JohnRich 4 #1 February 9, 2012 News:Virginia lawmakers vote to lift handgun ban The Virginia Senate voted Monday to lift the state’s one-per-month limit on handgun purchases, eliminating a 19-year-old cap that critics called outdated but gun-control activists credited with tamping down weapons trafficking. The Republican-controlled Senate voted to do away with the purchase limit, just a few days after the House passed its version of the bill. Gov. Robert F. McDonnell has indicated he would sign the legislation...Full story: Washington Post Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #2 February 10, 2012 As part of changes to VA gun laws they are also going to prohibit localities from requiring fingerprinting for a CCL. Currently it is up to the localitiy whether fingerprinting is required or not. That looks like it is going to pass. The House has passed a version of the Castle Doctrine, the prospects for that are unclear. Currently there is a pretty good amount of case law affirming people's rights in their own houses. Advantages and disadvantages in spelling out rights more explicitly while also disrupting a lot of the case precedents."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #3 February 10, 2012 Quote The House has passed a version of the Castle Doctrine, In Westchester County, NY, their interpretation of the Castle Doctrine requires you to leave the house, if at all possible. So basically, it's the robber's castle while he's in there... We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
