Virginia lawmakers fail to overturn vetoes of pro-gun bills

By Chris Eger

Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D), has vetoed more bills than any governor in Virginia history and lawmakers this week were not able to overturn any. (Photo: GovernorVA)
The reconvened session of the General Assembly on Wednesday upheld all of Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s vetoes but did not adopt his amendment to reinstate Virginia’s one-handgun-a-month law.
McAuliffe, a Democrat, has issued at least 40 vetoes this session and Republican lawmakers, in control of both chambers of the legislature, tried and failed to garner enough votes to override any of them. Among the measures that fell short were four pro-Second Amendment bills — SB 1299, SB 1300, HB 1852, and HB 1853 — that the governor argued would weaken the Commonwealth’s gun laws.
The House measures needed 67 votes to pass and only achieved 65 while the two Senate bills needed 27 and received 22-23. Republicans hold a 66 to 34 majority in the House and 21 seats in the Senate.
In a statement issued Wednesday, McAuliffe was pleased with the news his vetoes were sustained, contending the bills would have been a threat to public safety.
“We blocked bills that would have injected firearms into volatile domestic violence situations, making victims less safe, not more,” said McAuliffe. “Others would

Source: Guns.com