VA-ALERT: List of gun-bill votes for 2015

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Here are the detailed votes and actions that were scored in the VCDL 2015 Scorecards. You can search for your legislators to see each and every vote or action that the legislators took on this year’s gun bills.


PRO-GUN BILLS THAT PASSED OUT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY


SB948, Senator Stuart - This bill prohibits the Virginia State Police from providing Virginia concealed handgun permittee information to law enforcement in states that do not have a reciprocal licensing agreement with Virginia. This would prevent states that are hostile to gun ownership, such as Maryland, from going on .fishing trips. to find an excuse to arrest or harrass Virginia concealed handgun permit holders.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Senator Stuart

Senate Courts of Justice:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Obenshain, Edwards, Puller, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Saslaw, Howell, Lucas, McEachin

Senate Floor vote:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Black, Carrico, Chafin, Colgan, Cosgrove, Edwards, Garrett, Hanger, Lewis, Martin, McDougle, McWaters, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Reeves, Ruff, Smith, Stanley, Stosch, Stuart, Vogel, Wagner, Watkins
Voting anti-gun: Senators Alexander, Barker, Dance, Deeds, Ebbin, Favola, Howell, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, McEachin, Miller, Petersen, Puller, Saslaw, Wexton

House Militia, Police and Public Safety Subcommittee #1:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Wright, Gilbert, Webert, Fariss
Voting anti-gun: Delegate Tyler

House Militia, Police and Public Safety full committee:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Lingamfelter, Wright, Cline, Gilbert, Morefield, Edmunds, Wilt, Morris, Fariss, O'Quinn, Head, Rush, Fowler, Berg
Voting anti-gun: Delegates Tyler, Hope, Surovell, Kory, Lopez, Simon, Rasoul

House Floor vote:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Adams, Albo, Anderson, Austin, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Berg, Bloxom, Byron, Campbell, Cline, Cole, Cox, DeSteph, Edmunds, Fariss, Farrell, Fowler, Garrett, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Helsel, Hodges, Hugo, Ingram, Joannou, Jones, Kilgore, Knight, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, LeMunyon, Lindsey, Lingamfelter, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Massie, Miller, Minchew, Morefield, Morris, O'Bannon, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Pogge, Poindexter, Ramadan, Ransone, Robinson, Rush, Scott, Stolle, Taylor, Villanueva, Ware, Webert, Wilt, Wright, Yancey, Yost, Mr. Speaker
Voting anti-gun: Delegates BaCote, Bulova, Carr, Davis, Filler-Corn, Futrell, Herring, Hester, Hope, James, Keam, Kory, Krupicka, Lopez, Mason, McClellan, McQuinn, Morrissey, Murphy, Plum, Preston, Rasoul, Rust, Sickles, Simon, Spruill, Sullivan, Surovell, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Ward, Watts

Veto Override Senate vote:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Black, Carrico, Chafin, Cosgrove, Edwards, Garrett, Hanger, Lewis, Martin, McDougle, McWaters, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Petersen, Reeves, Ruff, Smith, Stanley, Stosch, Stuart, Vogel, Wagner, Watkins
Voting anti-gun: Senators Alexander, Barker, Colgan, Dance, Deeds, Ebbin, Favola, Howell, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, McEachin, Miller, Puller, Saslaw, Wexton

Governor McAuliffe: anti-gun vote

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SB1191, Senator Norment, Jr. - This bill changes the felony charge for having a firearm on school property to apply only if the person does so knowingly. This is particularly important for exclusive school events held off of school property.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Senator Norment

Senate Courts of Justice:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Norment, Obenshain, Edwards, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Saslaw, Howell, Puller, McEachin

Senate Floor vote:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Alexander, Black, Carrico, Chafin, Cosgrove, Dance, Edwards, Garrett, Hanger, Lewis, Marsden, Martin, McDougle, McWaters, Miller, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Petersen, Reeves, Ruff, Smith, Stanley, Stosch, Stuart, Vogel, Wagner, Watkins
Voting anti-gun: Senators Barker, Colgan, Ebbin, Favola, Howell, Locke, Lucas, McEachin, Puller, Saslaw, Wexton

House Militia, Police and Public Safety Subcommittee #1:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Wright, Gilbert, Webert, Fariss, Tyler
Voting anti-gun: NONE

House Militia, Police and Public Safety full committee:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Lingamfelter, Wright, Cline, Gilbert, Morefield, Edmunds, Wilt, Morris, Fariss, O'Quinn, Head, Rush, Fowler, Berg, Tyler, Hope, Surovell, Kory, Lopez, Simon, Rasoul
Voting anti-gun: NONE

House Floor vote:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Adams, Albo, Anderson, Austin, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Berg, Bloxom, Bulova, Byron, Campbell, Carr, Cline, Cole, Cox, Davis, DeSteph, Edmunds, Fariss, Filler-Corn, Fowler, Futrell, Garrett, Gilbert, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Helsel, Herring, Hester, Hodges, Hope, Hugo, Ingram, James, Joannou, Jones, Keam, Kilgore, Knight, Kory, Krupicka, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, LeMunyon, Lindsey, Lingamfelter, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Mason, Massie, McClellan, Miller, Minchew, Morefield, Morris, Murphy, O'Bannon, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Pogge, Poindexter, Preston, Ramadan, Ransone, Rasoul, Robinson, Rush, Rust, Scott, Sickles, Simon, Spruill, Stolle, Surovell, Taylor, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Villanueva, Ward, Ware, Watts, Webert, Wilt, Wright, Yancey, Yost, Mr. Speaker
Voting anti-gun: Delegates BaCote, McQuinn, Morrissey, Plum, Sullivan

Governor McAuliffe: pro-gun vote

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SB1137, Senator Garrett - This bill exempts concealed handgun permit holders from any local bans on having loaded rifles or shotguns in a vehicle on any public street, road, or highway. Currently law enforcement, military and any person who reasonably believes that a loaded rifle or shotgun is necessary for his personal safety in the course of his employment or business are exempted.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Senator Garrett

Senate Courts of Justice:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Norment, Obenshain, Edwards, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Saslaw, Howell, Puller, McEachin

