Posts Tagged Gun Show Loophole
Surprising Number of Republican Candidates in Favor of Closing Gun Show Loophole
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 22, 2017
Republican Lolita Mancheno-Smoak is one of the Northern Virginia Republicans on the ballot this year who say they would vote in favor of closing the gun show loophole. (Credit: Michael Pope)
Republican members of the General Assembly have stopped efforts to close the gun show loophole for years. But now a new generation of Republican candidates may indicate a shift in the momentum. Michael Pope has the story.
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