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Virginia House Bill 567 Makes Indoor Shooting Ranges Illegal
Virginia Legislative Information Tracking System ^ | January 6, 2020 | oldvirginian

Posted on 01/07/2020 5:24:47 AM PST by oldvirginian

The following bill, profiled January 6, 2020, in the Virginia House of Delegates makes indoor shooting ranges not owned by government illegal to own and operate.

HOUSE BILL NO. 567

Offered January 8, 2020

Prefiled January 6, 2020

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-511.2, relating to indoor shooting ranges; prohibited in buildings not owned or leased by the Commonwealth or federal government; exceptions; civil penalty.

---------- Patron-- Helmer

---------- Committee Referral Pending

---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-511.2 as follows:

§ 18.2-511.2. Indoor shooting ranges; prohibited in private buildings; exceptions; penalty.

A. As used in this section, "indoor shooting range" means any fully enclosed or indoor area or facility designed for the use of rifles, shotguns, pistols, silhouettes, skeet, trap, or black powder or any other similar sport shooting.

B. It is unlawful to operate an indoor shooting range in any building not owned or leased by the Commonwealth or the federal government unless (i) fewer than 50 employees work in the building or (ii) (a) at least 90 percent of the users of the indoor shooting range are law-enforcement officers, as defined in § 9.1-101, or federal law-enforcement officers, (b) the indoor shooting range maintains a log of each user's name, phone number, address, and the law-enforcement agency where such user is employed, and (c) the indoor shooting range verifies each user's identity and address by requiring all users to present a government-issued photo-identification card.

C. Any person that violates the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $100,000 for the initial violation and $5,000 per day for each day of violation thereafter.


TOPICS: US: Virginia; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: 2a; 2ndamendment; banglist; guncontrol; gunrange; guns; rkba; vageneralassembly; virginia
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To: HighSierra5

“They’re worse than California’s anti gun laws.”

Agreed, but my take is they are worse than CA because it took CA decades to get where VA wants to get overnight. The Kalifornians just grew up with gun laws inching along. With VA it’s a throat slashing.

I liken this to Clinton & Bush where socialism just inched along. Then comes obama that couldn’t push communism fast enough. The result was Trump. Trump was the result similar to Reagan being being the result of Carter.

My point is, I think the good people of VA will win out here come next election, especially if these radical bills become law.


61 posted on 01/07/2020 6:14:53 AM PST by redfreedom
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To: voicereason; marktwain; The Toll; Travis McGee
Is it just me or does seem to attack businesses, and more likely firearms manufacturers within the state of Virginia. The way I read this, is that if I have less than 50 employees, this nonsense need not apply.

I think the point is to establish the law, then slowly ratchet down the number of employees to one.

More importantly: What problem does this law address? Or is it a totally unnecessary law?

And more importantly than that: Is this a Bill of Attainder or an unlawful Restraint of Trade?

62 posted on 01/07/2020 6:14:57 AM PST by Lazamataz (I cannot spare this man. I cannot spare President Trump. He fights.)
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To: PROCON

This crap has SoreAss and Doomburg’s names all over it.


63 posted on 01/07/2020 6:15:50 AM PST by CMailBag
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To: Lazamataz

I think they are going this route because it’ll be in place for years before it gets to a court to be overturned. Meanwhile, they’ll swamp Virginia with even more of the same nonsense.

Rinse and repeat.


64 posted on 01/07/2020 6:17:28 AM PST by RandallFlagg (Fact: Gun control laws kill innocents.)
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To: OttawaFreeper
Welcome to the Virginia Reich.


65 posted on 01/07/2020 6:18:04 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Pikachu_Dad

I can name two within 15 miles of me and businesses that combine shooting ranges and scenario training can have a lot of employees.


66 posted on 01/07/2020 6:18:21 AM PST by Truth29
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To: oldvirginian

Interesting law, stopping shooting in a safe controlled environment where accidental shootings are least likely to happen. This has nothing to do with protecting the public from guns and everything to do with curbing 2A rights.