Senate Floor vote #1 of 2:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Alexander, Black, Carrico, Chafin, Cosgrove, Edwards, Garrett, Hanger, Lewis, Martin, McDougle, McWaters, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Petersen, Reeves, Ruff, Smith, Stanley, Stosch, Stuart, Vogel, Wagner, Watkins
Voting anti-gun: Senators Barker, Colgan, Dance, Deeds, Ebbin, Favola, Howell, Locke, Marsden, McEachin, Miller, Saslaw, Wexton

House Militia, Police and Public Safety Subcommittee #1:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Wright, Gilbert, Webert, Fariss
Voting anti-gun: Delegate Tyler

House Militia, Police and Public Safety full committee:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Lingamfelter, Wright, Cline, Gilbert, Morefield, Edmunds, Wilt, Morris, Fariss, O'Quinn, Head, Rush, Fowler, Berg
Voting anti-gun: Delegates Tyler, Hope, Surovell, Kory, Lopez, Simon, Rasoul

House Floor vote:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Adams, Anderson, Austin, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Berg, Bloxom, Byron, Campbell, Cline, Cole, Cox, Davis, DeSteph, Edmunds, Fariss, Farrell, Fowler, Garrett, Gilbert, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Helsel, Hodges, Ingram, Joannou, Jones, Kilgore, Knight, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, Lingamfelter, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Massie, Miller, Morefield, Morris, O'Bannon, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Pogge, Poindexter, Ramadan, Ransone, Robinson, Rush, Scott, Stolle, Taylor, Villanueva, Ware, Webert, Wilt, Wright, Yost, Mr. Speaker
Voting anti-gun: Delegates Albo, BaCote, Bulova, Carr, Filler-Corn, Futrell, Herring, Hester, Hope, James, Keam, Kory, Krupicka, LeMunyon, Lindsey, Mason, McClellan, McQuinn, Morrissey, Murphy, Plum, Preston, Rasoul, Rust, Sickles, Spruill, Sullivan, Surovell, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Ward, Watts, Yancey

Senate Floor vote #2 of 2:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Black, Carrico, Chafin, Cosgrove, Edwards, Garrett, Hanger, Lewis, Martin, McDougle, McWaters, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Petersen, Reeves, Ruff, Smith, Stanley, Stosch, Stuart, Vogel, Wagner, Watkins
Voting anti-gun: Senators Alexander, Barker, Colgan, Dance, Deeds, Ebbin, Favola, Howell, Locke, Marsden, McEachin, Miller, Saslaw, Wexton

Governor McAuliffe: anti-gun vote

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HB2009, Delegate LaRock - This bill requires the chief law-enforcement officer to certify a request for the transfer of a firearm that is covered under the National Firearms Act (NFA), unless the officer knows the person receiving the firearms is prohibited from doing so. This bill will make ownership of NFA firearms uniform across the state. Currently the chief law-enforcement officers in some jurisdictions refuse to do any such certification, while others do them as a matter of course.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Senator LaRock
VCDL requested bill: Senator LaRock

House Militia, Police and Public Safety Subcommittee #1:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Wright, Gilbert, Webert, Fariss
Voting anti-gun: Delegate Tyler

House Militia, Police and Public Safety full committee:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Lingamfelter, Wright, Cline, Gilbert, Morefield, Edmunds, Wilt, Webert, Morris, Fariss, O'Quinn, Head, Rush, Fowler, Berg
Voting anti-gun: Delegates Tyler, Hope, Surovell, Lopez, Simon, Rasoul

House Floor vote #1 of 2:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Adams, Albo, Anderson, Austin, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Berg, Bloxom, Byron, Campbell, Cline, Cole, Cox, Davis, DeSteph, Edmunds, Fariss, Farrell, Fowler, Garrett, Gilbert, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Helsel, Hodges, Hugo, Ingram, Joannou, Jones, Kilgore, Knight, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, LeMunyon, Lingamfelter, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Massie, Miller, Minchew, Morefield, Morris, O'Bannon, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Pogge, Poindexter, Ramadan, Ransone, Robinson, Rush, Rust, Scott, Stolle, Taylor, Villanueva, Ware, Webert, Wilt, Wright, Yancey, Yost, Mr. Speaker
Voting anti-gun: Delegates BaCote, Bulova, Carr, Filler-Corn, Futrell, Herring, Hester, Hope, James, Keam, Kory, Krupicka, Lindsey, Lopez, Mason, McClellan, McQuinn, Morrissey, Murphy, Plum, Preston, Rasoul, Sickles, Simon, Spruill, Sullivan, Surovell, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Ward, Watts

Senate Courts of Justice:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Obenshain, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Norment, Saslaw, Howell, Edwards, McEachin

Senate Floor vote:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Black, Carrico, Chafin, Colgan, Cosgrove, Deeds, Garrett, Hanger, Lewis, Martin, McDougle, McWaters, Miller, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Reeves, Ruff, Smith, Stanley, Stosch, Stuart, Vogel, Wagner, Watkins
Voting anti-gun: Senators Alexander, Barker, Dance, Ebbin, Edwards, Favola, Howell, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, McEachin, Petersen, Saslaw, Wexton

House Floor vote #2 of 2:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Adams, Albo, Anderson, Austin, BaCote, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Berg, Bloxom, Byron, Campbell, Cline, Cole, Cox, Davis, DeSteph, Edmunds, Fariss, Farrell, Fowler, Garrett, Gilbert, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Helsel, Hodges, Hugo, Ingram, Joannou, Jones, Kilgore, Knight, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, LeMunyon, Lindsey, Lingamfelter, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Massie, Miller, Minchew, Morefield, Morris, O'Bannon, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Pogge, Poindexter, Ramadan, Ransone, Robinson, Rush, Rust, Scott, Spruill, Stolle, Taylor, Villanueva, Ware, Webert, Wilt, Wright, Yancey, Yost, Mr. Speaker
Voting anti-gun: Delegates Bulova, Carr, Filler-Corn, Futrell, Herring, Hester, Hope, James, Keam, Kory, Krupicka, Lopez, Mason, McClellan, McQuinn, Morrissey, Murphy, Plum, Preston, Rasoul, Sickles, Simon, Sullivan, Surovell, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Ward, Watts

