Which is a win-win for these SOBs. ANYTHING to hinder gun ownership or the use thereof.
"Our General Assembly has already identified who can and cannot conceal handguns in Virginia, and we cannot have that decision undermined by recognizing permits from other states with more permissive standards."
This is total BS!
If you can legally purchase a firearm ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES you can get a concealed carry permit in Virginia if you are a resident.
Under federal law it is ILLEGAL to possess a firearm ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES if you don't meet the criteria to purchase a firearm.
In other words, the law ALREADY EXISTS for Virginia to prosecute someone who illegally has a firearm regardless of which state, if any, issues a concealed carry permit.
(Now, I might be wrong on my interpretation of federal law, but I don't think I am.)
This is nothing more than a way to restrict Second Amendment rights.