Congress could start a push for universal background check legislation as soon as this month.
Democrats control the House, Senate, and White House, making passage more likely than in past years.
But it will be a tougher fight for passage in the Senate, where Republicans can still filibuster.
A small troop of House Democrats marched across the Capitol on November 20, 2019, to GOP leader Mitch McConnell s office. They demanded the passage of HR 8, otherwise known as the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, joined by fellow Democrats, the bill s lead sponsor Rep. Mike Thompson of California, anti-gun violence activist Rep. Lucy McBath of Georgia, and several others carried a large sign demanding then-Majority Leader McConnell take up the bill. The measure had passed the House that February only to languish for more than 260 days with no action from the Senate.
Virginia passes bill to ban firearms at state Capitol (Source: WALB) By Caitlin Piemme | February 23, 2021 at 7:50 PM EST - Updated February 23 at 8:55 PM
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly passed a bill Monday banning individuals from bringing firearms on the grounds of the state Capitol and buildings owned by the commonwealth.
The bill would make it a class one misdemeanor. There are exemptions for law enforcement and security.
Valley gun store owner Dubby Carr thinks the law is another way to take away the rights of gun owners and allows a space for criminals to not have anybody go up against them.
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