Veto Override House vote:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Adams, Albo, Anderson, Austin, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Berg, Bloxom, Byron, Campbell, Cline, Cole, Cox, Davis, DeSteph, Edmunds, Fariss, Farrell, Fowler, Garrett, Gilbert, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Helsel, Hodges, Hugo, Ingram, Joannou, Jones, Kilgore, Knight, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, LeMunyon, Lingamfelter, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Massie, Miller, Minchew, Morefield, Morris, O'Bannon, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Pogge, Poindexter, Ramadan, Ransone, Robinson, Rush, Rust, Scott, Stolle, Taylor, Villanueva, Ware, Webert, Wilt, Wright, Yancey, Yost, Mr. Speaker
Voting anti-gun: Delegates BaCote, Bulova, Carr, Filler-Corn, Futrell, Herring, Hester, Hope, James, Keam, Kory, Krupicka, Lindsey, Lopez, Mason, McClellan, McQuinn, Murphy, Plum, Preston, Rasoul, Sickles, Simon, Spruill, Sullivan, Surovell, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Ward, Watts

Veto Override Senate vote:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Black, Carrico, Chafin, Cosgrove, Garrett, Hanger, Lewis, Martin, McDougle, McWaters, Newman, Obenshain, Reeves, Ruff, Smith, Stanley, Stosch, Stuart, Vogel, Wagner, Watkins
Voting anti-gun: Senators Alexander, Barker, Colgan, Dance, Deeds, Ebbin, Edwards, Favola, Howell, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, McEachin, Miller, Petersen, Puller, Saslaw, Wexton

Governor McAuliffe: anti-gun vote

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HB1666, Delegate Fowler, Jr. - This bill fixes an inequity that is currently in Virginia law. As the law is now, a person who has had their civil rights restored by the Governor for a non-violent felony committed in Virginia, can only get their gun rights restored if they currently live in Virginia! This bill allows a nonresident to be able to petition the circuit court where they were originally convicted to have their gun rights restored. Some states, like North Carolina, will restore a person.s gun rights, but only if they had their gun rights restored in the state where they were convicted. A person who has moved out of Virginia is left in a hopeless situation currently.

Because this bill only had two anti-gun votes (Delegates Plum and Toscano) as it moved through committees and the Floor of both bodies, it is not being counted except to give Delegate Fowler a pro-gun vote for introducing it.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Delegate Fowler
VCDL requested bill: Delegate Fowler

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HB2286, Delegate Webert - This bill recognizes firearms rights restoration of other states.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Delegate Webert

House Courts of Justice, Criminal Law subcommittee:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Bell, Robert B., Cline, Gilbert, Miller, Villanueva, Morris, Adams, Watts, Herring, Mason
Voting anti-gun: NONE

House Courts of Justice full committee:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Albo, Kilgore, Bell, Robert B., Gilbert, Miller, Loupassi, Villanueva, Habeeb, Morris, Leftwich, Adams, Campbell, LaRock, Watts, Mason
Voting anti-gun: Delegates Toscano, Herring, McClellan, Hope, Lindsey

House Floor vote #1 of 2:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Adams, Anderson, Austin, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Berg, Bloxom, Byron, Campbell, Cline, Cole, Cox, Davis, DeSteph, Edmunds, Fariss, Farrell, Fowler, Garrett, Gilbert, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Helsel, Hugo, Ingram, Joannou, Jones, Kilgore, Knight, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, Lingamfelter, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Massie, Miller, Minchew, Morefield, Morris, O'Bannon, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Pogge, Poindexter, Ramadan, Ransone, Robinson, Rush, Scott, Stolle, Taylor, Villanueva, Ware, Webert, Wilt, Wright, Yancey, Yost, Mr. Speaker
Voting anti-gun: Delegates Albo, BaCote, Bulova, Carr, Filler-Corn, Futrell, Herring, Hester, Hope, James, Keam, Krupicka, LeMunyon, Lindsey, Lopez, Mason, McClellan, McQuinn, Morrissey, Murphy, Plum, Preston, Rasoul, Rust, Sickles, Simon, Spruill, Sullivan, Surovell, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Ward, Watts

Senate Courts of Justice committee:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Norment, Obenshain, Edwards, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Saslaw, Howell, McEachin

Senate Floor vote:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Black, Carrico, Chafin, Cosgrove, Deeds, Edwards, Garrett, Hanger, Lewis, Martin, McDougle, McWaters, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Reeves, Ruff, Smith, Stanley, Stosch, Stuart, Vogel, Wagner, Watkins
Voting anti-gun: Senators Alexander, Barker, Colgan, Dance, Ebbin, Favola, Howell, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, McEachin, Miller, Petersen, Puller, Saslaw, Wexton

House Floor vote #2 of 2:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Adams, Anderson, Austin, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Berg, Bloxom, Byron, Campbell, Cline, Cole, Cox, Davis, DeSteph, Edmunds, Fariss, Farrell, Fowler, Garrett, Gilbert, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Helsel, Hodges, Hugo, Ingram, Joannou, Jones, Kilgore, Knight, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, Lingamfelter, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Massie, Miller, Minchew, Morefield, Morris, O'Bannon, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Pogge, Poindexter, Ramadan, Ransone, Robinson, Rush, Scott, Stolle, Taylor, Villanueva, Ware, Webert, Wilt, Wright, Yancey, Yost, Mr. Speaker
Voting anti-gun: Delegates Albo, BaCote, Bulova, Carr, Filler-Corn, Futrell, Herring, Hester, Hope, James, Keam, Kory, Krupicka, LeMunyon, Lindsey, Lopez, Mason, McClellan, McQuinn, Morrissey, Murphy, Plum, Preston, Rasoul, Rust, Sickles, Simon, Spruill, Sullivan, Surovell, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Ward, Watts


Voting pro-gun: Mr. Speaker

Governor McAuliffe: anti-gun vote (attempt to damage a bill with bad changes

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HB2015, Delegate Surovell - This bill allows more than one firearm to be protected from bankruptcy proceedings,as long as the total value of the firearms does not exceed $3,000.

Since this bill passed almost unanimously all the way, it will not be counted other than to give Delegate Surovell a pro-gun vote for introducing it.

Patron Pro-Gun: Support Delegate Surovell

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SB848, Senator Stanley, Jr. - This bill creates the "Governor's Twenty" marksmanship award recognizing the top 20 pistol and rifle competitors at an annual marksmanship match held in Virginia.

Since this bill passed unanimously all the way, it will not be counted other than to give Senator Stanley a pro-gun vote for introducing it.

