away guns. Yeah, we get to keep our AR-15s, but what about the next generation and the generation after them? Who are we to negotiate away their rights and accept this crap?”
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