The Virginia Citizens Defense League gives a great report from Thursday's committee meetings in the Virginia legislature on a host of firearm related bills (verbatim, italics mine).

 

Tonight at 5 PM we flooded the Militia, Police and Public Safety subcommittee #1!  The anti-gun bills being heard tonight didn't just barely die, they were crushed.  Of course there are plenty more bad bills out there, but this was a great start.  

The room was PACKED beyond capacity, with people hanging out both doors into the halls!  I  didn't bring nearly enough GSL (Guns Saves Lives) stickers :-(

The bad bills were killed with a **unanimous bi-partisan** vote.

Killed were bills to require background checks on private sales, to ban guns in libraries, to reduce the number of courses that qualify for getting a CHP, an assault weapon ban, and a ban on guns in vehicles on school property.

One setback was on Delegate Bob Marshall's school bill, HB 1557, which would allow certain people to carry concealed handguns to protect schools.  It was referred to a commission set up by the Governor to vet such bills and the bill could still become law this year.  

Soon I will have you emailing the Governor to encourage him to do just that.  It's going to be a stretch, but we need to do our best to get the law fixed this year so as to avoid a massacre in a Virginia school.

I will say the support for Delegate Marshall's bill was impressive and even better than I had hoped.  Few spoke against the bill.

Oh, there were a few antis there, including one who claimed her group has more members than there are gun owners (she called her group something like "Million Angry Moms" or something like that).  For such a supposedly huge group, she was by herself.  Hmmm.  Surely she didn't exaggerate the size of her group?

Anyway, good job, VCDL!  The battle is ON.

 

This organization does more than any other in impacting Virginia Firearms Legislation. Their website is http://www.vcdl.org/.Virginians who cherish our liberties need to get behind this organization. They have a historical track record that is outstanding in its success and its faithfulness to the principles of freedom.