2019 gun laws

Virginia lawmakers in the Virginia Senate have passed three gun measures, sending to the House for consideration. The three bills include requiring background checks on all firearm sales, limiting gun purchases to one in a 30-day period, and allowing localities to ban guns from public events. SB 35, which would allow localities to ban guns from...

As reported by the New York Times: House Democrats are poised this week to adopt legislation requiring background checks for all gun purchasers, the first major expansion of gun control laws in a quarter century and the opening salvo in a broader drive to address an issue that once sharply divided the party. In back-to-back...

As reported by The Washington Times: A growing number of rural sheriffs in Washington state are refusing to enforce a sweeping new gun control laws that place stiff requirements on residents buying and owning semiautomatic rifles. “I think it’s a bad law, and I think it violates people’s rights,” Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer told...

How will 2019 gun laws affect law enforcement? Story by www.policeone.com With the start of a New Year, many states often usher in new restrictions on the sale, purchase, transfer, ownership and use of firearms and ammunition. Many of the proposed 2019 gun laws will have an effect on law enforcement officers, so it’s worth a moment to...