Gun bills to be heard in Senate Courts of Justice full committee
tomorrow, Wednesday, February 10th, INCLUDING A RESTAURANT BAN REPEAL
BILL!
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Tomorrow is going to be a KEY day for the restaurant ban repeal, the
anti-freedom "gun show loophole" bill, and other important gun bills -
so we need a big turnout! This is a "make or break" committee meeting.
The meeting is at 2 PM in Senate Room A, on the ground floor of the
General Assembly Building.
Here are the gun bills that are going to be heard:
SB 334, Senator Hanger, restaurant ban repeal - STRONGLY SUPPORT
SB 79, Senator Reynolds, repeals the fingerprinting option for
localities - STRONGLY SUPPORT
SB 3, Senator Smith, clarifies that CHP renewals can be done through
the mail - STRONGLY SUPPORT
SB 408, Senator Vogel, allows for a non-CHP holder to have a loaded
gun in a **locked** container or compartment in a vehicle or boat.
The "locked" provision of the bill needs to be removed for the bill to
be "strongly supported" - SUPPORT
SB 533. Senator McDougle, clarifies that a person applying the first
time for a CHP and is denied has a right to an ore tenus hearing -
SUPPORT
SB 501, Senator Lucas, provides that a conviction for DUI from another
state counts as a DUI disqualification for a CHP in Virginia - NEUTRAL
SB 595, Senator Lucas, requires private sales at gun shows go through
a background check - STRONGLY OPPOSE
ACTION ITEMS
To send an email to your Senator to support SB 408 WITHOUT any
requirement that the container or compartment be locked, click here:
VCDL's "Write Your Legislators" Tool
To send an email to your Senator to support SB 79 to repeal the
fingerprinting option for CHPs, click here:
VCDL's "Write Your Legislators" Tool