Patron Pro-Gun: Support Senator Stanley


PRO-GUN BILLS THAT WERE KILLED ON THE HOUSE FLOOR

SB1130, Senator Garrett - This bill repeals the ban on blackjacks, switchblades, ballistic knives, and throwing stars. Switchblades and ballistic knives are particularly useful to those with physical handicaps. Criminal misuse of such weapons is illegal, but mere possession should not be. The bill was first passed out of both bodies, only to be recalled in the House and defeated. Only the House's final vote is considered below.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Senator Garrett
VCDL requested bill: Senator Garrett

House Militia, Police and Public Safety Subcommittee #1:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Wright, Gilbert, Webert, Fariss
Voting anti-gun: Delegate Tyler

House Militia, Police and Public Safety full committee:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Lingamfelter, Wright, Cline, Gilbert, Morefield, Edmunds, Wilt, Morris, Fariss, O'Quinn, Head, Rush, Fowler, Berg
Voting anti-gun: Delegate Tyler, Hope, Surovell, Kory, Lopez, Simon, Rasoul

Senate Courts of Justice committee:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Norment, Obenshain, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Saslaw, Howell, Edwards, McEachin

House Floor vote:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Adams, Anderson, Berg, Byron, Cline, Cole, Fariss, Gilbert, Ingram, Knight, Miller, Poindexter, Ransone, Rush, Taylor, Webert, Wright
Voting anti-gun: Delegates Albo, Austin, BaCote, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Bloxom, Bulova, Campbell, Carr, Cox, Davis, DeSteph, Edmunds, Farrell, Filler-Corn, Fowler, Futrell, Garrett, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Helsel, Herring, Hester, Hodges, Hope, Hugo, James, Joannou, Jones, Keam, Kilgore, Kory, Krupicka, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, LeMunyon, Lindsey, Lingamfelter, Lopez, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Mason, Massie, McClellan, McQuinn, Minchew, Morefield, Morris, Morrissey, Murphy, O'Bannon, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Plum, Pogge, Preston, Ramadan, Rasoul, Robinson, Rust, Scott, Sickles, Simon, Spruill, Stolle, Sullivan, Surovell, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Villanueva, Ward, Ware, Watts, Wilt, Yancey, Yost, Mr. Speaker

Senate Floor vote:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Barker, Black, Carrico, Chafin, Colgan, Cosgrove, Garrett, Hanger, Lewis, Martin, McDougle, McWaters, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Petersen, Reeves, Ruff, Smith, Stanley, Stosch, Stuart, Vogel, Wagner, Watkins
Voting anti-gun: Senators Alexander, Dance, Deeds, Ebbin, Edwards, Favola, Howell, Locke, Marsden, McEachin, Miller, Saslaw, Wexton


PRO-GUN BILLS THAT WERE KILLED ON THE SENATE FLOOR

SB1132, Senator Garrett - This bill allows a concealed handgun permit holder, during normal school hours, to store a loaded, concealed handgun in his or her vehicle and then exit the vehicle. After normal school hours or on holidays or weekends, a concealed handgun permit holder can possess a concealed handgun on school property, including buildings and grounds. Not requiring the concealed handgun to be unloaded when leaving it secured in a vehicle is a safety measure as it minimizes the chances of an accidental discharge, which is more likely to happen when loading/unloading a gun. Allowing concealed handgun permit holders to carry after school hours allows a person their right to self-defense, something that some states, such as Utah, allow during school hours. Companion bill to HB 1773.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Senator Garrett
VCDL requested bill: Senator Garrett

Senate Courts of Justice committee vote:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Obenshain, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Norment, Saslaw, Howell, Puller, McEachin

Senate Floor vote:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Black, Carrico, Chafin, Cosgrove, Garrett, Hanger, Martin, McDougle, McWaters, Newman, Obenshain, Reeves, Ruff, Smith, Stanley, Stuart, Vogel, Wagner
Voting anti-gun: Senators Alexander, Barker, Colgan, Dance, Deeds, Ebbin, Edwards, Favola, Howell, Lewis, Locke, Marsden, McEachin, Miller, Norment, Petersen, Saslaw, Stosch, Watkins, Wexton


PRO-GUN BILLS THAT WERE KILLED BY THE SENATE COURTS OF JUSTICE COMMITTEE

SB828, Senator Black - This bill permits private K-12 schools to determine who can carry a handgun or other weapon on their property. It leaves in place a Class 6 Felony with mandatory minimum sentence for someone who uses, intends to use, attempts to use, or displays in a threatening manner, a firearm.

This bill was stricken by Senator Black for technical reasons and it will not be counted.


PRO-GUN BILLS THAT WERE KILLED BY SENATE FINANCE AFTER PASSING OUT OF THE COURTS OF JUSTICE COMMITTEE

SB689, Senator Black - This bill creates lifetime concealed handgun permits. The permits are obtained in the same manner as they currently are, except they are valid for life. This will lower the workload of the Circuit Court Clerks. offices around the state, while allowing local law enforcement to still be involved in the issuance of permits. This is a companion bill to HB 1359.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Senator Black

Senate Courts of Justice committee vote:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Norment, Obenshain, Edwards, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Saslaw, Howell, Puller, McEachin

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HB2029, Delegate Wilt - This bill reappropriates concealed handgun permit fees between the Circuit Court Clerk and law enforcement. It also requires a National Instant Check System background check be done on concealed handgun permit holders, which will then allow the permit holders to purchase firearms without needing a background check, as per federal law.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Delegate Wilt

House Militia, Police and Public Safety subcommittee #1:

Voting Pro-Gun: Delegates Wright, Gilbert, Webert, Fariss
Voting Anti-Gun: Delegate Tyler

House Militia, Police and Public Safety full subcommittee:

Voting Pro-Gun: Delegates Lingamfelter, Wright, Cline, Gilbert, Morefield, Edmunds, Wilt, Webert, Morris, Fariss, O'Quinn, Head, Rush, Fowler, Berg
Voting Anti-Gun: Delegates Tyler, Hope, Surovell, Lopez, Simon, Rasoul

House Floor vote:

