Virginia State Agency Gun Ban Hearing – Politics At Its Worst

By Ammoland

Virginia – -(Ammoland.com)- Late last year Governor McAuliffe put into effect an “emergency” ban on the carry of firearms in state agency buildings (DMV, ABC stores, etc.), banning even those with CHPs.

What was the emergency situation that the ban was addressing? There was none.

When was the last time you heard of a shooting in a state agency building? When was the last time you heard about one of Virginia’s 421,000 CHP holders committing a violent crime?

Everything the Governor does is based on politics and its associated rhetoric. The state-agency gun-ban is just another example of McAuliffe putting politics over the SAFETY and RIGHTS of Virginia’s citizens!

The General Assembly Agreed With Virginia Citizens Defense League & Tried To Stop The Ban

Virginia Citizens Defense League urged the General Assembly to clarify that state agencies cannot have any kind of gun ban without the permission of the General Assembly. Delegate Mike Webert put in HB 1096, a state-agency preemption bill, to do just that. The bill passed the House by 65 to 33 and the Senate by 21 to …Read the Rest

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