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June 5, 2019

Virginia Governor Calls for Gun Control Reforms After VA Beach Mass Shooting
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In Virginia, Democratic Governor Ralph Northam said Tuesday he will
convene a special session in the Republican-controlled Legislature to
implement new gun control measures in the wake of last Friday's mass
shooting that killed 12 people plus the gunman at a municipal building
in Virginia Beach. It was the deadliest mass shooting so far this year.
Northam says he will call for laws including universal background
checks, a ban on assault weapons, and greater local authority to
regulate firearms.

Gov. Ralph Northam: "This weekend's tragedy, as well as the tragedies
that happen every day across Virginia, must instill in us a new level of
urgency to act. … I will be asking for votes and laws, not thoughts and
prayers."



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