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Charleston loophole that allows gun sales to proceed if a background check is not completed within a certain time period even if the gun buyer is not legally allowed to purchase a gun This gap in existing law...law has allowed thousands of guns to be sold to prohibited buyers including the firearm used by the shooter in the deadly attack at Charleston s Emanuel AME Church In 2019 more than eight prohibited people...people per day were sold guns by dealers who did not wait for a completed backgro...Continue Reading

the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act BSCA legislation the senators voted to pass last year to curb gun violence following mass shootings in Uvalde Buffalo and communities across the country We ve heard...Virginians including students and parents who do not feel safe in their communities following horrific gun violence in the Commonwealth and across the country It s clear we must do more said Warner and Kaine...and Kaine have long supported a comprehensive approach to curbing gun violence includi...Continue Reading

Kaine cosponsored legislation to ban the marketing of firearms to children The Protecting Kids from Gun Marketing Act led by Senator Edward J Markey D MA would specifically direct the Federal Trade Commission...tobacco alcohol and cannabis advertising For decades gunmakers have marketed automatic rifle style guns the weapon of choice in mass shootings and other weapons to children These weapons include WEE1 Tactical...rifle Our nation s young people are all too familiar with the tragic impacts o...Continue Reading

weapons and high capacity magazines and other high capacity ammunition feeding devices This includes the gun used by a shooter on January 22 to kill 11 people and injure 9 more at a Lunar New Year s celebration...Virginia have experienced the pain brought on by gun violence time and time again the Senators said While this legislation will not prevent every senseless act of gun violence it is a reasonable step that will...weapons to fire at fully automatic rates Exemptions include The bill exempt...Continue Reading

the funding which will help communities boost economic development upgrade infrastructure address gun violence improve health care and more Read below for a sampling of the local coverage Bluefield Daily...

evidence based violence intervention and prevention programs including efforts to address gang and gun violence through partnerships between community residents law enforcement local government agencies...

veterans services It builds on the important progress Congress has made this year to lower costs fight gun violence and create good paying jobs here in the U S said Warner I m especially proud that we secured...evidence based violence intervention and prevention programs including efforts to address gang and gun violence through partnerships between community residents law enforcement local government agencies...

veterans services It builds on the important progress Congress has made this year to lower costs fight gun violence and create good paying jobs here in the U S said Warner I m especially proud that we secured...pediatric disease research expand internet access and help our communities stay healthier and safer from gun violence It will also bring over 200 million back home to Virginia to support essential local projects...evidence based violence intervention and prevention programs including effo...Continue Reading

Iraq and Afghan wars On the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act the first comprehensive bill to reduce gun violence signed into law in decades We know painfully in Virginia especially after recent events at...and Chesapeake that we still have much more to do But what Congress showed in passing the bipartisan gun safety bill is finally we re off the sidelines and willing to take action to keep our communities safer...toxic chemicals in burn pits during the Iraq and Afghan wars We passed a bipartisan...Continue Reading

bills intact as we get this budget across the finish line from keeping Virginia communities safe from gun violence COVID and future health crises to addressing food insecurity and the root causes of migration...evidence based violence intervention and prevention programs including efforts to address gang and gun violence based on partnerships between community residents law enforcement local government agencies...signed into law on December 31 2018 Addressing Gun Violence Provides 100 million fo...Continue Reading