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What to Know About Virginia’s New Gun Laws

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By Sunny Sone Verified, Aaron Mendelson Verified
| The Trace Verified
The Trace On Thursday, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed a ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines into law. The ban makes it a misdemeanor to sell, purchase, import, manufacture, or transfer certain semiautomatic rifles and shotguns, and it takes effect July 1. The assault weapons ban was high-profile, but it was far from the only gun bill Spanberger signed.
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Los Angeles County Official Calls for Investigation of State Gun Chain After Reporting by The Trace

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By Aaron Mendelson Verified
| The Trace Verified
The Trace A Los Angeles County elected official called for a probe into Turner’s Outdoorsman, California’s largest gun retailer, citing Trace reporting that showed an outsize number of crime guns linked to the chain. “What The Trace has uncovered in this data is shocking and demands investigation,” Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a statement.
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Turner’s Outdoorsman Tops Crime Gun Traces in California

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By Sunny Sone Verified, Aaron Mendelson Verified
| The Trace Verified
The Trace Turner’s Outdoorsman is the biggest gun seller in California. According to a Trace analysis of state data, it’s also connected to more crime guns than any other California dealer or chain — and that’s not only because Turner’s sells so many guns. Between 2022 and 2024, our first-of-its-kind analysis found, California law enforcement traced nearly 8,000 crime guns back to Turner’s locations.
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