Opinion: Gun control may be the big winner in Virginia's elections (via latimesopinion)
on the campaign — and led voters to break the deadlock over the issue in Richmond, the state capital.
Now Virginians can prepare for some action as Democrats won control of the legislature, though how much change is to come remains to be seen. But whatever happens in Virginia could have far-reaching effects. Because of the state’s relatively lax laws governing firearms sales, Virginia has become a major source of guns confiscated in states with tighter controls. For example,
from the New York State Attorney General found that three-quarters of guns confiscated in that state were initially sold legally in other states, many of them in Virginia.Of course, tightening gun control in one state is a baby step toward reducing access to firearms nationwide. But considering the issue drove political change in the Virginia legislature itself could be read as a political message to legislators elsewhere: Listen to the voters and public opinion, not the gun lobby.
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