riegnman
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Maybe someone out there can answer this question. Is it illegal to carry into the courthouse in Abingdon, VA? I noticed that when I took one of my foster kids to the courthouse for a hearing that there are armed county deputies at the door with metal detectors, a big sign saying that weapons are banned and will be confiscated, etc. You now can't carry firearms, knives etc into the courthouse and they even made me turn my Dell Axim handheld computer on and demonstrate how it worked before they would let me in.
I was under the impression that you could carry anywhere in the commonwealth. I was further reminded of this with the new NRA email that came out with this in it:
Senate Bill 300, introduced by Senator Mary Margaret Whipple (D-31), which would authorize any locality to ban the possession of firearms in government buildings.
This seems to suggest that it is now legal to carry into government buildings (of which I thought that the courthouse was one)and that is in jeopardy. I also noticed that the county sherriff's building has a sign that prohibits firearms.
Could someone clue me in on the laws? Thanks.
Maybe someone out there can answer this question. Is it illegal to carry into the courthouse in Abingdon, VA? I noticed that when I took one of my foster kids to the courthouse for a hearing that there are armed county deputies at the door with metal detectors, a big sign saying that weapons are banned and will be confiscated, etc. You now can't carry firearms, knives etc into the courthouse and they even made me turn my Dell Axim handheld computer on and demonstrate how it worked before they would let me in.
I was under the impression that you could carry anywhere in the commonwealth. I was further reminded of this with the new NRA email that came out with this in it:
Senate Bill 300, introduced by Senator Mary Margaret Whipple (D-31), which would authorize any locality to ban the possession of firearms in government buildings.
This seems to suggest that it is now legal to carry into government buildings (of which I thought that the courthouse was one)and that is in jeopardy. I also noticed that the county sherriff's building has a sign that prohibits firearms.
Could someone clue me in on the laws? Thanks.