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Committee conforms SB 1329 to House bill and advances measure addressing firearms left in vehicles
Summary
A committee voted to conform Senate Bill 1329 to House Bill 15 97 and reported the measure with a substitute after debate that featured testimony for and against requiring concealed-carry permits to cover firearms kept concealed inside vehicles.
Senator Marston introduced Senate Bill 1329, saying the bill would revert Virginia law to its pre-February 2010 standard and require a concealed-carry permit to lawfully have a concealed firearm in a vehicle. "We're having a just a a horrible situation with guns stolen from cars," Marston said, citing stolen-gun counts in several Virginia localities during his presentation.
The committee conformed SB 1329 to House Bill 15 97 by voice vote and then voted 6-4 to report SB 1329 with a substitute to the next stage. Delegate Helmer moved to conform the Senate bill to House Bill 15 97; the motion was seconded and adopted. Later, a motion to report the bill as conformed carried on a recorded vote of 6 yes and 4 no.
Why it matters: supporters said reverting to the pre-2010 rule would keep unlicensed, unsecured firearms…
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