WASHINGTON — Virginia's U.S. Senators have introduced a bill they say could reduce gun violence in America.
It's called "Lucia's Law."
In 2021, 13-year-old Lucia Bremer died in her mother's arms after being shot nine times in Henrico County.
Her killer was a fellow teenager with documented mental health problems, who used a loaded handgun he found in his home.
The measure would charge parents with a crime if their child gets access to their gun after the child was deemed a threat to themselves or others.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia) was not overly optimistic about the bill's prospects in the Senate.
"I'm not sure it's going to go very far because unfortunately, the United States Congress has not taken many actions with the exception of a minor action a few years ago. And the scourge of gun violence is still out there," he said Thursday.
The bill's provisions are modeled from Virginia's statewide gun legislation passed in 2020.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) called that measure's provisions: "commonsense gun violence prevention measures."