A few disappointments here and there, but so far it's looking pretty good

@VCDL_ORG: Senate courts of justice hearing 18 gun bills in session.  Report for each bill will be provided over the next few hours.

@VCDL_ORG: HB 828, Black, carry allowed in private k-12 schools - struck from agenda by Sen. Black

@VCDL_ORG: SB912, Wexton, emergency custody order takes away gun rights for 90 days - struck from agenda.

@VCDL_ORG: SB 1178, Ebbin, omnibus gun control monstrosity - killed!

@VCDL_ORG: SB 1179, Ebbin, crime to let supervised 4 year olds shoot or possess BB gun or firearm - killed!

@VCDL_ORG: SB 943, Favola, takes away gun rights for certain misdemeanors - amended and reported out of committee.

@VCDL_ORG: SB 993, Lucas, reinstates old One handgun a month law - SB 694, Marsden rolled into this bill - both were killed!

@VCDL_ORG: SB 1429, Barker, unnecessary law to disarm someone for 180 days if deemed a danger to self or others -covered by mental health laws - killed

@VCDL_ORG: SB 689, Black, lifetime carry permits - reported out

@VCDL_ORG: SB 909, Howell, disarms person in their own home because of a protection order - killed!

@VCDL_ORG: SB 1108, Puller, takes away CHP for delinquency in child support - killed!

@VCDL_ORG: SB 798, Locke, reinstates One Handgun a Month - killed

@VCDL_ORG: SB 769, Mceachin, universal background check - killed!

@VCDL_ORG: SB 1132, school carry after hours with CHP - reported!

@VCDL_ORG: SB 1137, Garrett, exempts CHP holders from some local bans on transporting loaded long guns - reported

@VCDL_ORG: SB  1191, Norment, requires a person knowingly carries a gun on school property to be charged with a felony - reported

@VCDL_ORG: SB 1155, Edwards, requires police to make strong effort to return stolen gun to owner. -reported

@VCDL_ORG: That's it for this committee today


LOL, and last but not least:

@VCDL_ORG: Mom Demand Action rep reprimanded by committee chair for berating the committee members while testifying.  ;-)

ok, i'm dumb. "reported out" means what?

SB 1191 isn't a bad thing.  Prevents a Mom from getting a felony charge if Dad left his pistol in the car without her knowing, and she doesn't have a CHP.

Last I saw from VCDL, they had thought SB 943 was amended and reported out, but it was killed instead.

Moves on to the full Senate for debate and (probably) a vote.  It's better that the gun grabber bills die in committee.

The real question is which Republican Senator in a purple district were the Dems targeting with these bills?  All of this is for show - the Dems know these bills are DOA, but they put them forward so that they can run campaign ads saying that Senator (insert Republican here) "wants felons to have guns."

I don't think there is one.  My assessment is this is part of McAwful trying to get the lib base whipped up into a screeching frenzy and prep the ground for Granny Clinton in 2016.... that's his sole purpose for being Governor of VA - to use VA government to try to secure the Commonwealth for his bosses.

This.

I do hold out hope that Va can redeem herselft. I saw a glimmer when Warner didn't curbstomp Gillespie and only squeaked out a win.

I would love to see or hear a recording of the verbal whipping that Sen. Norment gave the person from Moms Demand Action in regard to her comments about republican members of the committee. Does anyone know if the committee hearing was recorded? If so, is it available anywhere on the net?

-----Original Message-----
From: VCDL President
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 8:41 PM
Subject: VA-ALERT: Urgent Legislative Action Item! 1/28/15



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1.  URGENT ACTION ITEM:  Gun bills to be heard tomorrow in House subcommittee!
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On Thursday, January 29, at 4 PM, the House Militia, Police, and Public Safety subcommittee #1 will be hearing ELEVEN anti-gun bills in 8th Floor West Conference Room in the General Assembly Building.  If you want to come to show support for killing these bills, please try to get there as early as you can.

URGENT ACTION ITEM

Let's all send an email to our Delegate to oppose these bills.  Click on this link to send a pre-written (but editable) email to your Delegate (our computer figures out who your Delegate is based on your address):

http://tinyurl.com/k2skouq

-----Original Message-----
From: VCDL President via va-alert
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 10:53 PM

ACTION ITEM: We need to kill Senator Favola's misdemeanors take away gun-rights bill!
ACTION ITEM: We need to support some gun bills in the House 4.  Some pro-gun bills pass the Senate and head to the House

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ACTION ITEM: We need to kill Senator Favola's misdemeanors take away gun-rights bill!
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I have finally seen the new wording on Senator Favola's misdemeanors take away gun-rights bill, SB 943, and it is NOT good.  This is the bill that was brought back from the dead, highly modified, and passed out of committee.  It is going to the Finance Committee, where it could be killed based on funding.  If it survives the Finance Committee, it will then head to the Senate Floor for a vote.

Let's get cracking to stop this bad bill in its tracks!

Click here to send a message to your Senator to kill SB 943:

http://tinyurl.com/ppc7x6b


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ACTION ITEM: We need to support some gun bills in the House
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We need to tell our Delegates to support the remaining key pro-gun bills in the House.  Click here to do so:

http://tinyurl.com/lol5krw