Public records, gun rights at issue
The First and Second Amendments to the U.S. Constitution seldom are as juxtaposed as they were today before the Senate Courts of Justice Committee. The debate was over Senate Bill 529, carried for the...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals clarifies firearm law
The Virginia Court of Appeals removed any doubt today that an object that looks like a firearm and is used to threaten a victim is in fact a firearm, even if the firearm is inoperable. The firearm in...
View ArticleShooting of Chesterfield lawyer justified, prosecutor says
A special prosecutor concluded today that Chesterfield County police were justified in fatally shooting a lawyer after he fired at officers who had been called to his home. The lawyer, Richard C....
View ArticleUVa gun policy does not govern those with carry permits, AG says
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says the no-guns-on-campus policy at the University of Virginia lacks the legal authority to overcome the gun-carrying rights of citizens with concealed weapons...
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