Voting Pro-Gun: Adams, Anderson, Austin, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Berg, Bloxom, Byron, Campbell, Cline, Cole, Cox, Davis, DeSteph, Edmunds, Fariss, Farrell, Fowler, Garrett, Gilbert, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Helsel, Hodges, Hugo, Ingram, Joannou, Jones, Kilgore, Knight, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, Lingamfelter, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Massie, Miller, Minchew, Morefield, Morris, O'Bannon, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Pogge, Poindexter, Ramadan, Ransone, Robinson, Rush, Scott, Stolle, Taylor, Villanueva, Ware, Webert, Wilt, Wright, Yancey, Yost, Mr. Speaker
Voting Anti-Gun: Albo, BaCote, Bulova, Carr, Filler-Corn, Futrell, Herring, Hester, Hope, James, Keam, Kory, Krupicka, LeMunyon, Lindsey, Lopez, Mason, McClellan, McQuinn, Morrissey, Murphy, Plum, Preston, Rasoul, Rust, Sickles, Simon, Spruill, Sullivan, Surovell, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Ward, Watts

Senate Counts of Justice committee:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Norment, Obenshain, Edwards, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Saslaw, Howell, McEachin


PRO-GUN BILLS THAT WERE POCKET VETOED BY THE SPEAKER AND THE COMMITTEE CHAIR

HB2027, Delegate Wilt - This bill allows a person in lawful possession of a handgun to carry that handgun in the non-secure area of an airport terminal. Signs will be posted before entering the secure area warning that the area is a secure area. The terminal area is much like a mall . there is no screening of those entering as they may be simply dropping off/picking up a passenger, renting a vehicle, or purchasing tickets for a future flight. This bill as introduced is preferable to HB 1772 as introduced.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Delegate Wilt

Voting anti-gun: Delegates Mr. Speaker, Rust

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HB1389, Delegate Berg - This bill prohibits any public institution of higher education from preventing a person with a valid concealed handgun permit from carrying a concealed handgun on property owned by the institution. This bill will strongly discourage a criminal from attempting a massacre like the one at Virginia Tech in 2007. Virginia.s colleges and universities will no longer be .gun-free zones,. where good people are not allowed to defend themselves and others from evil-doers.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Delegate Berg
VCDL requested bill: Delegate Berg

Voting anti-gun: Delegates Mr. Speaker, Landes

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HB1390, Delegate Berg - This bill is a state-agency firearms preemption bill, which would make Virginia's firearms laws consistent, with all laws, regulations, and ordinances based on specific statutes created by the General Assembly. Currently, unlike localities, state agencies can create firearms regulations without having to get prior approval from the General Assembly. This creates a confusing, and sometimes conflicting, set of gun regulations. The bill makes expections for correction facilities and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Delegate Berg
VCDL requested bill: Delegate Berg

Voting anti-gun: Delegates Mr. Speaker, Lingamfelter

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HB1411, Delegate Bob Marshall - This bill allows full-time faculty members of public institutions of higher education to carry a concealed handgun on campus. This is a step in the right direction in preventing future school massacres. HB 1389 is a better, more encompassing solution to the problem, however.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Delegate Marshall, R.G.

Voting anti-gun: Delegates Mr. Speaker, Landes

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HB1773, Delegate Berg - This bill allows a concealed handgun permit holder, during normal school hours, to store a loaded, concealed handgun in his or her vehicle and then exit the vehicle. After normal school hours or on holidays or weekends, a concealed handgun permit holder can possess a concealed handgun on school property, including buildings and grounds. Not requiring the concealed handgun to be unloaded when leaving it secured in a vehicle is a safety measure as it minimizes the chances of an accidental discharge, which is more likely to happen when loading/unloading a gun. Allowing concealed handgun permit holders to carry after school hours allows a person their right to self-defense, something that some states, such as Utah, allow during school hours. Companion bill to SB 1132.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Delegate Berg
VCDL requested bill: Delegate Berg

Voting anti-gun: Delegates Mr. Speaker, Landes

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HB1467, Delegate Bob Marshall - This bill allows K-12 school boards to appoint certain individuals to carry a concealed handgun on school property. The designated individuals will receive special training covering the use and display of a firearm, safe carrying and storage of a concealed firearm, and proper response until the police arrive in an emergency situation. This is an important step in the direction of protecting schools from future massacres.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Delegate Marshall, R.G.

Voting anti-gun: Delegates Mr. Speaker, Landes


SB1155, Senator Edwards - This bill requires law enforcement to take reasonable steps to return a stolen gun used in a crime back to its rightful owner.

Bill died for an issue where there was not enough time to resolve. Votes are not going to be graded.

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HB1772, Delegate Berg - This bill allows a concealed handgun permit holder to carry a handgun into the nonsecure area of an airport terminal. The terminal area is much like a mall . there is no screening of those entering as they may be simply dropping off/picking up a passenger, renting a vehicle, or purchasing tickets for a future flight. HB 2027, as introduced, is preferred over this bill, as introduced.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Delegate Berg
VCDL requested bill: Delegate Berg

Voting anti-gun: Delegates Mr. Speaker, Landes


PRO-GUN BILLS THAT WERE KILLED BY THE HOUSE MILITIA, POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE #1

HB1359, Delegate Campbell - This bill creates lifetime concealed handgun permits. The permits are obtained in the same manner as they currently are, except they are valid for life. This will lower the workload of the Circuit Court Clerks. offices around the state, while allowing local law enforcement to still be involved in the issuance of permits. This is a companion bill to SB 689.

This bill was killed for technical issues that could not be fixed in time. Votes are not going to be graded.


PRO-GUN BILLS THAT WERE KILLED BY THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE

HR202, Delegate Fariss - This bill encourages Congress to fix the restoration of gun-rights process for those convicted of federal felonies. Currently those convicted of federal felonies do not have a way to get their gun rights restored because, while there is a mechanism to do so, there is no funding.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Delegate Fariss

Voice vote means we don't know how each member of rules voted

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HR192, Delegate Bob Marshall - This bill authorizes the Speaker of the House of Delegates to employ legal counsel to represent the General Assembly to redress any unconstitional violations of the soverign rights and general police powers of the Commonwealth by the federal government. This helps protect the rights, including firearm rights, of the citizens of Virginia for an overreaching federal government.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Delegate Marshall, R.G.

Voice vote means we don't know how each member of rules voted

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HJ529, Delegate Bob Marshall - This bill authorizes the Speaker of the House of Delegates to employ legal counsel to represent the General Assembly to redress any unconstitional violations of the soverign rights and general police powers of the Commonwealth by the federal government. This helps protect the rights, including firearm rights, of the citizens of Virginia for an overreaching federal government.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Delegate Marshall, R.G.

