02/18/11 - Legislative Update! 2/18/11

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Congratulations, VCDL! The last of the anti-gun bills for the year (McEachin's SB 1395) bit the dust yesterday in subcommittee!

STATUS OF GUN BILLS HEARD ON THURSDAY

Here is the status of gun bills that were scheduled to be heard on Thursday in the Senate Courts of Justice committee:

BILLS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD, BUT NOT YET HEARD (COMMITTEE RAN OUT OF TIME):

HB 1552 - Delegate Cox, J.A. - specifies that the Circuit Court Clerk is to mail a certified concealed handgun permit application to serve as a temporary concealed handgun permit within 5 days of the expiration of the maximum 45-day application processing period - VCDL SUPPORTS

HB 1856 - Delegate Anderson - clarifies that the Circuit Court Clerk is to replace a lost or stolen permit within ten days of getting a notarized statement of the loss for a fee of $5 - VCDL STRONGLY SUPPORTS

HB 1857 - Delegate Anderson - clarifies that someone with permanent orders to a Pentagon duty post can use their ID as photo-identification to purchase a firearm in Virginia - VCDL SUPPORTS

HB 2511 - Delegate Cleaveland - provides civil protections if the self-defense was investigated and no charges were filed or the person was acquitted - VCDL SUPPORTS

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Here is the status of gun bills that were scheduled to be heard on Thursday in the Militia, Police and Public Safety subcommittee #1:

PRO-GUN BILLS THAT PASSED OUT OF SUBCOMMITTEE ON THURSDAY, FULL COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY, AND ARE HEADED TO THE FLOOR!

SB 754 - Senator Reynolds - an improvement to current law dealing with abuse-based protective orders, which restrict purchase or transport of firearms.. The bill would make such restrictions only after an ACTUAL FINDING of abuse (not just an accusation). However, the bill should be changed to require that the finding of abuse be made at an adjudicatory hearing (so that the order cannot be made "ex parte") - VCDL SUPPORTS

SB 757 - Senator Reynolds - allows someone on private property to be able to discharge an air gun as long as they have permission from the property owner to do so and reasonable care is taken to ensure the projectile does not cross the bounds of the property. Any local ordinances to the contrary, such as Fairfax County has, would be preempted - VCDL STRONGLY SUPPORTS

ANTI-GUN BILLS THAT WERE KILLED

SB 1395 - Senator McEachin - prohibits anyone carrying a gun from drinking except police in the performance of their duties and adds a penalty for open carriers who are carrying while intoxicated - VCDL STRONGLY OPPOSES this bill as it has several really bad flaws and confusing/conflicting wording



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