New Virginia laws taking effect July 1

[OakRidgeStars]

From John Pierce

Once again, the Virginia Citizens Defense League has delivered for Virginia gun owners. Thanks to the tireless efforts of VCDL activists, the 2012 Legislative Session was even more of a rousing success than the 2011 Session. Not only was every single anti-gun bill opposed by VCDL defeated but the session ended with almost a dozen VCDL supported bills passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor McDonnell.

These important changes will take effect on July 1st ...

Better Protection For Gun Owners During Declared Emergencies

I have written before about the dangers of emergency declarations stripping citizens of their right to keep and bear arms. Virginia code 44-146.15 governs the constitutional limitations placed upon such declarations in Virginia and HB 20, sponsored by Delegate Wilt, improved this code section to provide that:

Nothing in this chapter is to be construed to:
...
(3) Empower the Governor, any political subdivision, or any other governmental authority to in any way limit or prohibit the rights of the people to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by Article I, Section 13 of the Constitution of Virginia or the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, including the otherwise lawful possession, carrying, transportation, sale, or transfer of firearms except to the extent necessary to ensure public safety in any place or facility designated or used by the Governor, any political subdivision of the Commonwealth, or any other governmental entity as an emergency shelter or for the purpose of sheltering persons;

The senate version of this bill, sponsored by Senator Obenshain, was SB 245.

Note that this change still allows gun owners to be disarmed in emergency shelters. That will need to be addressed in future legislative sessions.

We Don't Need No Stinking Gun Buybacks

HB 22, sponsored by Delegate Cole, prevents localities from participating in so-called "gun buybacks" unless they have first passed an express ordinance authorizing the participation. And in the event that they do hold such an event, the firearms thus collected must be offered for sale to the public or a licensed dealer.

Read more: http://monachuslex.com/?p=1133

[scrubber3]

Awesome!

[Newgunguy]

Way to go Virginia, I really can't wait to get out of here and down there in Halifax somewhere.

[rromeo]

We can now buy alcohol on Sundays too.

[ShotgunBlast]

Doesn't the purchase of alcohol on Sunday open the gates of hell or something? Isn't this just furthering the moral bankrupting of this country?

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[Diomed]

We can now buy alcohol on Sundays too.

Opening ABC stores on Sundays started last year, or maybe the year before. It was just in select locations though. I guess they noticed they could make a lot of money opening on Sundays, so hours were expanded for more stores. Imagine that, government trying to improve customer service (albeit in an area they have no right to be in in the first place).

Went by the ABC shop I usually frequent this evening, they already had Sunday hours up.

[dorminWS]

Doesn't the purchase of alcohol on Sunday open the gates of hell or something? Isn't this just furthering the moral bankrupting of this country?

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That's what the preachers and the bootleggers always told us.

[ProShooter]

My favorite new law is that students can carry an unloaded gun concealed to a training class without a permit...

Its my favorite because it was my idea! I suggested it to the VCDL, they found a sponsor who carried it on up, and it passed!

I feel like a proud daddy!