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Note: Protesters in Charlottesville were told to remove their masks. Police pointed guns at protesters in Newnan, GA (diff state, I know) citing their anti-mask law meant for the KKK... It was not enforced today. #Richmond2ARally

Current Virginia gun laws: * Do not require a permit to purchase rifles, shotguns or handguns. * Do not require firearm registration. * Do not require licensing. * Do not require a permit to carry a rifle or shotgun... cont’d... #Richmond2ARally

...cont’d * Do not “regulate the transfer or possession of .50-caliber rifles or large capacity ammunition magazines.” * Do not require a background check before transferring a firearm between unlicensed people. cont’d... #Richmond2ARally

...cont’d * Do not impose a waiting period before the sale of a firearm. * Do not require owners to report lost or stolen guns. #Richmond2ARally

The new proposed changes: * Ban assault weapons/silencers/high-capacity mags/other “dangerous weapons.” * Require background checks on all firearm transactions. * Reinstate the law repealed in 2012 allowing no more than one handgun purchase a month. cont’d #Richmond2ARally

... * Allow municipalities to enact “ordinances that are stricter than state law.” ie. banning guns in libraries/municipal buildings * Require lost/stolen guns to be reported to authorities within 1 day. cont’d #Richmond2ARally

....* Allow law enforcement to “temporarily separate a person from firearms if the person exhibits dangerous behavior that presents an immediate threat to self or others.” * Prohibit the subjects of protective orders from possessing guns. cont’d #Richmond2ARally

... * Toughen punishment for allowing access of a loaded, “unsecured” firearm to someone 18 or younger. #Richmond2ARally