Virginia shields records of gun owners from public

[cavman]

Is this a response to the "news" papers reporting gunowners/concealed carriers?

If so this might be better in activism as a kudos to all those who wrote into their legislators. (last line in article)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/gun-show-loophole-bill-dies-in-va-house-83018357.html

RICHMOND, VA. — A handful of Virginia legislators have killed a bill that would require private sellers at gun shows to perform background checks on buyers, while approving bills to make it easier to purchase and carry guns.

A House Militia, Police and Public Safety subcommittee voted 4-1 Thursday to kill Democratic Del. Jennifer McClellan's bill to close the so-called gun-show loophole, where private sellers are not required to perform checks. The House has killed the bills for several years.

A handful of similar bills have not been acted on.

The subcommittee passed several gun rights bills, including ones to allow renewal of a concealed carry permit by mail, allow localities to auction guns received in buyback programs to dealers and one that shields records of permit holders from the public.

 

[wishin]

And to think that VA is but a stone's throw from D.C.! Good news for RKBA. How asinine to require FTF sellers to perform background checks on buyers.

 

[dusty14u]

This just means it passed out of sub-committee. It still has a way to go before becoming law. There are very few anti-gun bills that have been introduced and quite a few pro-guns. Go to VCDL website to see the status of everything that is in committee and updates to see if they have passed or not.

And the answer if it is a response to papers publishing CHP holders in the state is yes.

 

[Jolly Rogers]

Previous administrations have vetoed similar bills for the last 8 years. These bills have a real chance of becoming law now. Any further comments will border on political discussion so I will resist the urge to type more.
Joe

 

[1Pocket]

I think I read somewhere that the new Delegate Morefield is going to introduce a new bill for the Castle Doctrine in VA. Anyone know about this.

 

[dusty14u]

I think I read somewhere that the new Delegate Morefield is going to introduce a new bill for the Castle Doctrine in VA. Anyone know about this.

http://www.vcdl.org/static/2010leg.html

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