Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

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1. More bills headed to Governor's desk
2. Let's tell Comcast not to oppose our right to self-defense
3. Bill Mims being considered for the Virginia Supreme Court - not a
good idea?

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1. More bills headed to Governor's desk
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The following bills passed the Senate and are headed to Governor
McDonnell's desk:

HB 109, Delegate Cole, repeals the power for localities to tax and
register handguns - 40 to 0!

HB 1191, Delegate Griffith, allows the Circuit Court Clerk to issue
CHPs if there are no problems with the application and the judge so
authorizes the Clerk - 32 to 8

HB 505, Delegate Gilbert, repeals the restaurant ban - 25 to 15 (3 new
votes of "yes" over the previous vote on SB 334 - Blevins, Yvonne
Miller, Watkins finally got on the bandwagon)

HB 885, Delegate Athey, allows for a non-CHP holder to have a gun in a
locked compartment or container in a motor vehicle or vessel - 24 to 16


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2. Let's tell Comcast not to oppose our right to self-defense
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As you might recall, last week a Comcast representative spoke against
HB 171 in the Senate Courts of Justice Special subcommittee. HB 171
was Delegate Pogge's bill that would have allowed a person to have a
gun in a locked vehicle on someone else's private property.

The Comcast CEO is Brian Roberts and his office number is 215-258-8960.


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3. Bill Mims being considered for the Virginia Supreme Court - not a
good idea?
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Bill Mims was the interim Attorney General when Bob McDonnell resigned
to run for Governor last year. Bill Mims was interviewed earlier
this week by a joint House and Senate committee in consideration of
him being appointed to the Virginia Supreme Court. When asked about
judicial activism, he apparently gave a rather weak answer.

Prior to being the Interim Attorney General, Bill Mims was a state
Senator. If you don't like the fact that CHP holders must keep their
handgun fully concealed while sitting in their vehicle on K-12 school
property - you can thank the then Senator Mims for that one.

In the Senate Courts of Justice Committee back in 2005, Senator Mims,
who was never extremely strong on gun rights, said that handguns must
be kept concealed at all times while on K-12 school property because
"someone might pull onto school property with a handgun dangling from
their rearview mirror otherwise."

That kind of wild thinking can really give us twisted laws and it
certainly did in that case.

I have great concerns that the Supreme Court may not be the right
place for Bill Mims.

At some point there will be an option for the public to speak on Mims
nomination - I will advise when the time comes.




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