Recently, Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates have pushed bills to further expand gun rights for individuals, allowing citizens to carry firearms not only into restaraunts, but also into the work-place, and on parking lots.
Given the choice, which should have precedence over the other?
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Gun Rights Bills Move Forward in Va. LegislatureBy Rosalind S. Helderman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, February 19, 2006; Page C01RICHMOND -- Midway through the Virginia legislative session, the House of Delegates has sent to the state Senate a series of bills that would make it easier for residents to acquire and carry guns, including a measure that would prohibit companies from banning guns in their parking lots.
The exercise is an annual ritual, as supporters of gun rights urge less restrictive and, they say, more uniform state rules, and opponents counter that their proposals would endanger public safety.
The parking lot bill, part of a nationwide push by the National Rifle Association, would require businesses, including restaurants, to allow employees and customers to keep guns in their cars on company property. Many U.S. businesses have enacted rules banning guns in cars in response to workplace shootings.
Another bill would prohibit the governor from restricting gun rights during any kind of state emergency. Its sponsor said he was disturbed by reports from New Orleans that suggested that law enforcement officers were confiscating weapons from law-abiding citizens in response to violence following Hurricane Katrina. A third measure would make it harder for local governments to pass ordinances regulating hunting.
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