Before Majority Whip Scalise’s office had the opportunity to make an announcement on his condition, gun control advocates took to Twitter to call for stricter gun laws. Shocker, right?
One gun control advocate, in particular, The Atlantic’s David Frum, tried explaining Virgina’s gun laws.
Virginia:
No background checks
No licensing
No registration
No permit req’d for concealed carry of long guns
Open carry long guns & handguns— David Frum (@davidfrum) June 14, 2017
Except he’s completely clueless on gun laws in the state. The Washington Free Beacon’s Stephen Gutowski, decided to school Frum on Virginia’s gun laws.
Everything listed here is a lie. https://t.co/lNWWBs41FJ
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) June 14, 2017
Virginia, like all states, requires a background check on all new gun sales and all sales through licensed gun dealers.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) June 14, 2017
Unlike many other states, Virginia requires a new FBI background check on each licensed gun sale even if the buyer has a ccw permit.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) June 14, 2017
And, of course, Virginia requires a permit to carry a concealed handgun. The permit only allows you to conceal a handgun, not a rifle.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) June 14, 2017
Here's an example of a Virginia Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun (mine). Notice it specifically says handgun. pic.twitter.com/7994DAz30J
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) June 14, 2017
Like every other state, NFA firearms located in Virginia are registered.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) June 14, 2017
Of course, National Review Online’s Charles C.W. Cooke also decided to get in on the debate:
There are background checks in Virginia, and you don’t don’t “concealed carry” long guns. Why do you never do any research?
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) June 14, 2017
Like I always tell gun control advocates: if you’re going to call for new gun laws, please know what’s on the books. You make yourself look stupid by saying “we need stricter gun laws” and then what you propose is already in place.
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