Va. General Assembly approves bill allowing handguns in bars

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Source: Washington Post

Gun-rights supporters had reason to cheer Tuesday after the Virginia General Assembly gave final approval to a bill allowing concealed weapons permit holders to enter restaurants that serve alcohol. Two other bills friendly to gun owners also won final approval.

On a day when the U.S. Supreme Court was hearing perhaps the most widely followed Second Amendment case in years, Virginia's House of Delegates gave final passage to a Senate bill that opens bars to people licensed to carry handguns. (*ON EDIT- but they can't drink)

The measure would not prevent restaurateurs or bar owners from forbidding guns on their premises, its backers said.


Holders of concealed weapons permits could renew their licenses by mail under a bill sponsored by Sen. Ralph K. Smith (R-Roanoke). Smith's bill, SB3, passed the House on Tuesday by 81 to 18. It passed the Senate on Feb. 16 by a vote of 29 to 11.

The other bill, SB408, approved Tuesday, would allow any person who is qualified to possess a handgun to store the weapon, loaded or not, in a locked container or compartment in a boat or motor vehicle

Read more: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/03/va_general_assembly_approves_b.html

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NOTE- in Va. there are no "bars" every establishment with an ABC license must serve a proportional amount of food