Good night for gun owners in subcommittee!
Tonight was an excellent one for gun owners in the House of
Delegates. The Militia, Police and Public Safety subcommittee #1 took
up the following bills:
SB 1035, Senator Hanger's restaurant ban repeal. Delegates Griffith
and Lingamfelter, with Senator Hanger's consent, took the notification
provision out of the restaurant ban. So under the modified bill, a
CHP holder could just walk into a restaurant carrying concealed and
simply go about his business. The bill PASSED out of subcommittee.
Voting pro-gun:
Wright, Griffith, Lingamfelter, Nutter
Voting anti-gun:
Poisson
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SB 1166, Senator Watkin's bill to raise the background check tax for
firearms from $2 to $5 was DEFEATED! Thanks to Delegate Lingamfelter
for taking the lead on killing the bill.
Voting pro-gun:
Wright, Griffith, Lingamfelter, Nutter
Voting anti-gun
Poisson
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SB 1254, Senator Marsh's bill to require out of state permit holders
with photo-ids to show yet another photo-id to a police officer.
Marsh didn't show up and the bill was left on the table (KILLED).
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SB 1383, Senator Stolle's bill to repeal Virginia's silence law,
allowing federal law to rule, PASSED unanimously out of subcommittee.
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SB 1528, Senator Cuccinelli's bill to allow for on-line training for
CHP permits PASSED out of subcommittee.
Voting for the bill:
Wright, Griffith, Lingamfelter, Nutter
Voting against the bill (who else?):
Poisson