Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly on Monday advanced legislation that would fundamentally alter the state’s firearm laws by outlawing the future sale and transfer of “assault-style” firearms in the Commonwealth. 

The Senate Courts of Justice Committee reported an amended version of Senate Bill 749, sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Saddam Salim, that would ban the sale of assault-style weapons regardless of their manufacture date. 

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