Hampton shooting of 1-year-old prompts calls for gun legislation [Video]

Hampton police said another child accidentally shot the baby with an unsecured gun, bringing the topic of firearm safety back to the surface.

“It is so unfortunate that… youngsters… have access readily to real, live weapons,” Hampton Roads Del. Cliff Hayes told 13News Now. 

Several gun-related bills passed through the Democratic-controlled Virginia General Assembly this session. However, Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed dozens of those bills while only signing a few.

In a statement, the governor said the bills he signed would help protect public safety. He said the ones he vetoed would trample citizens’ constitutional rights.

One of the bills shot down by Youngkin would have required gun owners who live with children to buy a locking device. Del. Hayes calls it a commonsense measure.

“That was …