The Virginia General Assembly passed a host of bills Tuesday aimed at scaling back the state’s gun laws, including a repeal of the Wilder-era one-handgun-a-month law that won approval in the House.

The proposed abolition of the 17-year-old limit cleared the Republican-majority chamber on a 61-37 vote. Pro-gun lawmakers argued background check technology has made the law obsolete. Opponents of the change pointed to the original justification for the one-gun-a-month cap: ridding Virginia of its reputation for being the East Coast’s top gun-running hub.