Legislation that would restrict handgun purchases to one per 30 days passed the Virginia Senate on Thursday, but an added provision that exempts private transactions will likely prevent the bill from passing the House and cause the legislation to go to a conference committee to reach a compromise.

The exemption was added as a substitute to House Bill 812 by the Senate Judiciary Committee after the House passed the legislation about a month ago.

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