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Related: About this forumVa. legislators pass bill to legalize brass knuckles
http://hamptonroads.com/2015/02/va-legislators-pass-bill-legalize-brass-knucklesVa. legislators pass bill to legalize brass knuckles
By Kathy Hieatt
The Virginian-Pilot
© February 18, 2015
RICHMOND
A bill legalizing brass knuckles, throwing stars, ballistic knives and other similar weapons was approved Tuesday by the General Assembly.
It's been illegal to sell or give away those items, punishable by a $250 fine.
Del. Alfonso Lopez, D-Arlington, spoke against the bill (SB1130), which passed the House by a narrow margin, 56-42. The prohibition, which dates to the 1950s, is intended to keep those weapons out of the hands of gang members, he said.
"This bill is straight out of a Victorian crime novel," Lopez said on the House floor. "We're talking about blackjacks, brass knuckles, swords in canes, switch blades, throwing stars and, something not so funny, ballistic knives," whose blades can be fired using springs
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Va. legislators pass bill to legalize brass knuckles (Original Post)
unhappycamper
Feb 2015
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DetlefK
(16,423 posts)1. WTF??? Why???
handmade34
(22,756 posts)2. hope McAuliffe will veto...
shenmue
(38,506 posts)3. Fine, can I punch them in the face?
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)4. WTF?!?!
FSogol
(45,488 posts)5. No, it was voted down yesterday, AFAIK. VA LIS shows it being defeated in the House, yesterday.
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2444+SB1130
2015 SESSION
SB 1130 Blackjacks and other similar weapons; sale or possession of with intent to sell.
floor: 02/18/15 House: VOTE: DEFEATED #2 (17-Y 83-N)
YEAS--Adams, Anderson, Berg, Byron, Cline, Cole, Fariss, Gilbert, Ingram, Knight, Miller, Poindexter, Ransone, Rush, Taylor, Webert, Wright--17.
NAYS--Albo, Austin, BaCote, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Bloxom, Bulova, Campbell, Carr, Cox, Davis, DeSteph, Edmunds, Farrell, Filler-Corn, Fowler, Futrell, Garrett, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Helsel, Herring, Hester, Hodges, Hope, Hugo, James, Joannou, Jones, Keam, Kilgore, Kory, Krupicka, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, LeMunyon, Lindsey, Lingamfelter, Lopez, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Mason, Massie, McClellan, McQuinn, Minchew, Morefield, Morris, Morrissey, Murphy, O'Bannon, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Plum, Pogge, Preston, Ramadan, Rasoul, Robinson, Rust, Scott, Sickles, Simon, Spruill, Stolle, Sullivan, Surovell, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Villanueva, Ward, Ware, Watts, Wilt, Yancey, Yost, Mr. Speaker--83.
ABSTENTIONS--0.
NOT VOTING--0.
My rep in bold.
2015 SESSION
SB 1130 Blackjacks and other similar weapons; sale or possession of with intent to sell.
floor: 02/18/15 House: VOTE: DEFEATED #2 (17-Y 83-N)
YEAS--Adams, Anderson, Berg, Byron, Cline, Cole, Fariss, Gilbert, Ingram, Knight, Miller, Poindexter, Ransone, Rush, Taylor, Webert, Wright--17.
NAYS--Albo, Austin, BaCote, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Bloxom, Bulova, Campbell, Carr, Cox, Davis, DeSteph, Edmunds, Farrell, Filler-Corn, Fowler, Futrell, Garrett, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Helsel, Herring, Hester, Hodges, Hope, Hugo, James, Joannou, Jones, Keam, Kilgore, Kory, Krupicka, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, LeMunyon, Lindsey, Lingamfelter, Lopez, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Mason, Massie, McClellan, McQuinn, Minchew, Morefield, Morris, Morrissey, Murphy, O'Bannon, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Plum, Pogge, Preston, Ramadan, Rasoul, Robinson, Rust, Scott, Sickles, Simon, Spruill, Stolle, Sullivan, Surovell, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Villanueva, Ward, Ware, Watts, Wilt, Yancey, Yost, Mr. Speaker--83.
ABSTENTIONS--0.
NOT VOTING--0.
My rep in bold.