Voice vote means we don't know how each member of rules voted


PRO-GUN BILLS THAT WERE KILLED BY THE SENATE EDUCATION AND HEALTH COMMITTEE, PUBLIC EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE

HB1309, Delegate Cole - This bill allows local school boards to arm school security officers with less-lethal or non-lethal weapons, including batons, stun weapons, and spray devices to be used to temporarily incapacitate someone. Such weapons are authorized for use under appropriate circumstances. This is a good first step, but not nearly as good as arming security officers with a firearm.

Patron Pro-Gun: Support Delegate Cole

House Committee on Education, Elementary and Secondary Education subcommittee:

Pro-gun votes: Delegates Bell, Richard P., Lingamfelter, Cole, Pogge, LeMunyon, Farrell, Landes
Anti-gun votes: Delegates Hester, Preston, McClellan

House Committee on Education Elementary:

Pro-gun votes: Delegates Landes, Lingamfelter, Cole, Pogge, Massie, Greason, Bell, Richard P., LeMunyon, Robinson, Yost, Yancey, Farrell, Davis, Leftwich, Bulova
Anti-gun votes: Delegates Rust, McClellan, Tyler, Keam, Hester, Preston, Lindsey

House Floor vote:

Pro-gun votes: Delegates Adams, Albo, Anderson, Austin, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Berg, Bloxom, Bulova, Byron, Campbell, Cline, Cole, Cox, Davis, DeSteph, Edmunds, Fariss, Farrell, Fowler, Garrett, Gilbert, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Helsel, Hodges, Hugo, Ingram, Joannou, Jones, Kilgore, Knight, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, LeMunyon, Lingamfelter, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Massie, Miller, Minchew, Morefield, Morris, O'Bannon, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Pogge, Poindexter, Ramadan, Ransone, Robinson, Rush, Scott, Stolle, Taylor, Villanueva, Ware, Wilt, Wright, Yancey, Yost, Mr. Speaker
Anti-gun votes: Delegates BaCote, Carr, Filler-Corn, Futrell, Herring, Hester, Hope, James, Keam, Kory, Krupicka, Lindsey, Lopez, Mason, McClellan, McQuinn, Murphy, Plum, Preston, Rasoul, Rust, Sickles, Simon, Spruill, Sullivan, Surovell, Torian, Toscano, Ward, Watts

Senate Education and Health, Public Education subcommittee:

Pro-gun votes: Senators Martin, Newman, Smith, Black, Carrico, Cosgrove
Anti-gun votes: Senators Saslaw, Howell, Locke, Barker, McWaters, Garrett, Petersen, Lewis


PRO-GUN BILLS THAT WERE KILLED BY IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

HB1329, Delegate Ware - This bill changes the concealed handgun law to honor the concealed handgun permits from all other states if the permit holder is at least 21 years old. The out-of-state permit holder will have to also show government-issued photo-identification at the request of a law-enforcement officer. By honoring all other states, Virginia permits will be honored in more states, including Georgia, New Hampshire, and Colorado.

Patron Pro-Gun: Strongly Support Delegate Ware
VCDL requested bill: Delegate Ware

House Militia, Police and Public Safety Subcommittee #1:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Wright, Gilbert, Webert, Fariss
Voting anti-gun: Delegate Tyler

House Militia, Police and Public Safety full committee:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Lingamfelter, Wright, Cline, Gilbert, Morefield, Edmunds, Wilt, Webert, Morris, Fariss, O'Quinn, Head, Rush, Fowler, Berg
Voting anti-gun: Delegates Tyler, Hope, Surovell, Lopez, Simon, Rasoul

House Floor vote:

Voting pro-gun: Delegates Adams, Anderson, Austin, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Berg, Bloxom, Byron, Campbell, Cline, Cole, Cox, Davis, DeSteph, Edmunds, Fariss, Farrell, Fowler, Garrett, Gilbert, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Helsel, Hodges, Hugo, Ingram, Joannou, Jones, Kilgore, Knight, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, Lingamfelter, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Massie, Miller, Minchew, Morefield, Morris, O'Bannon, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Pogge, Poindexter, Ramadan, Ransone, Robinson, Rush, Scott, Stolle, Taylor, Villanueva, Ware, Webert, Wilt, Wright, Yancey, Yost, Mr. Speaker
Voting anti-gun: Delegates Albo, BaCote, Bulova, Carr, Filler-Corn, Futrell, Herring, Hester, Hope, James, Keam, Kory, Krupicka, LeMunyon, Lindsey, Lopez, Mason, McClellan, McQuinn, Morrissey, Murphy, Plum, Preston, Rasoul, Rust, Sickles, Simon, Spruill, Sullivan, Surovell, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Ward, Watts

Senate Courts of Justice committee vote:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Norment, Obenshain, Edwards, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Howell, McEachin

Senate Floor vote:

Voting pro-gun: Senators Alexander, Black, Carrico, Chafin, Colgan, Cosgrove, Dance, Deeds, Edwards, Garrett, Hanger, Lewis, Martin, McDougle, McWaters, Miller, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Petersen, Reeves, Ruff, Smith, Stanley, Stosch, Stuart, Vogel, Wagner, Watkins
Voting anti-gun: Senators Barker, Ebbin, Favola, Howell, Locke, Marsden, McEachin, Saslaw, Wexton



ANTI-GUN BILLS THAT WERE KILLED BY HOUSE MILITIA, POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE #1

Voting Pro-Gun on the following bills: Delegates Wright, Gilbert, Webert, Fariss
Voting Anti-Gun on the following bills: Delegate Tyler

HB1909, Delegate Lopez - This bill bans magazines which will hold more that 20 rounds of ammunition. Three such magazines acquired before July 1, 2015 can be kept if registered, but the rest must be given up or sold. Such registration must be done annually and storage for the magazine must be made available for the State Police to inspect. This bill is one that a police state would support. According to the FBI just a little over 300 people were killed with long guns in their latest report on crime. Of those, only a fraction would have had a magazine that would hold more than 20 rounds. This bill would do nothing for crime, but would put an onerous responsibility on gun owners to register the magazines every year. Under the Fifth Amenment, criminals would not have to register their magazines. The requirement for police to inspect the storage area for the magazines would violate the 4th Amendment as well.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Delegate Lopez

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HB1923, Delegate Murphy - This bill requires that all private sales of firearms go through a federal firearms licensed dealer ('Universal Background Check'). This bill will do nothing about crime, but will make it harder and more expensive for a citizen to sell or trade one of his firearms to another citizen. No dealer is required to make such a transfer, possibly making a transfer all but impossible or not possible in a timely manner. Finally, this bill will also lead to an inevitable 'Universal Registration' scheme at some point in the future to provide for enforcement.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Delegate Murphy

