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GOVERNOR'S VETO

 

March 30, 2009

TO THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES:

HOUSE BILL NO. 2528

Pursuant to Article V, Section 6, of the Constitution of Virginia, I veto House Bill 2528, which unnecessarily interferes with the operations of local governments.  Specifically, the bill prohibits local law enforcement from choosing to conduct voluntary gun buyback programs and then destroying the weapons.

Some localities have found this program to be effective in reducing the number of illegal firearms in their communities.  It is not a mandatory program, and law enforcement in each locality have made the decision whether such a program is desirable in their own county or city.  There is no compelling reason for the General Assembly to take this decision out of the hands of local law enforcement.

Accordingly, I veto this bill.