Gov. Bob McDonnell signed a bill yesterday repealing Virginia's 19-year-old law which limited individuals to one handgun purchase per month.
This action came after McDonnell talked extensively Saturday with family members of those killed in the 2006 shootings at Virginia Tech, who opposed the law's repeal.
"Virginians are still widely against overturning this sensible law, and in signing its repeal, Gov. McDonnell has put his political interests and divisive agenda ahead of the safety of Virginia families," said Anthony Kusich, a spokesperson for the House Democratic Caucus.
Kusich also referenced a poll conducted by Christopher Newport University and the Richmond Times-Dispatch, which found 66 percent of the 1,018 voters polled did not support a repeal of the law. The survey, conducted Feb. 4-13, also found 31 percent of those polled favored the repeal.
McDonnell's office declined to issue a public statement on the law's repeal and could not be reached for comment.
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