Virginia Gun Ban In Public Buildings — Where’s The Push-Back?

By James England

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — Governor Terry McAuliffe’s executive order effectively banning firearms in state buildings required just one last thing before going into effect. Largely conducted as a formality and an obvious farce to a democratic process, a meeting was held where citizens could voice their complaints of the new order. The biggest group that were present were those working for the State of Virginia.

via Richmond Times-Dispatch

“As a state employee, I appreciate my right to carry a firearm in my defense,” Reynolds, the chief of staff for state Sen. Thomas A. Garrett Jr., R-Buckingham, said Wednesday.

Gun owners and concealed carriers took their turns urging a delegation of the Department of General Services to absolutely no effect. Despite a plethora of fantastic reasons why banning guns in state buildings was an ineffective preventative measure for stopping gun violence, the board quietly sat and listened before Gov. McAuliffe’s measure went into effect.

“The criminal element doesn’t pay attention to signs. They don’t pay attention to laws,” said Cory Brown of Chesterfield County. “That’s why they’re criminals. They don’t care.”

While Virginians urged on legislators to take action, the General Assembly already tried to pass a bill to stop the gun ban from going …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation