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“Both bills have accomplished what we have set out for,” said Secretapr of Public Safety O. Randolph Rollins. “I’m pleased with the two versions before us.”
Despite overwhelming support in the Senate, some lawmakers like Sen. Richard Saslaw, D-35th, characterized the compromise as a “joke” since the compromise still allows for multiple purchases and is open to fraud. Saslaw tried unsuccessfully to amend the compromise by limiting the proof of certificates to three a year.
Now both the House and Senate bills will go to a conference committee including both delegates and senators. The committee has three options: reject or support either bill, or hammer out new amendments that place restrictions on the number of certificates of proof each gun buyer can receive from the police.
Before yesterday’s final vote in the House, the House Republicans hoped the compromise package drafted by Republicans would win passage. Yet privately they expressed anguish over supporting such restrictions.
However, the GOP support reflects the fact that the vast majority of their suburban-urban constituents support the measure, and they noted thatbeing on the wrong side of the issue could spell political trouble during the fall elections.
“Something had to be done,” said Wallace, denying that possible political retribution in the up-coming elections compelled him to support the measure.
The handgun limit measure by far remains the session’s most controversial bill. It reflects the bipartisan understanding that Virginia’s
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