Virginia Democrats agreed to a deal raising gas taxes in the state by a total of 10 cents over the next two years, a move party leadership said would give people "more time with their families." 
Gun sales soared in Virginia as Democrats passed several new gun-control measures during February, according to an industry report. 
Second Amendment advocates are pursuing multiple lawsuits against gun-control measures in an effort to trigger a Supreme Court challenge that could upend decades of legislation. 
Virginia governor Ralph Northam (D.) is poised to sign legislation granting parole eligibility to prisoners who received life sentences as minors, a group which includes D.C. beltway sniper Lee Boyd Malvo. 
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. 
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. 