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Virginia senators want to inflict their tyrannical gun strategy on entire country

FBI data shows knives kill three times more people than all rifles combined, yet the plan targets AR-15s

By Erich Pratt Fox News

Published April 27, 2026 5:00am EDT

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It’s often said that bad ideas start in California and make their way east. But these days, Virginia looks eager to take that crown. 

The two U.S. senators from the Old Dominion aren’t just embracing gun control from Richmond — they’re trying to export it nationwide. Democrat Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner have rolled out the so-called "Virginia Plan," a package that would take 13 of the most extreme gun restrictions in Virginia law and impose them on the entire country. 

In pushing this agenda, Kaine points to the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre as justification. But the facts tell a different story. A comprehensive analysis of mass shootings for more than 75 years demonstrates that 93% of mass public shootings occur in so-called Gun-Free Zones. That suggests the problem is not too many guns, but too many places where only the attacker is armed and victims are left defenseless. 

Nevertheless, Kaine and Warner want to expand those very zones — prohibiting firearms within 1,000 feet of most hospitals and mental health facilities. But does anyone seriously believe a sign will stop a criminal intent on murder? These........

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