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Panel advances bill to disarm people convicted of assault against dating partners

2152906 · January 23, 2025
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Summary

HB 1869 expands the definition of ‘‘family or household member’’ to include intimate dating partners convicted of assault and battery, making such convictions trigger a 3‑year firearm prohibition; the subcommittee reported the bill and referred it to appropriations on a 4–3 vote.

Delegate McClure presented HB 1869 to close what she described as a “dating partner loophole.” The bill would add intimate partners to the definition of family or household members for purposes of Virginia’s firearm‑possession prohibition following an…

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