Virginia Senate votes in favor of 'red flag' bill

Virginia's state Senate passed a bill that would allow law enforcement officers to confiscate guns from or prevent the purchase of firearms by people deemed to be threats to themselves or others, just days after a massive gun rights rally swarmed the state Capitol. The bill passed the chamber in a narrow 21-19 vote and will next move to the state House of Delegates. Jake Rubenstein, a spokesman for Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn (D), told CNN the House would "deliver" on a demand from voters for gun control measures. If passed, the bill would allow state attorneys or law enforcement officers to apply for a judge's order to "prohibit a person who poses a substantial risk of injury to himself or others from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm."...MORE