I have a feeling this is not the limit of where one can shoot in VA. Other bills will surface making it illegal to fire a gun anyplace, including private property out in the woods miles from a residence.


67 posted on 01/07/2020 6:18:30 AM PST by redfreedom
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To: RetiredArmy

I just refer to them as the American Nazi Party.


68 posted on 01/07/2020 6:21:39 AM PST by chris37 (Where's Hunter?)
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To: Covenantor

If more than 50 employs in the building


69 posted on 01/07/2020 6:21:39 AM PST by ebersole
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To: Manuel OKelley

No recalls in Virginia.
Impeachment only.


70 posted on 01/07/2020 6:22:56 AM PST by oldvirginian (I know not what course others may take but as for me Give me Liberty or give me death)
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To: VanDeKoik

Right. What is the legal and policy reason for outlawing indoor ranges? This is nothing more than blatant discrimination against something leftists don’t like. I cannot imagine this passing any Constitutional test, but then why does this even need to be tested?

Again, leftists are fancasts at their core.


71 posted on 01/07/2020 6:25:15 AM PST by Obadiah (Kill the deep state or lose the Republic.)
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To: Lazamataz
More importantly: What problem does this law address? Or is it a totally unnecessary law?

And more importantly than that: Is this a Bill of Attainder or an unlawful Restraint of Trade?

Good questions. I'm not saying this is a good thing, bad thing, loophole, etc. One problem I see though, and our side can get tunnel-vision at times is that everything is an attack or nefarious. I'm not defending it, as it seems pretty worthless to me, but how much of what government does isn't worthless when viewed in the light of the founding documents.

The very nature of government is one of incrementalism, and more focused on infringing freedom than promoting it. I'm just of the opinion that we should be clear and focused on what proposals say or mean. If they aren't clear then the focus should be on getting that clarification.

72 posted on 01/07/2020 6:25:58 AM PST by voicereason (The RNC is like the "one-night stand" you wish you could forget.)
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To: RedMonqey; Covenantor

You’re right.
I was riffing with a faulty memory chip.
Mea culpa


73 posted on 01/07/2020 6:26:29 AM PST by oldvirginian (I know not what course others may take but as for me Give me Liberty or give me death)
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Neal Knox was right.

No more compromises! Time to push back, beginning with a recall petition.

Mark


74 posted on 01/07/2020 6:28:12 AM PST by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: The Pack Knight

“but it seems to allow indoor shooting ranges in buildings where fewer than 50 employees work. I have been to a lot of indoor shooting ranges, and I don’t think I have ever seen one in a building with more than 50 employees.”

The shooting ranges will have to be in government owned buildings and 90% of users must be government LEO with government ID with date/time logs kept.


75 posted on 01/07/2020 6:30:26 AM PST by oldvirginian (I know not what course others may take but as for me Give me Liberty or give me death)
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To: oldvirginian

The NRA HQ is in VA... and they have an indoor, state-of-the-art shooting range. This should be interesting


76 posted on 01/07/2020 6:31:02 AM PST by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: Zathras

“It is unconstitutional to write laws targeting specific businesses or individuals.”

Since when has the constitution bothered the liberals?
Never.


77 posted on 01/07/2020 6:32:04 AM PST by oldvirginian (I know not what course others may take but as for me Give me Liberty or give me death)
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To: oldvirginian

No worries. The whole state is going to be a range soon enough.


78 posted on 01/07/2020 6:32:06 AM PST by The Toll
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To: SkyDancer
"It’s time to make the Democrat Party illegal Treasonous.

Not long ago we had the appropriate response to treason like this that only required the temporary use of a length of rope and a tall tree. VA dems look to meet the criteria to use this response once again and rightfully so.

Democrats are domestic enemy number one. Far worse than any Islamic terrorists. That's really saying something.

79 posted on 01/07/2020 6:33:20 AM PST by Boomer ('Democrat' is now synonymous with 'corrupt')
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To: oldvirginian

I can see indoor ranges becoming the new speakeasy.


80 posted on 01/07/2020 6:33:54 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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