Issue Position: Gun Violence Prevention

Issue Position

I have long been a proponent of common sense restrictions on the purchase and sale of firearms in the Commonwealth. One of the first big victories I remember from my days as Jim Scott's legislative assistant was the passage of Virginia's one handgun a month bill in 1993. Twenty years later how does the Virginia General Assembly respond to tragedies like those we witnessed in Newton Connecticut and on the Campus of Virginia Tech? By repealing the one gun a month restriction in 2013. There was no reason to repeal this common sense legislation in Virginia that had been in place for nearly two decades, except for the NRA and their allies to flex their political muscle in Richmond.

As your representative in the House of Delegates I will be a strong advocate for common sense measures like universal background checks for all gun purchases, even those of so-called private sellers at gun shows. I support limiting the size of magazines, empowering localities to make their libraries and teen centers gun-free zones, and reintroducing one handgun a month legislation.

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