Roadrunner
January 15, 2003, 10:17 AM
Virginia Shooting Sports Association
Legislative Alert
January 15, 2003
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SB 1142 Concealed handgun permits.
Patron - Kenneth W. Stolle
Summary as introduced:
Concealed handgun permits. Transfers the authority for issuance of the permits from the circuit court to the Department of State Police. The bill also establishes a procedure for nonresidents to obtain a permit to carry a concealed handgun in Virginia.
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SB 1142 is a very bad bill in many respects with the potential to do great long-term damage. It raises the application fee to $70.00 for VA residents and establishes a $100.00 fee for non-residents. The State Police would revert to the old system of reciprocity and take over the qualifying of other states, but only on a May do basis. Current law reads Shall do.
CCW applicants would have to:
-deal with a State Agency instead of local courts
-State Agencies and their actions are controlled by a Governor who may be hostile to our interests.
-The State Police would make regulations, not elected representatives
-The State Police would determine qualification and revoke permits
-find and pay a notary to complete the application
-provide 2 sets of photos made to State police specifications
-provide 2 sets of fingerprint cards made to State police specifications
-pay much more for the license
SB 964 Urban county executive form of government; possessing dangerous weapon
Patron - Leslie L. Byrne
Summary as introduced:
Urban county executive form of government; possessing dangerous weapons in certain county-owned or county-operated facilities; penalty. Provides that notwithstanding certain provisions of general law, the governing body of any county that has adopted the urban county executive form of government (Fairfax County) may, by ordinance, make it unlawful for any person to possess a dangerous weapon upon the property, including buildings and grounds thereof, of any county-owned or county-operated facility. Any such ordinance shall provide for appropriate exemptions for educational, instructional, theatrical, and historical events. Any such ordinance shall not apply to public streets, roads, or highways that are within such a county, but such an ordinance may be made applicable to the access roads and parking areas for the facilities that are subject to the ordinance. Notice of any such ordinance shall be posted at each public entrance of every county facility that is within the scope of the ordinance. A violation of such an ordinance shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Legislative Alert
January 15, 2003
======================================================================
SB 1142 Concealed handgun permits.
Patron - Kenneth W. Stolle
Summary as introduced:
Concealed handgun permits. Transfers the authority for issuance of the permits from the circuit court to the Department of State Police. The bill also establishes a procedure for nonresidents to obtain a permit to carry a concealed handgun in Virginia.
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SB 1142 is a very bad bill in many respects with the potential to do great long-term damage. It raises the application fee to $70.00 for VA residents and establishes a $100.00 fee for non-residents. The State Police would revert to the old system of reciprocity and take over the qualifying of other states, but only on a May do basis. Current law reads Shall do.
CCW applicants would have to:
-deal with a State Agency instead of local courts
-State Agencies and their actions are controlled by a Governor who may be hostile to our interests.
-The State Police would make regulations, not elected representatives
-The State Police would determine qualification and revoke permits
-find and pay a notary to complete the application
-provide 2 sets of photos made to State police specifications
-provide 2 sets of fingerprint cards made to State police specifications
-pay much more for the license
SB 964 Urban county executive form of government; possessing dangerous weapon
Patron - Leslie L. Byrne
Summary as introduced:
Urban county executive form of government; possessing dangerous weapons in certain county-owned or county-operated facilities; penalty. Provides that notwithstanding certain provisions of general law, the governing body of any county that has adopted the urban county executive form of government (Fairfax County) may, by ordinance, make it unlawful for any person to possess a dangerous weapon upon the property, including buildings and grounds thereof, of any county-owned or county-operated facility. Any such ordinance shall provide for appropriate exemptions for educational, instructional, theatrical, and historical events. Any such ordinance shall not apply to public streets, roads, or highways that are within such a county, but such an ordinance may be made applicable to the access roads and parking areas for the facilities that are subject to the ordinance. Notice of any such ordinance shall be posted at each public entrance of every county facility that is within the scope of the ordinance. A violation of such an ordinance shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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