VA-ALERT: Poll to hit!
Posted: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:51:17
Let's all hit this poll!
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VCDL's meeting schedule: http://www.vcdl.org/meetings.html
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Here's an article in the Washington Post with a poll. Let's hit that
poll!
http://tinyurl.com/ybwq2sy
Va. Senate votes to allow guns in restaurants
The Democratically-controlled Virginia Senate has voted to allow
concealed weapons permit holders to carry guns in restaurants that
serve alcohol, as long as the person carrying the weapon does not
drink. The gun bill passed on a 22 to 18 vote, after senators had a
vigorous debate about whether or not people might have a reasonable
reason to carry guns in restaurants.
The House has passed a similar bill; Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) has
expressed support for the measure, and is expected to sign it into
law. Both chambers also passed it last year, but Gov. Tim Kaine (D)
vetoed it.
Sen. Emmett Hanger (R), who sponsored the measure, said he was doing
so on behalf of those who now violate the law that prohibits guns in
such establishments rather than leave their weapons in their cars when
they go out to eat. He said this was a particular issue for women who
carry guns in their purses to defend themselves when they go to, say,
Red Lobster. (That was Hanger's example.)
Others argued guns have no place in eating establishments where
alcohol is being served. Though the bill would prohibit a weapons
carrier from drinking, the opponents said it would be impossible to
tell if the law was being violated if the gun was concealed.
The debate was concluded by Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D). "As a
final comment, let me just say this. I've really never been afraid for
my life at the Red Lobster," she said.
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VA-ALERT is a project of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL). VCDL is an all-volunteer, non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to defending the human rights of all Virginians. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a fundamental human right.
VCDL web page: http://www.vcdl.org [http://www.vcdl.org/]
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VCDL's meeting schedule: http://www.vcdl.org/meetings.html
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Abbreviations used in VA-ALERT: http://www.vcdl.org/help/abbr.html
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Here's an article in the Washington Post with a poll. Let's hit that
poll!
http://tinyurl.com/ybwq2sy
Va. Senate votes to allow guns in restaurants
The Democratically-controlled Virginia Senate has voted to allow
concealed weapons permit holders to carry guns in restaurants that
serve alcohol, as long as the person carrying the weapon does not
drink. The gun bill passed on a 22 to 18 vote, after senators had a
vigorous debate about whether or not people might have a reasonable
reason to carry guns in restaurants.
The House has passed a similar bill; Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) has
expressed support for the measure, and is expected to sign it into
law. Both chambers also passed it last year, but Gov. Tim Kaine (D)
vetoed it.
Sen. Emmett Hanger (R), who sponsored the measure, said he was doing
so on behalf of those who now violate the law that prohibits guns in
such establishments rather than leave their weapons in their cars when
they go out to eat. He said this was a particular issue for women who
carry guns in their purses to defend themselves when they go to, say,
Red Lobster. (That was Hanger's example.)
Others argued guns have no place in eating establishments where
alcohol is being served. Though the bill would prohibit a weapons
carrier from drinking, the opponents said it would be impossible to
tell if the law was being violated if the gun was concealed.
The debate was concluded by Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D). "As a
final comment, let me just say this. I've really never been afraid for
my life at the Red Lobster," she said.
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VA-ALERT is a project of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL). VCDL is an all-volunteer, non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to defending the human rights of all Virginians. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a fundamental human right.
VCDL web page: http://www.vcdl.org [http://www.vcdl.org/]
