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Patrick Hope

Friday, January 18, 2013

State Sen. Adam Ebbin Makes Undercover Gun Sale Video

After introducing gun safety legislation, Ebbin hopes to prove a point by purchasing a 30-round extended clip without background check.

State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30th) and Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th) have introduced a package of gun safety legislation to require universal background checks on prospective firearms purchasers (SB 1232 / HB 2025), close the gun show loophole and tighten restrictions on the sale of weapons to the mentally ill (SB1109 / HB 2221). To drive home their point, the two Northern Virginia lawmakers purchased guns from a private seller at a gun show without a background check and made videos of the transactions. At a news conference Tuesday in Richmond, Ebbin displayed a 30-round ammunition magazine he purchased for $20. "Buying a 30-round magazine should not be as easy as buying a candy bar,” he said in a news release. He noted a 30-round magazine was …

Gail G

8:53 am on Sunday, January 20, 2013

Edfrasbinder, I think you posted on the wrong story. In any event, do you have a citation for this Mort Sherman news?   more ›

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