Bill Repealing Handgun Rationing Headed to Governor

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Virginia Shooting Sports Association (VSSA) reports:

HB 940 Passes Senate
Bill Repealing Handgun Rationing Headed to Governor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Today, the State Senate passed House Bill 940, Delegate Scott Lingamfelter's bill repealing the almost two decades old law restricing purchases of handguns to one per month. House Bill 940 now heads to Governor McDonnell for his signature.

The vote was identical to the vote on Senate Bill 323, 21-19, and there was no debate.

The bill must be acted on by the Governor before the end of the session. Governor McDonnell has stated on numerous occassions that he would sign a bill repealing the law.

Handgun rationing was signed into law in 1993 by then Governor L. Douglas Wilder.

Virginia is the second state to repeal handgun rationing, joining South Carolina, which repealed its law in 2004.

This is the first bill of VSSA's top priorities to pass both houses of the legislature and be sent to Governor McDonnell for his consideration. Legislative Crossover is February 14, and the rest of the firearm related bills which have passed each house will then be considered by the other.

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Philip Van Cleave of the VCDL said it best...

The albatross is almost dead