Virginia Republicans Shoot Down Gun Control Measures
Virginia House Republicans have voted down a range of bills that would have added new restrictions on firearms, including a ban on assault-style weapons, a college campus gun ban and a gun-storage bill that were priorities for Democrats.The Thursday evening votes underscore that major action on gun laws is unlikely this year, given the divided control of the General Assembly.On a 6–4 vote, a House Public Safety subcommittee defeated a bill …