GUN LIMIT LAW FAILS AGAIN

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, February 11, 1992                   TAG: 9202110309
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: By GREG SCHNEIDER STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Short
GUN LIMIT LAW FAILS AGAIN
A Norfolk delegate's last-ditch attempt to limit handgun purchases to two a month failed Monday night in the House of Delegates.
Del. William Robinson, D-Norfolk, tried to graft his proposal onto another handgun-related bill, but the tactic was voted down 67-31. Two other versions of his proposal had died in separate committees over the last few days.
Among Southwest Virginia delegates, only Del. Clifton Woodrum, D-Roanoke, supported Robinson's proposal.
Originally Robinson had tried to limit all Virginians to buying only one gun a month.
Though Robinson's measure failed, the bill that he tried to amend received preliminary approval. That bill would require a gun buyer to present two forms of identification to prove in-state residence. Current law requires only a Virginia driver's license.
In other gun-related action, the House later gave preliminary approval to a bill that would make it a misdemeanor to sell, trade or barter any gun to a minor.
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