The Virginia House of Delegates approved a bill Tuesday that bans the sale, possession and transfer of assault firearms.
House Bill No 961, which passed the House by a vote of 51-48, would expand the definition of an assault firearm and prohibit the import, sale or transfer of assault firearms and of parts used in assembling or designing assault firearms.
It would also require people who already legally own such firearms to either surrender them by January 1, 2021, or apply for a permit to possess them after that date.
