RICHMOND, Va. - Some top Virginia Democratic senators are expressing reservations about plans to ban assault weapons — a key part of the new Democratic majority’s gun-control proposals and one that’s drawn fierce resistance from gun-rights advocates. Chap Petersen, Creigh Deeds and Lynwood Lewis — who are skeptical of plans to ban assault weapons. None of them has ruled out voting for an assault weapon ban, but all have said they aren’t impressed with any of the drafts of proposed bans they’ve seen. A failure to pass an assault weapon ban would be a blow to Democrats. But a ban on assault weapons was not put on the docket for debate.

Source: thestar January 13, 2020 17:15 UTC