Virginia governor vetoes gun bill undoing executive order
Source: Associated Press
Virginia governor vetoes gun bill undoing executive order
Updated 8:49 pm, Thursday, March 24, 2016
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Gov. Terry McAuliffe has vetoed a bill that seeks to undo his executive order that banned guns in state offices.
The Democrat also nixed a bill that would prevent most government agencies from prohibiting their employees from keeping firearms in their vehicles. State workers are currently barred from possessing a weapon not required for their job when they are on state premises or conducting state business.
McAuliffe and Republican lawmakers reached a landmark deal on gun policy this year, but the GOP has remained critical of the executive order the governor signed last year.
McAuliffe says the Republican-backed bills would overturn important policies designed to thwart workplace violence or accidental injury.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Virginia-governor-vetoes-gun-bill-undoing-7044534.php
UncleTomsEvilBrother
(945 posts)Elections matter.
mdbl
(4,973 posts)Soon it will just be too dangerous to go out of the house.
Taitertots
(7,745 posts)When was it ever safe enough for you to go outside?