VCDL Alert 1-21-18

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Sorry for the delay in this report. I came down with the flu on Wednesday night and slept for the next 4 days and lost 6 pounds. Quick description of this strain of the flu - a bus hits you at 60 miles an hour, backs up and runs you over a few more times for good measure. I could not believe how weak it left me. Anyway, I'm over the hump and trying to get caught up. I finally just finished reading and responding, where appropriate, to the 785 email that were awaiting me after 4 days.

Here are the gun bills that were heard last Wednesday. Cliff's Notes: Good news: church ban repeal is headed to the Floor. 15-year CHPs passed out of committee and is in finance. Bad news: preschool and daycare becoming gun-free zones passed out of committee and is in Finance. We will be watching this bill carefully. Hopefully we can kill it in Finance.

Here are all the details:

*Names in all capitals show a vote across party lines*


PRO-GUN BILLS THAT PASSED OUT OF THE SENATE COURTS OF JUSTICE AND HEAD TO THE SENATE FLOOR

SB 372, Chafin, repeals 18.2-382, the "good and sufficient reason" church ban. PASSED 9 to 6!
Voting Pro-Rights: Obenshain, Norment, McDougle, Stuart, Stanley, Reeves, Chafin, Sturtevant, Peake Voting Anti-Rights: Saslaw, Howell, Lucas, Edwards, Deeds, Petersen


PRO-GUN BILLS THAT PASSED OUT OF THE SENATE COURTS OF JUSTICE AND REFERRED TO FINANCE COMMITTEE

SB 350, Peake, extends the expiration date for CHPs from 5 years to 15 years. PASSED 14 to 0!
Voting Pro-Rights: Obenshain, Norment, HOWELL, LUCAS, EDWARDS, McDougle, Stuart, Stanley, Reeves, Chafin, DEEDS, Sturtevant, PETERSEN, Peake Voting Anti-Rights: none


PRO-GUN BILLS CARRIED OVER UNTIL NEXT YEAR

SB 351, Peake, allows a person to park on private property without concern for a no-gun policy as long as the gun stays in the locked vehicle. CARRIED OVER to next year for more work 13 to 1.
Voting Pro-Rights: Peake
Voting Anti-Rights: OBENSHAIN, NORMENT, Howell, Lucas, Edwards, MCDOUGLE, STUART, STANLEY, REEVES, CHAFIN, Deeds, STURTEVANT, Petersen


PRO-GUN BILLS KILLED IN SENATE COURTS OF JUSTICE

SB 338, Senator Peake, allows firearms in courthouses for public non-judicial meetings after hours. DEFEATED 12 to 1.
Voting Pro-Rights: Peake
Voting Anti-Rights: OBENSHAIN, NORMENT, Howell, Lucas, Edwards, MCDOUGLE, STUART, REEVES, CHAFIN, Deeds, STURTEVANT, Petersen

SB 493, Carrico, college carry. DEFEATED 8 to 6.
Voting Pro-Rights: Obenshain, McDougle, Stanley, Reeves, Chafin, Peake Voting Anti-Rights: NORMENT, Howell, Lucas, Edwards, STUART, Deeds, STURTEVANT, Petersen


ANTI-GUN BILLS KILLED IN SENATE COURTS OF JUSTICE

SB 155, Senator Edwards, allows local governments to prohibit firearms at local government meetings. DEFEATED 9 to 6!
Voting Pro-Rights: Obenshain, Norment, McDougle, Stuart, Stanley, Reeves, Chafin, Sturtevant, Peake Voting Anti-Rights: Saslaw, Howell, Lucas, Edwards, Deeds, Petersen

SB 385, Lucas, One Handgun A Month. DEFEATED 11 to 4!
Voting Pro-Rights: Obenshain, Norment, EDWARDS, McDougle, Stuart, Stanley, Reeves, Chafin, DEEDS, Sturtevant, Peake Voting Anti-Rights: Saslaw, Howell, Lucas, Petersen

SB 442, Howell, removes "reckless" requirement for a person to be held criminally liable if someone under 18 gets access to a loaded gun and makes the charge a felony. DEFEATED 9 to 6!
Voting Pro-Rights: Obenshain, Norment, McDougle, Stuart, Stanley, Reeves, Chafin, Sturtevant, Peake Voting Anti-Rights: Saslaw, Howell, Lucas, Edwards, Deeds, Petersen

SB 653, McPike, requires a place of worship to give a person explicit permission to be able to carry. DEFEATED 9 to 5!
Voting Pro-Rights: Obenshain, Norment, McDougle, Stuart, Stanley, Reeves, Chafin, Sturtevant, Peake Voting Anti-Rights: Saslaw, Howell, Lucas, Deeds, Petersen

SB 742, Spruill, restricts magazines to 10 rounds, assault weapon ban. STRICKEN BY PATRON!

SB 811, Marsden, lays out method for taking away someone's firearms under a protective order, but provides no method for returning those firearms, gives too little time to sell or give to somebody to hold (24 hours - 72 would be more reasonable), and didn't account for the cost of the police storing such guns. DEFEATED 15 to 0!
Voting Pro-Rights: Obenshain, SASLAW, Norment, HOWELL, LUCAS, EDWARDS, McDougle, Stuart, Stanley, Reeves, Chafin, DEEDS, Sturtevant, PETERSEN, Peake Voting Anti-Rights: none


ANTI-BUN BILLS THAT PASSED OUT OF SENATE COURTS OF JUSTICE AND REFERRED TO FINANCE COMMITTEE

SB 79, Senator Lucas, treats public, private, or religious preschools and child day centers just like K-12 schools as far as being dangerous "gun-free zones." PASSED 9 to 6 and headed to Finance.
Voting Pro-Rights: Obenshain, McDougle, Stanley, Reeves, Chafin, Peake Voting Anti-Rights: Saslaw, NORMENT, Howell, Lucas, Edwards, STUART, Deeds, STURTEVANT, Petersen

SB 797, Howell, takes away the right to possess firearms for protection orders involving threat of violence to non-family members. PASSED 12 to 3 and heads to Finance.
Voting Pro-Rights: Obenshain, Stanley, Peake Voting Anti-Rights: Saslaw, NORMENT, Howell, Lucas, Edwards, MCDOUGLE, STUART, REEVES, CHAFIN, Deeds, STURTEVANT, Petersen

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There will be more bills heard this week. Watch for ACTION ALERTS and follow instructions as soon as you can.


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