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Source: Associated Press
Alan Suderman, Associated Press
Updated 11:30 am CST, Monday, January 13, 2020
Photo: Steve Helber, AP
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Gun law advocate, Pam Douchet, of York county, holds a sign during the meeting of the Senate Judiciary committee at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. The Committee passed several gun related bills
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) 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.
A lot of people don't really understand assault weapons and how complicated the issue really is," said Democratic Sen. John Edwards. It's going to be very difficult to figure out a way to do it. But we're studying it, that's all I can say.
He's one of at least four moderate senators the others are Sens. 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.
I've not seen an enforceable bill that makes sense yet, Deeds said.
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