Purchasing a firearm could require a license in the near future. That's if a bill now under consideration in the Senate lands on the governor's desk.

A bill that would regulate high-powered firearms has reported out of a House committee, with renewed debate over what it could mean for gun owners and public safety across the state.

House Bill 217 would prohibit the manufacture, sale, import, purchase and transfer of many semi-automatic rifles, pistols and shotguns that meet its newly expanded definition of “assault firearms.” ...

A series of gun control bills are quickly making their way through the Virginia General Assembly.

Democratic lawmakers on Monday advanced a sweeping slate of gun safety proposals — many of them previously vetoed by former Gov. Glenn Youngkin — as they test whether Virginia’s new ...

Democrats are set to lead the executive branch in Richmond as well as have majorities in both the House of Delegates and the Senate. After two bills that were prefiled this week, gun shops and gun ...

Standing just outside the iron fencing surrounding Virginia’s Capitol in downtown Richmond on Monday, Alexandria resident Gerald Vandendries hoisted a semi-automatic rifle and scanned the crowd ...

Virginia could be on track to join 14 other states in requiring a license to purchase firearms, legislators say.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new report shows gun violence is having a significant effect on some of Virginia’s communities and children. Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) ...

Though state funding to reduce gun violence has increased over the past five years, not all localities in Virginia access that support equally. Petersburg received just 1% of the state funds between ...