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HB1997, Delegate Morrissey - This bill reinstates the old 'One Handgun a Month' law. There was no evidence to show that the old One Handgun a Month law did anything to reduce crime or gun trafficking. Improvements in the background check system have also made the bill unnecessary. Companion bill to SB 798, HB 1997.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Delegate Morrissey

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HB1604, Delegate Plum - This bill requires all private sales at gun shows go through a background check. The Virginia State Crime Commission did not recommend this approach when asked seven years ago. A gun show may not even be able to find a willing dealer to do such background checks due to the paperwork and the mandatory 20-year retention of that paperwork. The private sale background check requirement is just the first step in ultimately setting up a .Universal Background Check. scheme that can only be enforced by means of a .Universal Gun Registration.. This bill will unnecessarily raise the price of privately sold guns. It will also make it much harder to hold a gun show in Virginia, which brings a lot of revenue to the Commonwealth. Finally, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Justice, less than 1% of guns used in crimes are purchased at gun shows, so this bill will have no noticeable affect on crime. Companion bill to SB 694.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Delegate Plum

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HB2024, Delegate BaCote - This bill allows localities to ban firearms in their libraries. A solution in search of a problem. This bill would start us back down the road of a hodgepodge of inconsistent and confusing gun laws across the Commonwealth.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Delegate BaCote

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HB2085, Delegate Murphy - This bill takes away the right of someone to possess or transport a firearm for certain misdemeanor convictions. Misdemeanors are not meant to take away someone.s civil rights because, by definition, they are minor crimes. Companion bill to SB 943.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Delegate Murphy

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HB2045, Delegate Filler-Corn - This bill makes possessing a firearm illegal if that person has a restraining or protective order against them. The current law allows a person to be able to possess a firearm to protect themselves, but not purchase or transport a firearm, nor have a concealed handgun permit, while the order is in effect. During divorce proceedings it is not unusual for both parties to have a protect order issued against each other. Sometimes the order can be issued ex-parte, so the person may not even be aware that their guns at home are now unlawful for them to possess. The Commonwealth should not take away the right of either party to at least be able to protect themselves in their own home. Companion bill to SB 909.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Delegate Filler-Corn

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HB2328, Delegate Simon - This bill makes possessing a firearm illegal if that person has a restraining or protective order against them. The current law allows a person to be able to possess a firearm to protect themselves, but not purchase or transport a firearm, nor have a concealed handgun permit, while the order is in effect. During divorce proceedings it is not unusual for both parties to have a protect order issued against each other. Sometimes the order can be issued ex parte, so the person may not even be aware that their guns at home are now unlawful for them to possess. The Commonwealth should not take away the right of either party to at least be able to protect themselves in their own home.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Delegate Simon

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HB2359, Delegate Simon - This bill reduces the number of firearm educational programs that would be accepted as training for the purposes of getting a concealed handgun permit. It also puts a 5-year expiration on the training. A solution looking for a problem.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Delegate Simon

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HB2370, Delegate Toscano - This bill requires the State Police to be at all gun shows to provide background checks for private sales and can charge a fee for doing so. This bill is a step in the wrong direction as it would facilitate a requirement in the future that all firearm sales at gun shows go through a background check.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Delegate Toscano

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HB1904, Delegate Lopez - This bill makes it a crime for someone to authorize a child four-years-old or younger to use a firearm or an air gun under any circumstances. Determining the maturity of a child is not the job of government, but of the parents. Companion bill to SB 1179.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Delegate Lopez

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HB1864, Delegate Rasoul - This bill adds more reporting requirements provided to the Virginia State Police by gun show promoters. On the list of vendors or exhibiters that promoters already supply to the State Police, the promoter would now have to indicate which vendors were selling or transferring firearms and provide a dealer identification number for those vendors, if applicable. This is simply creating more mandates for the sake of having more mandates on gun show promoters, and would have no affect on stopping criminals from getting firearms.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Delegate Rasoul

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HB1801, Delegate Spruill, Sr. - This bill prohibits a person privately selling a firearm at a gun show from advertising that he or she is not required to run a background check on the purchaser. Besides the obvious First Amendment issues with this bill, what would be considered 'advertising' is vague.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Delegate Spruill

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HB1671, Delegate Simon - This bill reinstates the old "One Handgun a Month" law. There was no evidence to show that the old One Handgun a Month law did anything to reduce crime or gun trafficking. Improvements in the background check system have also made the bill unnecessary. Companion bill to SB 798.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Delegate Simon

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HB1548, Delegate Hope - This bill revokes the concealed handgun permit for a person who is delinquent in child support payments. A person who has fallen on financial hard times should not have their lives endangered by having their right to self-defense abrogated. There is no logical connection between child support payments and the right to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense any more than there is a connection between failing to pay a water bill and having a drivers license.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Delegate Hope

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HB2232, Delegate Surovell - This bill adds ammunition to the ban on firearms for someone who has been involuntarily admitted for mental health treatment or for mandatory outpatient treatment. It is not clear that this bill addresses a real problem. Without a firearm, the ammunition is useless, so why make it contraband?

Patron Anti-Gun: Oppose Delegate Surovell

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HB1426, Delegate Danny Marshall, III - This bill prohibits the use of exploding targets for firearms within one mile of a dwelling with a penalty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. This solution in search of a problem would pretty much eliminate the use of these otherwise perfectly legal and fun targets in the Commonwealth. Bill was withdrawn by Delegate Danny Marshall before any votes takes, so the bill is not being counted.


