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The United States Senate voted 65-33 to pass the bipartisan Safer Communities Act – landmark legislation to curb gun violence in the wake of horrific mass shootings in Uvalde, Buffalo, and cities across the nation.
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Three people face charges in connection with an attempted drive-by shooting in Staunton on Wednesday.
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“Just imagine for once if we led the world in funding peace and not wars.”
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Virginia hospitals are helping lead efforts to enhance public health through programs focused on meeting the needs of victims of community violence.
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What we do not need is yet another pretext by which government officials can violate the Fourth Amendment at will under the guise of public health and safety.
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Virginia is one step closer to passing a budget that includes a $13 million allocation over the next two years to support gun violence prevention to be administered by the state’s Department of Criminal Justice Services.
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Virginia State Police is investigating what appears to be a road rage incident that occurred at 7:12 a.m. Friday morning.
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The Assault Weapons Excise Act, introduced by Eighth District Democrat Don Beyer, would impose a 1,000 percent excise tax on the manufacture, production, or importation of assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines.
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A traffic stop late Thursday on Interstate 64 in Alleghany County started a series of events that ended in a shootout between a suspect and officers, and Virginia State Police is now investigating what happened.
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The Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act will allow family members and law enforcement officers to petition a federal court for an extreme risk protection order.
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