The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday evening to ban guns and ammunition in county buildings, community centers, parks and recreation centers.

Virginia’s largest county follows several others in taking advantage of a new state law that gives localities the authority to ban guns on public property.

Board chair Jeff McKay said in a statement the supervisors had “fought for this authority from the General Assembly” for years, and “we finally won.” The state law was one of several gun control measures that a newly Democratic legislature passed earlier this year. It took effect July 1.

“Ending gun violence is not a simple problem with simple solutions,” McKay said in a statement after the vote. “We must attack this issue from many angles, including widely-supported restrictions. Our Board’s decision to ban guns from government property takes us one more step in the right direction.”

The ordinance does have some exceptions, including participants in ROTC and collegiate sports that involve firearms, sworn law enforcement officers, educational county programs and events, and the Bull Run Public Shooting Center.

The vote came after a public hearing, where Fairfax residents spoke both for and against the measure.

Violating the ordinance would be a Class 1 misdemeanor, carrying a penalty of up to one year in jail or a $2,500 fine.

In late June, the city of Alexandria became the first local jurisdiction to ban firearms on public property, shortly before the new Virginia law took effect. The city of Falls Church and, most recently, Arlington County have enacted similar measures. Loudoun County is also moving closer a ban, with its Board of Supervisors voting 6-2 earlier this month to draft a proposed ordinance.