Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg attacked frontrunner Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) as soft on gun control Thursday. 
Bernie Sanders has campaigned on his reputation as an outsider to become the Democratic presidential frontrunner, but the independent Vermont senator has toed the party line on gun control in his bid to challenge President Trump in 2020. 
The Virginia proposal to ban "assault weapons" and confiscate ammunition magazines holding more than 12 rounds was defeated in a bipartisan vote on Monday morning. 
Virginia house Democrats passed a bill on Tuesday banning the sale of "assault weapons" and calling for the confiscation of magazines capable of holding more than 12 rounds. 
Washington Free Beacon staff writer Stephen Gutowski on Friday said the Democratic Party has shifted to the left on gun control at a faster rate in recent years compared to the last few decades.
Virginia Democrats on Friday pushed a bill through the state House of Representatives' Public Safety Committee that would ban the sale of "assault weapons" and confiscate certain ammunition magazines. 
The number of gun sales in Virginia nearly doubled last month as the Democrat-controlled state government advanced several new gun-control bills. 
Washington, D.C.'s Metro transit agency rejected ads promoting a gun-safety campaign, sparking accusations of bias from the industry. 
Machine guns, flamethrowers, a Humvee rolling down the Strip, and a wedding. It was all there in Las Vegas at the world's largest gun show: SHOT Show 2020. 
The outcome of the struggle will have an impact beyond the immediate struggles in the state that will determine the shape of a universal background check or "red flag" law in Virginia. It may well shape the gun debate nationwide for years to come. 