Virginia Senate panel advances gun safety bills once vetoed by Youngkin

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: January 27, 2026

Words: 1,244

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Democratic lawmakers on Monday advanced a sweeping slate of gun safety proposals — many of them previously vetoed by former Gov. Glenn Youngkin — as they test whether Virginia’s new Democratic governor, Abigail Spanberger, will take a more favorable view of firearm restrictions.

Over nearly four hours, the Democratic-led Senate Courts of Justice Committee approved more than half a dozen bills tightening rules on assault-style firearms, gun storage, concealed carry reciprocity, ghost guns and weapons …

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