ANSWER: Something that needs to be eradicated from the face of the Earth!. DRAIN THE SWAMP BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE! and NEVER REFILL IT! Give power back to the States (not the Radical Left run ones)
*Less.gov
*Less unbridled POWER!
*LOCK UP THE COOKIE JAR! (TOO MANY NUTZ SPOIL THE COOKIES!) 
Ammoland Inc. Posted on April 14, 2026 by Dave Workman
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger. Did she just blink or is she stalling against a threatened DOJ lawsuit over 2A issues?
Instead of signing, vetoing or allowing a controversial gun ban bill to become law without her signature on Tuesday, Virginia Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered up an amended version of House Bill 217, which essentially kicks the political can down the road just a bit, possibly forestalling a threatened legal action against Virginia by the Department of Justice.
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WVEC News is reporting Spanberger essentially waited until her legislative deadline was approaching to submit her bill substitute after Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon threatened in an April 10 letter to âcommence litigation in the event the Commonwealth of Virginia enacts certain bills that unconstitutionally limit law-abiding Americansâ individual right to bear arms.â
Spanbergerâs proposed amendments essentially preserve âthe coreâ of the legislation, which prohibits the sale, manufacture and/or transfer of so-called âassault firearms,â andâas described by WVEC, âkeeps the billâs central framework intact.â
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So, is this a stall to delay what appears to be an inevitable federal lawsuit?
According to WDBJ News, the amended bill goes back to the General Assembly âfor approval or rejectionâ of the changes. If those changes are rejected by lawmakers, the Assembly can still pass the original billâit would take a two-thirds voteâafter which Spanberger could either sign or veto the measure.
Under provisions in Spanbergerâs amended bill, pistol grips and thumbhole stocks would be removed from a list of cosmetic features which would classify a firearm as an âassault firearm.â There is a change also in the magazine capacity limit, and there are also some âtechnical adjustmentsâ in the billâs wording, according to WVEC.
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According to a press release from the governorâs office, âThese bills prohibit the future sale of assault firearms and the possession of a magazine which has a capacity of more than 15 rounds. The bills do not apply to firearms bought or owned before July 1, 2026. The Governorâs amendments provide additional clarity to law enforcement as it relates to the firearms included under this legislation, as well as protect the use of certain semi-automatic shotguns used for hunting.â
However, buried in the governorâs amended version is this language:
âAssault firearmâ means any: 1. A semi-automatic center-fire rifle or pistol
which expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material and is equipped at the time of the offense with a magazine which will hold more than 20 rounds of ammunition or designed by the manufacturer to accommodate a silencer or equipped with a folding stockwith a magazine capacity in excess of 15 rounds.â
This entire episode does open up some interesting possibilities, because it marks the first time the Justice Department has threatened legal action against a state for passing a restrictive gun control law.
Around the country, Second Amendment activists in other states must be wondering why Dhillon didnât send the same message to governors in Washington, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Oregon, Colorado or other states where Democrat majorities are pushingâor have passedârestrictive gun control laws.
Or, will Dhillon now simply turn the Second Amendment Section of the DOJâs Civil Rights Division loose on those states which have already adopted restrictions? Gun owners are waiting to see what happens next.
They might get a hint from what Dhillon and the DOJ do in response to Spanbergerâs maneuver. She already signed some gun control measures, so there is every reason to believe she will sign HB 217, whether her amendments are approved by further Assembly action, or if lawmakers reject her changes and simply send back the bill as originally passed.
In summary, HB 217 as passed, âCreates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, or transfers an assault firearm, as that term is defined in the bill with some exceptions, and prohibits a person who has been convicted of such violation from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm for a period of three years from the date of conviction. The bill provides that an assault firearm does not include any firearm that is an antique firearm, has been rendered permanently inoperable, or is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action. The bill also prohibits the sale of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill provides that any person who willfully and intentionally (i) sells an assault firearm to another person or (ii) purchases an assault firearm from another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and that any person who imports, sells, barters, transfers, or purchases a large capacity ammunition feeding device is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to SB 749.â
What I read on the Reddit VA guns forum this morning had some folks questioning their recent normal capacity mag purchases as now the new carry limit is 15, whereas yesterday these folks thought grandfathered mags were gtg. Waiting on more bait and switch as these same people did the same thing I saw on the CT forum by posting photos of their âcool new stuffâ ⊠then watched CT make you register your âcool new stuffâ and now watching RI making you give up your âcool new stuff.â
That video doesnât play, kitty cat. Was it supposed to? How about a link?
Actual spelling is CONgress, Ron.
Nuke her, Danno!
There was a video? 
Now thatâs pure comedy right there. Theyâve been waiting for 13 years in my former state of CT (you know, the Constitution State), and things just keep getting worse. Newest thing I saw was them jumping on the Glock Bannedwagon. Biggest âwinâ Iâve seen is the occasional temporary injunction, in California.
Would you please expand your vocabulary so that you donât need to use obscenities.
Thank you
The red box in the middle of the pic had a right triangle in it, like a vid, anyway. (shrug)
Then again, whoâd watch a Spannbooger video?
Remember that desire when itâs a different potus striking down different state laws and you donât like that they are overruling your states pro gun laws
To me itâs a Constitutional issue and the solution is a long piece of hemp used as often as needed.
The difference is âgun controlâ laws are unconstitutional. Laws protecting the RKBA are constitutional.
Hey Bruh, IâM BACK! DIDJA MISS ME?âLost our âRouterâ since FridayâCCP Junk! Was Jonzing for all my Brothers N Sisters! (So much so Iâm now in my Local Library!)
Should be back on-line Manana (Between 8a and 16:00)âŠ
Did the cats destroy the router? 
YES! They opened the top and had a MIDNIGHT CHEESE FONDUE Party! What a mess! ARGH!
