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2016 SESSION
HB 49 Right to keep & bear arms; codifies opinion of Supreme Court of U.S. in D.C. v. Heller.
Introduced by: Mark L. Cole | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Right to keep and bear arms. Codifies the opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), that the right to keep and bear arms conferred by the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Virginia is an individual right.
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HISTORY
- 11/25/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101001D
- 11/25/15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/04/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Constitutional Law
- 02/08/16 House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket by voice vote
- 02/10/16 House: Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice by voice vote