Virginia lawmakers are trying to push HB 217 into law, and it’s a sweeping attack on the ability of law abiding Virginians to buy and sell many commonly owned semi-automatic firearms and standard capacity magazines.
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HB 217 bans the importation, sale, manufacture, purchase, and transfer of firearms the bill labels “assault firearms,” using a broad feature-based definition that sweeps in many rifles, pistols, and shotguns.
It also bans the sale and transfer of magazines over 15 rounds.
Existing owners are treated as second class citizens under a forced grandfathering scheme, where you can keep what you already own but you cannot freely buy and sell the same lawful arms and magazines after July 1, 2026.
This bill has already passed the House, and just yesterday passed the Senate Courts of Justice Committee.
If the Senate passes it, it goes to the Governor, and anti gun leadership in Richmond will be eager to sign it into law.
The window to stop HB 217 is closing fast.
