Virginia modern firearm ban - copy of Illinoistan’s?

[mab22]

Democrats unable to come up with their own original thoughts, unless it’s party line clap trap, appear to be enacting the Illinoisistan modern firearms ban. 
I don’t think they went full Retardant and called for a gun registry, yet. 

https://www.ammoland.com/2026/03/virginia-assault-firearms-ban-sb749-passes-legislature/

 

the bill.

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB749

 

https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/03/10/virginia-democrats-approve-assault-firearm-ban-n1231816

(where have we heard this before…. Kinda like “If you like firearms, you can keep your firearms.)

 

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"We are simply saying, if you had it, you can keep it, but going forward, you simply cannot purchase them," said state Sen. Saddam Salim (D-Fairfax), the bill's sponsor.

Salim said the bill allows for owners of those transfer the weapons if they no longer want them, such as selling them to a licensed firearms dealer or someone outside of Virginia who is legally allowed to possess one. It will also allow those firearms to be inherited by an immediate family member (which is described in the legislation as "a spouse, children, parents, grandparents, and siblings").

The bill also exempts certain groups from the restrictions including groups like law enforcement and security at federal facilities.

 

 

[Euler]

Bills aren't written by politicians/legislators. They're written by lobbyists.

[Tvandermyde]

few legislators do their own drafting. I use to drafty all kinds of bills for ideas I had and issues that needed fixing. I would then walk around to our friends and ask them if they wanted to sponsor a bill, give them a run down on the issues and they would pick one or two

[Quiet Observer]

What difference does it make who a bill is drafted by or if it is similar to one from another state? 

It is good or bad based on the contents. This one is bad.

[EdDinIL]

People on Twitter are saying SCOTUS will strike it down.  GFL.

[mab22]

On 3/11/2026 at 2:52 PM, EdDinIL said:

People on Twitter are saying SCOTUS will strike it down.  GFL.

Just like the Illinois one right! 🤦‍♂️

[yurimodin]

So you are telling me all those 98% dem voting DC suburb gubmint workers will be disarmed when the boog kicks off 🤣.....y'all played yourselves.

[Euler]

On March 11, 2026 at 10:35 AM CDT, Quiet Observer said:→

What difference does it make who a bill is drafted by or if it is similar to one from another state?
...

The point was:

On March 10, 2026 at 09:32 PM CDT, mab22 said:→

Democrats unable to come up with their own original thoughts, unless it’s party line clap trap, appear to be enacting the Illinoisistan modern firearms ban. ...

Legislators may be local, but lobbyists are national. One lobby group thinks up an idea for a bill, then gets legislators in each state to sponsor it.

Legislators, whether Democrat or Republican or Alien Brainslug or whatever, don't write bills. Party committees don't write bills, either. Lobbyists write bills.

Have you never wondered why sponsors of bills are (at least sometimes) so clueless about what's actually in their bills that they're painfully unable to participate in floor debates?

[Quiet Observer]

On 3/11/2026 at 4:45 PM, Euler said:

The point was:


Legislators may be local, but lobbyists are national. One lobby group thinks up an idea for a bill, then gets legislators in each state to sponsor it.

Legislators, whether Democrat or Republican or Alien Brainslug or whatever, don't write bills. Party committees don't write bills, either. Lobbyists write bills.

Have you never wondered why sponsors of bills are (at least sometimes) so clueless about what's actually in their bills that they're painfully unable to participate in floor debates?

What would improve if legislators wrote their bills? Are they all experts in the various areas. business, medicine, commerce, property rights, education, etc. etc.? Can they write a law that will be understood by most people and hold up to court challenges? 

 

Are you going to reject ideas and tactics just because they originated in another state?

[Euler]

One more time, the point was:

On March 10, 2026 at 09:32 PM CDT, mab22 said:→

Democrats unable to come up with their own original thoughts, unless it’s party line clap trap, appear to be enacting the Illinoisistan modern firearms ban. ...

[max503]

On 3/11/2026 at 4:45 PM, Euler said:

The point was:


Legislators may be local, but lobbyists are national. One lobby group thinks up an idea for a bill, then gets legislators in each state to sponsor it.

Legislators, whether Democrat or Republican or Alien Brainslug or whatever, don't write bills. Party committees don't write bills, either. Lobbyists write bills.

Have you never wondered why sponsors of bills are (at least sometimes) so clueless about what's actually in their bills that they're painfully unable to participate in floor debates?

Thank you for clarifying that.