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. Emphasis added below:
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.
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?
Good point on manufacturers. Also, I just remembered the NRA has a range at its HQ in Fairfax to which this would apply. I’ll bet that is the target.
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?
voicereason wrote:
“Only, “Government Approved,” shooting ranges, eh?
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. Emphasis added below:
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.”
And it says ranges are OK
unless i) (employ < 50 people)
OR
ii) a) (90% LEO), b) (user logs), and c) (show ID).
So a range employing <50 people is OK OR a range where most of the the cops go, log in, and show their ID?