In my 42 years living and raising my children in Virginia, I have always felt at home in this state, but I feel less certain about our future in a state that does so little to protect women and children from perpetrators of domestic violence.

Just a week ago in Emporia, Va., Lamont George shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, Michelle Roper, while her teenage son watched. According to reports, a restraining order had been issued in the past, yet George had no problem obtaining the gun he used to kill Roper.

This is the type of incident that the February legislation could have prevented. This is exactly why Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America will be fighting this fall to get the legislature to protect all Virginia families.

And even the National Rifle Association (NRA) knows that there’s more to do here. When a similar piece of legislation was up for consideration in Washington state, the NRA slowly backed away from its prior opposition to it, allowing the bill to pass unanimously with wide voter support.

Similar pieces of legislation have also passed or advanced in Louisiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota, where the NRA has agreed to sit quietly by and allow meaningful gun reform to turn into law.