Virginia: Senate Passes Excise Tax as Semi-Auto Ban Advances

February 6, 2026
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Virginia's state Senate just rammed through an excise tax on firearms and ammunition while a sweeping semi-automatic ban hurtles forward like a freight train with no brakes. This double-barreled assault isn't just legislative housekeeping—it's a calculated squeeze on law-abiding gun owners, disguised as common-sense revenue generation. Picture this: lawmakers slapping a tax on every AR-15 lower, every box of 9mm, and every rifle barrel, all while debating a ban that would criminalize the very rifles millions of Virginians use for self-defense, hunting, and sport. It's the gun-grabber's playbook 101—first soften the target with fees that make ownership sting, then outlaw it outright. With Democrats holding the supermajority after flipping the House last fall, this is no accident; it's payback for the 2020 recalls that halted earlier overreaches. The implications for the 2A community are stark and immediate. This excise tax, if it mirrors proposals like the federal ones floated by Biden's crew (think 10-30% on guns, up to 1,000% on suppressors), could price entry-level firearms out of reach for working families, turning a fundamental right into a luxury good. Pair that with the semi-auto ban—modeled after California's nightmare blueprint—and you're looking at a Virginia where standard-issue home defense tools become contraband overnight. Remember 2020? Counties and cities across the Commonwealth declared themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries, flipping the script on Richmond's tyrants. Now, with the bill advancing to the House, it's rally time: expect packed committee hearings, viral videos of packed galleries chanting Kill the Bill, and a flood of calls to flip seats in November. Nationally, this is a canary in the coal mine for purple states—Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, take note. If Virginia falls, the dominoes topple. Gun owners aren't backing down; we're mobilizing. Hit up the Virginia Citizens Defense League for action alerts, flood your delegates' lines, and support recalls if this poison pill passes. This fight isn't about taxes or tweaks—it's about preserving the line between freedom and confiscation. Stay vigilant, stay armed, and let's remind Richmond that Virginia is for lovers... of liberty.

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Virginia’s state Senate just rammed through an excise tax on firearms and ammunition while a sweeping semi-automatic ban hurtles forward like a freight train with no brakes. This double-barreled assault isn’t just legislative housekeeping—it’s a calculated squeeze on law-abiding gun owners, disguised as common-sense revenue generation. Picture this: lawmakers slapping a tax on every AR-15 lower, every box of 9mm, and every rifle barrel, all while debating a ban that would criminalize the very rifles millions of Virginians use for self-defense, hunting, and sport. It’s the gun-grabber’s playbook 101—first soften the target with fees that make ownership sting, then outlaw it outright. With Democrats holding the supermajority after flipping the House last fall, this is no accident; it’s payback for the 2020 recalls that halted earlier overreaches.

The implications for the 2A community are stark and immediate. This excise tax, if it mirrors proposals like the federal ones floated by Biden’s crew (think 10-30% on guns, up to 1,000% on suppressors), could price entry-level firearms out of reach for working families, turning a fundamental right into a luxury good. Pair that with the semi-auto ban—modeled after California’s nightmare blueprint—and you’re looking at a Virginia where standard-issue home defense tools become contraband overnight. Remember 2020? Counties and cities across the Commonwealth declared themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries, flipping the script on Richmond’s tyrants. Now, with the bill advancing to the House, it’s rally time: expect packed committee hearings, viral videos of packed galleries chanting Kill the Bill, and a flood of calls to flip seats in November. Nationally, this is a canary in the coal mine for purple states—Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, take note. If Virginia falls, the dominoes topple.

Gun owners aren’t backing down; we’re mobilizing. Hit up the Virginia Citizens Defense League for action alerts, flood your delegates’ lines, and support recalls if this poison pill passes. This fight isn’t about taxes or tweaks—it’s about preserving the line between freedom and confiscation. Stay vigilant, stay armed, and let’s remind Richmond that Virginia is for lovers… of liberty.

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