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2014 SESSION
(HB962)GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION
1. Line 3, enrolled, Title, after handgun;
strike
secured
insert
locked
2. Line 108, enrolled, after handgun is
strike
secured
insert
locked
3. Line 109, enrolled, after vessel
strike
the remainder of line 109, all of line 110, and through locked on line 111
GOVERNOR'S VETO
As passed by both houses, the bill provides that for the purposes of the exception, a concealed weapon may be “secured” in a container or compartment that is merely “closed but not necessarily locked.”
On March 3, 2014, I recommended three line amendments to this bill for the purpose of better ensuring the safety of Virginia’s law enforcement personnel and its citizens.
My recommended amendments would have limited the exception to the prohibition against carrying a concealed weapon while in a personal motor vehicle or vessel to only those instances when the weapon is in a locked container or compartment. On March 7, 2014, the House of Delegates rejected my recommended amendments and returned House Bill 962 to me.
I believe the bill as originally passed does not offer adequate protection to our citizens and law enforcement personnel and, accordingly, I veto this bill.