Virginia Gov. McAuliffe Veto's Domestic Violence Concealed Carry Bill

From time to time I like to conduct google searches for new bills coming about concerning guns and concealed carry. Virginia Gov. McAuliffe just recently vetoed a bill allowing domestic violence victims to carry concealed prior to obtaining a permit. The senate bill 1023 was vetoed and amended in to a "one handgun a month" bill. It still has to be reviewed by the General Assembly on April 5th, 2017. Since their bill was rejected I'm sure the pity pat game will soon ensue. The one handgun a month law ended it's control over gun purchase limits in 2012. I guess Gov. McAuliffe wants to target gun control at it's core with this one. How can you let someone by something, but then limit it's sell to an individual?
Imagine a world where you buy guns based off of your credit. It would work just like your right to add lines to your t-mobile account. I could sort of appreciate a law that functions like that, way more over one gun month. Yet....a firearm isn't tied to your credit score. The American way makes it seem like we should be able to buy as many guns as we want, when we want. Just like a person going to the grocery store buy as many bars of soap as they feel. This Senate Bill 1023 strikes a different cord than the usually chaotic bill of gun freedom these days. 

On average nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by their intimate partner in the united states. The bill attracts victims of domestic violence by allowing them to carry concealed prior to earning a permit to carry. This does technically negate the formal training and educated that's obtained in the 8 hour concealed carry course. We're battling making sure someone is trained before carrying concealed, and feeling safe and protected from danger. Someone in fear of their life should be able to carry a firearm. They should also be trained in the same manor of everyone else who can legally carry concealed. 

Anything can happen between the first domestic dispute and the victim obtaining their CCW permit. The reason law makers wanted to pass such a law is to allow the victim no set backs on protecting themselves. The time it takes to schedule an 8 hour class and pass the course, is enough time for another act of violence to take place. I just hope that our government can come to a decision about Bill 1023. We don't want just anyone being able to carry concealed. Especially someone who may be too emotionally unstable and should be carrying. 

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