Virginia to Recognize All States’ Carry Permits Starting July 1

By Dan Zimmerman

By James England via concealednation.org

Virignia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed into law a new reciprocity agreement after quite a public fiasco that happened over the past few months. Concealed carriers in Virginia and around the country let out a collective sigh of relief when the Governor agreed to a Republican-backed measure to ensure concealed carry reciprocity with the majority of other states. There was a serious scare a little while back when the Attorney General decided to take drastic measures to reduce reciprocity with 25 other states. This resulted in a huge debacle for those in neighboring states . . .

Thankfully, it looks like this political quagmire is over. As the Washington Post reports, the governor and legislators all seem peachy-keen on the new deal they’ve struck which is set to take effect on July 1st.

“This is a bipartisan deal that will make Virginians safer,” McAuliffe spokesman Brian Coy said. “It also demonstrates that Democrats and Republicans can work together on key issues like keeping guns out of dangerous hands.”

Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s move effectively gutted Virginia concealed carry reciprocity. When we first covered it, we were …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns