Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he will reintroduce gun control measures in the upcoming legislative sessions now that Democrats have taken control of the state legislature.
"Getting rid of bump stocks, high volume magazines, red flag laws. These are common-sense pieces of legislation," he told CNN's John Berman on"New Day.""I will introduce those again in January. And I'm convinced, with the majority now in the House and the Senate, they'll become law and because of that, Virginia will be safer."Democrats took control of the Virginia House and Senate on Tuesday for the first time in more than 20 years.
Republicans had voted down some of the bills and effectively blocked the other measures from moving out of committees.Read MoreHouse of Delegates Speaker Kirk Cox, a Republican, won reelection Tuesday night. He called the special session after it adjourned an"election-year stunt.""The speed which the governor called the session, the partisan demands for floor votes, the roadshow all demonstrate to me how the whole thing is just an election year stunt," Cox said at the time.
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