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By PATRICK GRAHAM f
Rappahannock News State Writer
RICHMOND — While enduring the hype over legislation limiting handgun purchases to one a month, lawmakers have passed several unglamorous gun-related bills designed to stem gunrunning and violent crime by juveniles.
Both the House of Delegates and Senate have approved some 19 pieces of legislation that many on both sides of the gun debate believe will do more to reduce the illegal gun trade than the one-handgun-a-month legislation.
Much attention has been focused on two bills voted on last week. The House passed a strict one-handgun-a-month bill, while the Senate passed a similar version that allows for multiple purchases with police approval.
Meanwhile, a House committee on Tuesday amended the Senate bill, removing the multiple purchase provision to make the legislation mirror the House bill approved last week. The bill now goes to the House for full vote.
Some lawmakers are worried egos and partisan politics eventually could kill the onehandgun-a-month idea. House Speaker Thomas Moss has said the no gun-a-month is better than passing the Senate version which was drafted by Republicans.
Moss doesn’t like the Senate version also
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