VA approves guns in unlocked compartments

[swinokur]

effective July 1, 2010

From VCDL


The House and Senate both just adopted Governor McDonnell's change to
HB 885, so that starting July 1 a non-CHP holder can have a loaded
handgun in an UNLOCKED compartment or container in a private motor
vehicle or vessel!!!

Three Senators - Marsden, Saslaw, and Marsh - spoke against the
change, wanting to require the compartment or container be locked,
while Senator Vogel spoke in favor of the change.

The vote was 20 to 19 in the Senate, a squeaker, but we won!

Also, the Governor's changes to HB 1217, which makes only NRA gun
safety curriculum something that elementary schools can use to teach
gun safety, passed by a large margin.

Those emails you sent last week were critical! Good work, VCDL!!!

 

[alloy]

Yes, Virginia seems to be making reasonable changes in a few areas.
Nothing outlandish, just the small things like this that make life simpler for Virginians.

I dislike the: can do this, but not this, can carry here, but not there, open but not concealed if the place does this, type of quirky stuff. Getting better.