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Virginia revokes handgun permit agreement with 25 states
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:38 pm
by MayhemVI
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... story.html
Concealed handgun permits held by residents of 25 states will no longer be valid in Virginia, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday, drawing swift criticism from GOP lawmakers.
Attorney General Mark Herring, a Democrat, said the state will revoke its reciprocity agreement with the states because their concealed weapon laws don’t meet Virginia’s standards. Those states hand out permits to people who are barred under the Virginia law, like fugitives, convicted stalkers and drug dealers, which undermines the state’s law and puts residents at risk, he said.
Re: Virginia revokes handgun permit agreement with 25 states
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 7:50 pm
by sikacz
Double post?
Re: Virginia revokes handgun permit agreement with 25 states
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:06 pm
by BKinzey
Fugitives?
I'm guessing the application(s) doesn't ask if one is a fugitive. I find it hard to believe a state would issue a permit to a known or admitted fugitive.
Re: Virginia revokes handgun permit agreement with 25 states
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 12:10 am
by brandonsmash
"Common sense" -- those are dangerous words, taken in the same vein as "reasonable."
To wit, "common sense" and "reasonable" indicate viewpoints that hew closely to the proponent's own worldview and exclude any contrary opinions regardless of merit.
Re: Virginia revokes handgun permit agreement with 25 states
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 5:18 am
by DispositionMatrix
Re: Virginia revokes handgun permit agreement with 25 states
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 7:15 am
by MayhemVI
Well, this is one of those times when I feel that my confusion is completely justified.
Re: Virginia revokes handgun permit agreement with 25 states
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 4:05 pm
by workinstiff
So, under Virginia law, this can be done by fiat?
Re: Virginia revokes handgun permit agreement with 25 states
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 10:10 pm
by PiratePenguin
workinstiff wrote:So, under Virginia law, this can be done by fiat?
It's not fiat, it's a legally required audit by the Virginia AG (or so they say).
Now PA's laws for issuing licenses haven't changed, and we've had a written agreement with VA for some time, so
something seems a little fishy.