Virginia Gun Ban Put on Hold, An Election Year Ploy?

Virginia Democratic Sen. Chap Petersen is a State Senator for Virginia’s 34th District.

He helped stall the Bill and explained why to Fox News.

Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, suggested postponing consideration of the bill for a year and having the Virginia State Crime Commission study its definitions of what qualifies as an assault weapon. Deeds was joined by three other Democrats — Sens. Chap Petersen, D-Fairfax, Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, and John Edwards, D-Roanoke — in voting for the motion to continue the bill to 2021.

Appearing on “Fox & Friends” with host Pete Hegseth, Petersen said that he voted to stop the gun-control measure because it needed some amendments he could not overlook.

“I had two problems with the weapons ban bill we voted on yesterday,” he said.

Act two next year after the elections are over.