VA-ALERT: VA Senate goofs up, gun bills to be REHEARD!

[OakRidgeStars]

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All the gun bills considered in the Senate Courts of Justice last Wednesday will have to be **reheard/revoted on** again!

There is both danger and opportunity in this. A couple of bad bills got through that I would like to try killing again. And, of course, the pro-gun bills could be put in jeopardy.

Senator Mark Obenshain sent this alert out:

"An inadvertent breach of Senate Rules basically nullified everything the Courts of Justice Committee took up in a six hour marathon meeting on Wednesday, and we're still trying to sort out the carnage. The bills have to be taken up again, and some hard-fought victories will be revisited.
One of those now-jeopardized victories dealt with repealing Virginia's constitutionally suspect "one gun a month" law, which interferes with the right of law-abiding citizens to purchase firearms. I certainly hope that, when we take the bill up again, we'll get another favorable committee vote - but I'd certainly rather not be doing this all over again. Plenty of people are upset right now, and understandably so. But that's life in the Senate of Virginia: never a dull moment."

I will keep everyone posted as this mess works its way through the systems. This is the first time I've seen this happen.



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[VBshooter]

I wonder why these have to be revoted on and last years blatant disregard for the rules was just shrugged off and we got boned big time???

[mk4]

because the current majority is taking the high road by being honest about the procedural error.

the prior majority, on the other hand...

[Jakeiscrazy]

This means I'm gonna have to resend a bunch of emails doesn't it!

[VBshooter]

Yup,,, All the more reason for us to shove the Pro Gun Bills down their collective throats,,, Last year they were all smug and innocent acting after stacking the committees and this is the year they''re sniveling about the committees not being equal party wise and Bolling being the tie breaker vote if needed....Hope every ProGun bill makes ot out of committee and passes the floor votes giving Ol Bob a lot to sign at the end of the session...