If a proposed assault weapons ban in Virginia is signed into law, citizens who already own the banned weapons would not be required to give up their guns, according to a new report.
“The governor’s assault weapons ban will include a grandfather clause for individuals who already own assault weapons, with the requirement they register their weapons before the end of a designated grace period,” Gov. Ralph Northam’s office told the Virginia Mercury on Monday. “Additional details on this and all other bills will be announced prior to the start of the upcoming session.”
The sweeping legislation, being written by the Democratically-controlled House of Delegates, would ban assault weapons, bump stocks, and high-capacity magazines.
More than 80 counties throughout the commonwealth have passed local resolutions declaring themselves “Second Amendment sanctuaries,” vowing to not comply with a rumored mandatory buy-back program.
The term “sanctuary city” is most commonly associated with immigration. In these places, local leaders have vowed not to cooperate with federal immigration police.
