Posted by dljholt on 02/16/10 4:28 PM Last updated 02/17/10 07:46 AM   [Newer: Action Alert: HB69, Virginia Firearms Freedom Act, Assigned to Senate Courts of Justice Committee] [Older: URGENT ACTION ALERT: HB69 House Vote Today!!!]

Dear Friends of Liberty,

Congratulations Patriots! You clearly made your voices heard in the Virginia House of Delegates when you asked that they support HB69, the Virginia Firearms Freedom Act.

Moments ago, HB69 passed on the floor with a bi-partisan vote of 70 - 29.

Here is how the vote went:

YEAS--Abbitt, Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Athey, Barlow, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Byron, Carrico, Cleaveland, Cline, Cole, Comstock, Cosgrove, Cox, J.A., Cox, M.K., Crockett-Stark, Dance, Edmunds, Garrett, Gear, Gilbert, Griffith, Hugo, Iaquinto, Ingram, James, Janis, Joannou, Johnson, Jones, Kilgore, Knight, Landes, Lewis, Lingamfelter, Lohr, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Massie, May, Merricks, Miller, J.H., Miller, P.J., Morefield, Morgan, Nixon, Nutter, O'Bannon, Oder, Peace, Phillips, Pogge, Poindexter, Pollard, Purkey, Putney, Scott, E.T., Sherwood, Shuler, Stolle, Tata, Tyler, Villanueva, Ware, O., Ware, R.L., Wright, Mr. Speaker--70.

NAYS--Abbott, Albo, BaCote, Brink, Bulova, Carr, Ebbin, Englin, Greason, Herring, Hope, Howell, A.T., Keam, Kory, LeMunyon, McClellan, McQuinn, Morrissey, Orrock, Plum, Rust, Scott, J.M., Sickles, Spruill, Surovell, Torian, Toscano, Ward, Watts--29.

ABSTENTIONS--0.

NOT VOTING--0.

The bill will now move to the Senate.

Stay tuned for Committee or Subcommittee assignment.

Yours in liberty,
Donna Holt

Posted 02/16/10 4:48 PM TrevBenson Surry, VA

Hoorah!!!!

Posted 02/16/10 5:30 PM Matt Hawes Springfield, VA

Awesome job VA C4L!!! Matt

Posted 02/16/10 5:44 PM Kevin Brett Roslyn, PA

Virginia is on a roll!

Posted 02/17/10 11:49 AM matthaws Spring, TX

Good job Virgina! I hope Texas soon follows in your footsteps. -Matthew

Posted 03/02/10 09:20 AM cthulhu Williamsburg, VA

Looks like passage of the gun bill just got harder. Daily Press article Va. gun bills sent to special subcommittee By the Associated Press March 1, 2010 RICHMOND, Va. - Senate Democrats have found a way to block passage of several bills to loosen the state's gun laws. Senate Courts of Justice Committee Chairman Henry Marsh on Monday announced the creation of a subcommittee to handle bills concerning guns and other issues. The subcommittee is stacked with four anti-gun Democrats and one Republican. Democrats hold a 10-5 majority in the full committee, but at least three party members regularly vote with Republicans on pro-gun legislation. That means bills such as repealing Virginia's one-gun-a-month law or exempting guns made in Virginia from federal law were more likely to have passed without creation of the subcommittee. Republicans complained, saying allowing the subcommittee to kill bills would be "contrary to our traditions." http://www.dailypress.com/news/virginia/dp-va--xgr-gunbills0301mar01,0,30145 5.story