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VA-ALERT: Legislative Update 2/19/09!
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Van Cleave
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 9:25 PM
Subject: VA-ALERT: Legislative Update 2/19/09!
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VCDL's meeting schedule: http://www.vcdl.org/meetings.html
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Abbreviations used in VA-ALERT: http://www.vcdl.org/help/abbr.html
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1. Good night for gun owners in subcommittee!
2. UK documentary today
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1. Good night for gun owners in subcommittee!
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Tonight was an excellent one for gun owners in the House of
Delegates. The Militia, Police and Public Safety subcommittee #1 took
up the following bills:
SB 1035, Senator Hanger's restaurant ban repeal. Delegates Griffith
and Lingamfelter, with Senator Hanger's consent, took the notification
provision out of the restaurant ban. So under the modified bill, a
CHP holder could just walk into a restaurant carrying concealed and
simply go about his business. The bill PASSED out of subcommittee.
Voting pro-gun:
Wright, Griffith, Lingamfelter, Nutter
Voting anti-gun:
Poisson
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SB 1166, Senator Watkin's bill to raise the background check tax for
firearms from $2 to $5 was DEFEATED! Thanks to Delegate Lingamfelter
for taking the lead on killing the bill.
Voting pro-gun:
Wright, Griffith, Lingamfelter, Nutter
Voting anti-gun
Poisson
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SB 1254, Senator Marsh's bill to require out of state permit holders
with photo-ids to show yet another photo-id to a police officer.
Marsh didn't show up and the bill was left on the table (KILLED).
-
SB 1383, Senator Stolle's bill to repeal Virginia's silence law,
allowing federal law to rule, PASSED unanimously out of subcommittee.
-
SB 1528, Senator Cuccinelli's bill to allow for on-line training for
CHP permits PASSED out of subcommittee.
Voting for the bill:
Wright, Griffith, Lingamfelter, Nutter
Voting against the bill (who else?):
Poisson
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2. UK documentary today
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I was interviewed today for a documentary called "32," which is being
done by a college group from the United Kingdom. After the interview
I took the four of them to a local gun range, gave them a quick course
on gun safety, and we shot a Glock 9 MM. Only one of the four had
shot before, and that was a shotgun. The one who was filming didn't
shoot.
Everyone had a great time.
Shooting is fun, let's face it.
They also taped me speaking at the subcommittee hearing in item #1,
above.
Earlier in the week, they spent some time with anti-gunners in NoVA.
Hopefully I gave them a good view of our side of the issue.
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VA-ALERT is a project of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc.
(VCDL). VCDL is an all-volunteer, non-partisan grassroots organization
dedicated to defending the human rights of all Virginians. The Right to
Keep and Bear Arms is a fundamental human right.
VCDL web page: http://www.vcdl.org
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-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Van Cleave
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 9:25 PM
Subject: VA-ALERT: Legislative Update 2/19/09!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
VCDL's meeting schedule: http://www.vcdl.org/meetings.html
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Abbreviations used in VA-ALERT: http://www.vcdl.org/help/abbr.html
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1. Good night for gun owners in subcommittee!
2. UK documentary today
*******************************************
1. Good night for gun owners in subcommittee!
*******************************************
Tonight was an excellent one for gun owners in the House of
Delegates. The Militia, Police and Public Safety subcommittee #1 took
up the following bills:
SB 1035, Senator Hanger's restaurant ban repeal. Delegates Griffith
and Lingamfelter, with Senator Hanger's consent, took the notification
provision out of the restaurant ban. So under the modified bill, a
CHP holder could just walk into a restaurant carrying concealed and
simply go about his business. The bill PASSED out of subcommittee.
Voting pro-gun:
Wright, Griffith, Lingamfelter, Nutter
Voting anti-gun:
Poisson
-
SB 1166, Senator Watkin's bill to raise the background check tax for
firearms from $2 to $5 was DEFEATED! Thanks to Delegate Lingamfelter
for taking the lead on killing the bill.
Voting pro-gun:
Wright, Griffith, Lingamfelter, Nutter
Voting anti-gun
Poisson
-
SB 1254, Senator Marsh's bill to require out of state permit holders
with photo-ids to show yet another photo-id to a police officer.
Marsh didn't show up and the bill was left on the table (KILLED).
-
SB 1383, Senator Stolle's bill to repeal Virginia's silence law,
allowing federal law to rule, PASSED unanimously out of subcommittee.
-
SB 1528, Senator Cuccinelli's bill to allow for on-line training for
CHP permits PASSED out of subcommittee.
Voting for the bill:
Wright, Griffith, Lingamfelter, Nutter
Voting against the bill (who else?):
Poisson
*******************************************
2. UK documentary today
*******************************************
I was interviewed today for a documentary called "32," which is being
done by a college group from the United Kingdom. After the interview
I took the four of them to a local gun range, gave them a quick course
on gun safety, and we shot a Glock 9 MM. Only one of the four had
shot before, and that was a shotgun. The one who was filming didn't
shoot.
Everyone had a great time.
Shooting is fun, let's face it.
They also taped me speaking at the subcommittee hearing in item #1,
above.
Earlier in the week, they spent some time with anti-gunners in NoVA.
Hopefully I gave them a good view of our side of the issue.
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***************************************************************************
VA-ALERT is a project of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc.
(VCDL). VCDL is an all-volunteer, non-partisan grassroots organization
dedicated to defending the human rights of all Virginians. The Right to
Keep and Bear Arms is a fundamental human right.
VCDL web page: http://www.vcdl.org
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