CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Democrats in Virginia’s Senate are advancing gun control legislation through committees on party line votes, with more than half a dozen bills making their way through the General Assembly after clearing the Senate Courts of Justice Committee.

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

Claims by Trump administration officials that the man fatally shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis lacked a right to possess a firearm and that his killing was justified are being dismissed by legal experts and assailed by gun rights groups ordinarily aligned with the president.

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

A Virginia Senate committee approved several gun control measures Monday, marking the first legislative progress on these issues after years of vetoes by former Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin.

Gun rights advocates in Illinois are raising alarms over House Bill 43, legislation that would create a state task force to study civil liability insurance for firearm owners. Critics say the bill could lead to new burdens for law-abiding gun owners.

Activists gathered at Capitol Square's Bell Tower Monday to lobby for gun rights, while others lobbied to prevent gun violence.

Gun ownership advocates are pushing back against the Trump administration over its response to the killing of Alex Pretti on Saturday.

New bill would tighten rules on dealers, ban some military-grade firearms. Supporters cite safety, critics call it unconstitutional.

Anthony Albanese says government will not proceed with racial vilification provisions, which in current form ‘do not have the support of the Senate’