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Virginia Democrats Aim to Quash Gun Lobby Bills in 'Gun-running State'
2 March 2010
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia)
A number of House of Delegates bills that would make it easier to purchase, carry and use guns have been routed to a newly created Senate subcommittee loaded with legislators opposed to expanding gun rights.
Sen. Henry L. Marsh III, D-Richmond, chairman of the Democrat-controlled Senate Courts of Justice Committee, announced the shift.
The new panel appears to be an attempt to defeat firearms legislation that would stand a better chance in the full committee, on which... (GunPolicy.org)