bohdi
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Thank you again for your correspondence to me, I wanted to update you on the status of Senate Bill 334 and my position on it.
As you know, Senate Bill 334 allows a person with a concealed handgun permit to carry a concealed handgun onto the premises of a restaurant or club and prohibits such person from consuming alcoholic beverages while on the premises. A person who consumes alcohol in violation of the provisions of the bill is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor and a person who becomes intoxicated in violation of the provisions of the bill is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
I've sent this letter to you to inform you that, as of the writing of this letter, Senate Bill 334 passed the Senate of Virginia by a vote of 22 to 18. I was one of those 18 no votes. I voted no on this legislation because of the passage of Senate Bill 408 which was introduced by Senator Jill Holtzman Vogel. Senator Vogel's bill, which passed 24 to 16, creates an exemption to the general prohibition against carrying concealed weapons by allowing a person who may lawfully possess a firearm to carry a handgun in a private motor vehicle or vessel if the handgun is locked in a container or compartment. As a result of this bill's passage it made no sense to continue to support Senate Bill 334. As I stated to you in my previous letter, I believe that guns are safer on law abiding citizens than rattling around in glove compartments. The passage of Senate Bill 408 negated the necessity of the passage of Senate Bill 334. I regret any confusion my vote may have caused.
Thank you so much for your correspondence.
Sincerely,
David W. Marsden
Thank you again for your correspondence to me, I wanted to update you on the status of Senate Bill 334 and my position on it.
As you know, Senate Bill 334 allows a person with a concealed handgun permit to carry a concealed handgun onto the premises of a restaurant or club and prohibits such person from consuming alcoholic beverages while on the premises. A person who consumes alcohol in violation of the provisions of the bill is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor and a person who becomes intoxicated in violation of the provisions of the bill is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
I've sent this letter to you to inform you that, as of the writing of this letter, Senate Bill 334 passed the Senate of Virginia by a vote of 22 to 18. I was one of those 18 no votes. I voted no on this legislation because of the passage of Senate Bill 408 which was introduced by Senator Jill Holtzman Vogel. Senator Vogel's bill, which passed 24 to 16, creates an exemption to the general prohibition against carrying concealed weapons by allowing a person who may lawfully possess a firearm to carry a handgun in a private motor vehicle or vessel if the handgun is locked in a container or compartment. As a result of this bill's passage it made no sense to continue to support Senate Bill 334. As I stated to you in my previous letter, I believe that guns are safer on law abiding citizens than rattling around in glove compartments. The passage of Senate Bill 408 negated the necessity of the passage of Senate Bill 334. I regret any confusion my vote may have caused.
Thank you so much for your correspondence.
Sincerely,
David W. Marsden