1. Somebody’s legislature started punting his ass around the school yard and Bloomberg wasn’t there to protect him.

2. He caught the wrath of the NRA (headquartered in his home state) and also of gun owners around the country…that’s what happened. Real “grassroots” action, not bussed in by Daddy Warbucks.

   Also now CSGV knows how gun owners felt when the reciprocity actions were first introduced. No one saw those coming, either. So yeah Ladd, not so nice when it comes back at ya, huh?

3. Maybe he realized that the NRA isn’t just some building in Fairfax when we showed up outside his window en masse on lobby day.

   This is a start, but we still haven’t forgotten about HIS executive order 50 that prohibits carrying in state agency buildings (DMV’s, roadside rest stops, etc). That needs to go too!

4. Wait a sec, J-. You mean, Hizzoner Bloomberg demanded, McAuliffe complied, but when the SHTF Hizzoner opted to not get messy?

   This is my shocked face.

   There’s a lesson in there somewhere, if they’re smart enough to pick up on it.

5. Those “concessions” appear to be no concessions at all. McAullife folded, and the Republicans threw him a token bone to let him save face that does not substantively change anything at all, it appears. Shopping for a CC is not something responsible persons want to do anyway; my state says that if I am a Kansas resident I must have a Kansas CC to carry here (of course, we’re now a Constitutional Carry state, and the permit is really just for reciprocity during travel). The rest is a nothing burger; the check is voluntary, and persons under a restraining order are barred anyway.

   Pure victory.

6. Probably part of the deal is that the statehouse Republicans don’t throw a big messy telegenic deal over Herring overstepping his authority at the behest of McAuliffe’s biggest donor. It probably wouldn’t change the governor’s race but it wouldn’t help various non-safe-district Dems come election time.

7. CSGV’s misery and anger nourishes me.

   1. 

8. Just as an update, I think that the Guvnor had to try to save face with a so-called “deal” with the republicans. Look what happened in the state house as of Jan 27th:
   (from VCDL newsletter):

   Here’s what happened today:

   SENATE FLOOR

   SB 175, Senator Stuart’s bill to prohibit sharing CHP information with states that do not honor Virginia permits passed out of the Senate by a veto-proof 28 to 12 majority! (If there is an actual veto, though, there is no guarantee that the majority would hold up).

   SB 48, Senator Black’s Constitutional Carry bill was passed by until tomorrow.

   SENATE COURTS OF JUSTICE

   Anti-freedom bills KILLED:

   SB 97 One Handgun a Month

   SB 138 No gun stores near a school

   SB 156 Disgruntled spouse can deny a CHP

   SB 184 10 round magazine limit

   SB 214 No guns if on Terrorist Screening Database

   SB 220 Universal Background Checks

   SB 259 No ammo for person who is committed

   SB 260 No CHP for person seeking help with addiction

   SB 546 No CHP for certain MISDEMEANORS dead for the year

   Anti-freedom bill that PASSED out of committee, but headed to Finance committee, where it will probably die

   SB 300 New penalty for open carrier who is intoxicated

   Pro-freedom bills PASSED and heading to the Senate Floor

   SB 610 Recognized permits from all states (other similar Senate bills all rolled into this one, except Senator Hanger’s

   Pro-freedom bills PASSED, but headed to Finance committee

   SB 677 Removes requirement for Circuit Clerk Clerk to charge $10 for a CHP

   SB 713 Reciprocity bill, but weaker than SB 610

   Pro-freedom bill KILLED

   SB 656 Provides firearms training for those who are victims of domestic violence

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   1. Thank you very much for the info! Can’t win them all but we cannot allow Perfect to be the enemy of Good Enough.

9. Devil’s advocate for a second: what are the specifics of “State police must be present at all gun shows”?

   If the state police get in trouble for not sending troopers to a show, that’s fine. If shows cannot continue unless a trooper is there, then that’s a trap.

   Step 1: require shows to have troopers
   Step 2: deny payroll funds to staff shows with troopers
   Step 3: no more gun shows in Virginia.

   1. The Background check is voluntary anyway ;D
      Plus, forcing the Gun Show to stop smacks right into a violation of the First Amendment.

10. VSP troopers are already present at all gun shows. They usually have computers set up to assist with back ground checks that are being conducted by FFL holders, answer questions from dealers and to pick up anyone who attempts to buy a gun and gets denied do to the back ground check. I have seen several people escorted out in handcuffs due to this.

    The VSP troopers that I have worked with at gun shows have always been very professional and helpful.

    So, on its face, it does nothing. If somebody wants to do a voluntary back ground check on a private sale, that’s their choice. It will cost $2.00 and the time to do the paperwork.

11. Nothing in the concessions about us Virginians who never bothered to get a Virginia permit and instead went right to an out-of-state Florida permit.

12. […] h/t to Gun Free Zone. […]

13. So true! That’s a great quote, Miguel !

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