Virginia Republicans still haven’t gotten the message on guns We were optimistic that common-sense proposals would find bipartisan support

Voters decimated a huge Republican majority in the House of Delegates by flipping 15 seats, leaving a slim House Republican majority: 51 to 49. On one of the first days of session, Republicans on the Senate Courts of Justice Committee ushered in this new era of "bipartisanship" by defeatin...

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Published inWashington Post – Blogs
Main Author Haas, Lori
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post 14.02.2018
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Bills
Firearm laws & regulations
Northam, Ralph
Violence
Wright, Michael
Virginia
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Summary:Voters decimated a huge Republican majority in the House of Delegates by flipping 15 seats, leaving a slim House Republican majority: 51 to 49. On one of the first days of session, Republicans on the Senate Courts of Justice Committee ushered in this new era of "bipartisanship" by defeating bills calling for universal background checks and the removal of guns from dangerous individuals. Occasionally, a survivor or family member of gun violence will make an emotional plea in favor of a particular gun-safety bill.
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