Bill Amendment: VA HB798 | 2024 | Regular Session

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Firearms; purchase, possession, etc., following an assault and battery or stalking violation.

Status: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto [HB798 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2024-HB798-Governor_s_veto_explanation.html

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(HB798)

GOVERNOR'S VETO

 

Pursuant to Article V, Section 6, of the Constitution of Virginia, I veto House Bill 798, relating to the purchase, possession, or transportation of a firearm following a misdemeanor conviction of assault and battery or stalking.

Individuals convicted of felonious assault and battery or subsequent instances of stalking already automatically lose their firearms rights.

Despite Virginians already having mechanisms in place for disarming individuals deemed dangerous, such as through protective orders, the proposed legislation seeks to remove a constitutional right for misdemeanor offenses.

Accordingly, I veto this bill.