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coinpage | 02-17-2010 10:42 AM
Viginia House passes several bills to relax gun laws http://www.dailypress.com/news/virgi...,1164900.story House passes several bills to relax gun laws By DENA POTTER Associated Press Writer February 16, 2010 RICHMOND, Va. - A flurry of bills to make it easier to buy and carry guns handily won the approval of lawmakers Tuesday. About 20 gun-related bills passed on the constitutional deadline for each chamber to pass its own legislative proposals. Most of the bills passed out of the gun-friendly House of Delegates, where they may face more scrutiny in the Democrat-controlled Senate. Bills approved Tuesday would repeal Virginia's ban on buying more than one gun a month, allow guns to be taken into bars, emergency shelters and locked in cars, and make it easier to get a concealed handgun permit. Many legislators say they can't remember a year in which more bills were introduced to relax the state's gun laws. They attribute it to having a Republican governor after two Democratic terms. Former Gov. Timothy M. Kaine vetoed several gun-related bills. "It's kind of like a pent-up demand after eight years of not being able to do much," said Del. Mark Cole, R-Spotsylvania. Opponents attribute it to the nearly $1 million the National Rifle Association spent on Virginia elections last year, with about half of that going to Gov. Bob McDonnell's campaign. "They didn't do that just out of good citizenship. They're expecting a return on that," said Andrew Goddard, who has lobbied against easing gun laws since his son was shot at Virginia Tech in 2007. "This is clearly the most dangerous loosening of many, many regulations on gun possession that I can remember," said Del. James M. Scott, D-Fairfax, who has been a legislator for 18 years. The House easily passed bills that would: _Repeal the prohibition on buying more than one handgun a month that was enacted in 1993 because Virginia was the No. 1 supplier of guns used in crimes in other states. _Allow gun owners without a concealed carry permit to lock handguns in a vehicle or boat. The Senate passed a similar bill. _Allow those with a concealed carry permit to take hidden guns into restaurants that sell alcohol as long as they don't drink. The Senate also passed this bill. _Shield those who shoot intruders in their homes from lawsuits. _Allow concealed handgun permit holders to renew their permit by mail. This also passed the Senate. _Restrict from federal regulation any gun made or sold in Virginia. _Shield from public access information on concealed handgun permit holders. _Require localities that hold gun buyback programs to attempt to sell or auction the guns to licensed firearms dealers before destroying them. _Repeal the requirement that sellers of pistols and revolvers furnish the Circuit Court with the name and address of the buyer and other information, and require existing records to be destroyed. _Prohibit any person, property owner, employer or business to block someone from locking a gun in their vehicle, and shield them from liability from anything that may happen with that firearm. _Ban localities from being able to prohibit hunting within a half-mile of a subdivision, but allow them to prohibit hunting within a subdivision. _Direct Virginia State Police to develop a plan to allow lifetime concealed handgun permits to state residents. Currently, permits are good for five years. _Prohibit localities from requiring fingerprints for a concealed carry permit. _Allow those who are denied a concealed handgun permit to have an appeals hearing. The Senate passed a similar bill. _Allow those with concealed handgun permits to take guns into emergency shelters. _Allow a retired law enforcement officer to carry a concealed handgun without a permit. _Allow court clerks to issue concealed handgun permits to applicants who meet all requirements without judicial review. The only real debate Tuesday came in the Senate on the guns in bars bill, which passed by the only close margin, 22-18. Most other bills had been debated extensively on Monday. Sen. Emmett Hanger said his bill was needed so that law-abiding gun owners could protect themselves in all restaurants that sell alcohol, whether it be a fine-dining establishment or a local dive. "I've really never been afraid for my life in a Red Lobster," quipped Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple, D-Arlington.

branshew | 02-17-2010 07:52 PM
Re: Viginia House passes several bills to relax gun laws I hope they pass. I've been holding off on getting cc permit based on the results of some of these proposals.

Mantokir | 02-17-2010 08:07 PM
Re: Viginia House passes several bills to relax gun laws Quote:
"They didn't do that just out of good citizenship. They're expecting a return on that," said Andrew Goddard, who has lobbied against easing gun laws since his son was shot at Virginia Tech in 2007.
Why did you give him something to shoot back with? Quote:
"I've really never been afraid for my life in a Red Lobster," quipped Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple, D-Arlington.
I bet the students would have said the same thing on April 15, 2007

silverwine | 02-18-2010 04:33 PM
Re: Viginia House passes several bills to relax gun laws Quote:
Originally Posted by coinpage (Post 2183992) "I've really never been afraid for my life in a Red Lobster," quipped Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple, D-Arlington.
So, know-it-all Whipple, do you have Life Insurance, or Health Insurance or Car insurance? What are the chances that you really need these things? Oh, slim you say, just like getting ganked at a Red Lobster? Oh, and what about those McDonnalds shootings? Forget about that? Let me put it this way: Having a gun on ones person is the only form of Life Insurance that benefites the holder of the policy and it does not cost very much and does not have to be renewed. Oh, and one more thing, oh great one: Do you go into restaurants with body guards?

Abouthadit | 02-18-2010 05:16 PM
Re: Viginia House passes several bills to relax gun laws Whipple should ask Suzanna Hupp if she felt safe in that Luby's cafeteria in Texas a few years back.

silverwine | 02-18-2010 05:35 PM
Re: Viginia House passes several bills to relax gun laws Quote:
Originally Posted by Abouthadit (Post 2186773) Whipple should ask Suzanna Hupp if she felt safe in that Luby's cafeteria in Texas a few years back.
Yah, its careless, elitist comments like Whipples that just make my head expolode at such stupidity. It also shows me those who are at the top are mostly those who are not the smartest, but the most cunning and connected. For statements like that reveal a real moron.

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