ANTI-GUN BILLS THAT WERE KILLED BY THE SENATE COURTS OF JUSTICE COMMITTEE

SB798, Senator Locke - This bill reinstates the old "One Handgun a Month" law. There was no evidence to show that the old One Handgun a Month law did anything to reduce crime or gun trafficking. Improvements in the background check system have also made the bill unnecessary.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Senator Locke

Voting pro-gun: Senators Norment, Obenshain, Edwards, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Saslaw, Howell, Puller, McEachin

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SB768, Senator McEachin - This bill requires that private sales of firearms go through a federal firearms licensed dealer. This bill will do nothing about crime, but will make it harder and more expensive for a citizen to sell or trade one of his firearms to another citizen. No dealer is required to make such a transfer, possibly making a transfer all but impossible or not possible in a timely manner. No fee limit is placed on what a dealer can charge for such a transfer, either.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Senator McEachin

Voting pro-gun: Senators Norment, Obenshain, Edwards, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Saslaw, Howell, Puller, McEachin

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SB1108, Senator Puller - This bill revokes the concealed handgun permit for a person who is delinquent in child support payments. A person who has fallen on financial hard times should not have their lives endangered by having their right to self-defense abrogated. There is no logical connection between child support payments and the right to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense any more than there is a connection between failing to pay a water bill and having a drivers license. Companion bill to HB 1548.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Senator Puller

Voting pro-gun: Senators Norment, Obenshain, Edwards, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Saslaw, Howell, Puller, McEachin

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SB912, Senator Wexton - This bill creates a new "temporary firearms restriction order," which prohibits the purchase, possession, or transportation of a firearm for 90-days if a person has an emergency custody order issued against them. The concept is unecessary as the person will not have access to his firearms during the time that the emergency custody order is in effect (up to 8 hours) or, if a temporary detention order (TDO) is issued, for a total of 80 hours. In the case that a TDO is determined not to be necessary or the TDO shows the person does not need treatment, the person currently retains his or her gun rights. With this bill, those rights would be taken away for 90 days, even though the person was not deemed to require treatment.

Stricken by Wexton before a vote taken, so it will not be counted.

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SB1178, Senator Ebbin - This bill changes a plethora of code sections to increase penalties and remove rights for firearm owners, solving problems that don't exist. Particularly objectionable parts in no particular order are: 1) Further victimizes a person whose gun has been stolen by opening them up to civil liability for not have secured the gun against such theft. 2) Removes the exemption which allows a concealed handgun permit holder to have a loaded firearm with more than a 20 round magazine in certain localities. 3) Adds the requirement to fingerprint concealed handgun applicants, something which was removed as a requirement years ago. 4) Removes the option for firearms training online. 5) Creates a requirement for 'Universal Background Checks'. 6) Reinstates the One Handgun a Month law, BUT makes it One Firearm a Month and removes any exemption for concealed handgun permit holders.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Senator Ebbin

Voting pro-gun: Senators Norment, Obenshain, Edwards, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Saslaw, Howell, Lucas, Puller, McEachin

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SB1179, Senator Ebbin - This bill makes it a crime for someone to authorize a child four-years-old or younger to use a firearm or an air gun under any circumstances. Determining the maturity of a child is not the job of government, but of the parents. Companion bill to HB 1904.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Senator Ebbin

Voting pro-gun: Senators Norment, Obenshain, Edwards, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Saslaw, Howell, Lucas, Puller, McEachin

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SB1429, Senator Barker - This bill creates a "warrant and order for removal of firearms for persons posing a substantial risk of personal injury to self or others." The warrant is used to confiscate all firearms from the person named in the warrant and such guns can be kept from 14 up to 180 days. This bill is unnecessary as current law prohibits a person who has been committed either voluntarily or involuntarily from having firearms until they are cured.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Senator Barker

Voting pro-gun: Senators Norment, Obenshain, Edwards, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Saslaw, Howell, Puller, McEachin

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SB694, Senator Marsden - This bill requires all private sales at gun shows go through a background check. The Virginia State Crime Commission did not recommend this approach when asked seven years ago. A gun show may not even be able to find a willing dealer to do such background checks due to the paperwork and the mandatory 20-year retention of that paperwork. The private sale background check requirement is just the first step in ultimately setting up a .Universal Background Check. scheme that can only be enforced by means of a .Universal Gun Registration.. This bill will unnecessarily raise the price of privately sold guns. It will also make it much harder to hold a gun show in Virginia, which brings a lot of revenue to the Commonwealth. Finally, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Justice, less than 1% of guns used in crimes are purchased at gun shows, so this bill will have no noticeable affect on crime.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Senator Marsden

Bill rolled into SB993.

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SB909, Senator Howell - This bill makes possessing a firearm illegal if that person has a restraining or protective order against them. The current law allows a person to be able to possess a firearm to protect themselves, but not purchase or transport a firearm, nor have a concealed handgun permit, while the order is in effect. During divorce proceedings it is not unusual for both parties to have a protect order issued against each other. Sometimes the order can be issued ex-parte, so the person may not even be aware that their guns at home are now unlawful for them to possess. The Commonwealth should not take away the right of either party to at least be able to protect themselves in their own home.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Senator Howell

Voting pro-gun: Senators Norment, Obenshain, Edwards, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Saslaw, Howell, Puller, McEachin

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SB993, Senator Lucas - This bill requires all private sales at gun shows go through a background check. The Virginia State Crime Commission did not recommend this approach when asked seven years ago. A gun show may not even be able to find a willing dealer to do such background checks due to the paperwork and the mandatory 20-year retention of that paperwork. The private sale background check requirement is just the first step in ultimately setting up a 'Universal Background Check' scheme that can only be enforced by means of a Universal Gun Registration. This bill will unnecessarily raise the price of privately sold guns. It will also make it much harder to hold a gun show in Virginia, which brings a lot of revenue to the Commonwealth. Finally, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Justice, less than 1% of guns used in crimes are purchased at gun shows, so this bill will have no noticeable affect on crime.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Senator Lucas

Voting pro-gun: Senators Obenshain, Edwards, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Norment, Saslaw, Howell, Lucas, Puller, McEachin


ANTI-GUN BILLS THAT WERE KILLED BY SENATE FINANCE AFTER PASSING OUT OF THE COURTS OF JUSTICE COMMITTEE

SB943, Senator Favola - This bill takes away the right of someone to possess or transport a firearm for certain misdemenor convictions. Misdemeanors are not meant to take away someone.s civil rights because, by definition, they are minor crimes.

Patron Anti-Gun: Strongly Oppose Senator Favola

Voting pro-gun: Senators Obenshain, Reeves, Garrett, Chafin
Voting anti-gun: Senators Norment, Saslaw, Howell, Edwards, Puller, McDougle, McEachin, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley




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The veto (and subsequent failure to override) of S 948 is really disheartening. I sent a letter to McAullife about that one (not that he cares). Having a CHP issued to you should not mean giving up your civil rights. It's been demonstrated that our LEO bretheren in MD can't be trusted not to abuse the information