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Virginia: Lt. Gov. Bolling: 'kill bill' panel creation broke Senate rules

Yes, Democratic leaders in Virginia's Senate broke the rules when they killed a bunch of gun rights bills in a specially formed subcommittee. And, no, there's not a thing anybody can do about it. The controversy began when Senate Majority Leader Richard Saslaw (D Fairfax) and Courts of Justice Chairman Henry Marsh (D Richmond) created a special subcommittee to consider several gun bills passed by the Republican controlled House, including an attempt to repeal Virginia's ban on buying more than one handgun a month.

Read About It: The Washington Post

Posted: 3/15/2010 10:04:10 AM

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