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Govenor Kaine appears to lie about gun 'n bars for Commonwealth Attorneys

Mike

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Subject:
VA-ALERT: Lies or obfuscation?

Date:
3/19/2008 10:17:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time

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VCDL has some video from tonight's town hall meeting with Governor
Kaine in Norfolk.

In that video (link is below), the Governor says point blank that SB
776, which he signed, does NOT let Commonwealth Attorneys carry
concealed in restaurants and drink! He tries to cloud the issue by
talking about only "sworn law enforcement" being able to carry in
restaurants and drink. But the law says nothing about having to be
sworn to do so.

The Governor graduated from HARVARD. He should know how to read basic
laws and understand them.

So, he is either trying to mislead the public about signing SB 776,
while vetoing SB 476, because it doesn't fit his mindless mantra about
"guns and alcohol not mixing" OR he needs to send his diploma back to
Harvard and never practice law again.

Thanks to Bruce Finkelstein for asking the Governor the question and
sending me the video.

Bruce said that another gun owner didn't let Kaine get away with that
answer and confronted him on the statement about Commonwealth
Attorneys not being able to carry and drink in restaurants shortly
after the video ends. Unfortunately, Bruce didn't capture that
exchange on video :-(

The Governor said that the State Police told him that signing SB 476
would not be a good idea! I will say this again: the State Police
were specifically asked in the Senate Courts of Justice if they
opposed SB 476 and the State Police said that they "take no position
on the bill." They have NEVER taken a position on the repeal over the
years.

Perhaps the Governor ordered the State Police to tell him that they
opposed the bill. Nothing would surprise me after hearing the ABC
oppose SB 476 on "behalf of the Administration."

If you watch the Governor's body language in the video, you will see
that he was not happy about addressing the SB 776/SB 476 debacle.

Well, he shouldn't be. He tried to play gun owners for suckers and
got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

Kaine does not know VCDL well, but he should. We are NOT going to let
go until Kaine admits he was wrong about Commonwealth Attorneys not
being able to carry concealed handguns in restaurants and drink. We
want an apology for his actions on SB 776 and SB 476 and a promise to
support a restaurant ban repeal next year.

In the meantime, let's flood your local newspapers with LTEs on Kaine
not understanding the gun bills he is signing. Let's have LTEs that
talk about how Kaine said he doesn't believe that "guns and alcohol
mix," but then signs a bill that lets untrained, off-duty,
Commonwealth Attorneys carry concealed in restaurants and drink, while
vetoing a bill that would have let concealed handgun permit holders
carry concealed in restaurants as long as they DIDN'T drink.

Let's turn the heat up and keep things nice and hot for the Governor!

Here is the video:

http://www.vcdl.org/media/Kaine031908.wmv

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Reminder: The monthly VCDL meeting in Annandale is tomorrow night
(Thursday) at 8 PM. Location and more information is on the VCDL
site. See you there!

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coastie

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Oh yea - there will be some e-mail and letters heading Kaine's way ! ! !

So . . . it's my understanding that Kaine's feeling is that guns and alcohol don't mix. Okay. But . . . law enforecment CAN carry concealed into establishments that serve alcohol AND drink while carrying concealed. Now the C A's cancarry concealed into those same places. What's to stop them from drinking ? ? Nothing says they have to inform a "designated individual" that they are carrying concealed. By carrying concealed, no one will know they're armed - so they CAN carry concealed AND drink with no problems. Law enforcementexiststo enforce the laws and C A'sexist to prosecute offenders of the law - both of which can drink alcohol WHILE carrying concealed. But I can't . . . . Where is the logic in that ? ?

:cuss:
 

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coastie wrote:
Oh yea - there will be some e-mail and letters heading Kaine's way ! ! !

So . . . it's my understanding that Kaine's feeling is that guns and alcohol don't mix. Okay. But . . . law enforecment CAN carry concealed into establishments that serve alcohol AND drink while carrying concealed. Now the C A's cancarry concealed into those same places. What's to stop them from drinking ? ? Nothing says they have to inform a "designated individual" that they are carrying concealed. By carrying concealed, no one will know they're armed - so they CAN carry concealed AND drink with no problems. Law enforcementexiststo enforce the laws and C A'sexist to prosecute offenders of the law - both of which can drink alcohol WHILE carrying concealed. But I can't . . . . Where is the logic in that ? ?

:cuss:
CA's, like LEOs, are NOT PROHIBITED from drinking. Those listed in 18.2-308 B (where LEOs and CA's are listed) are totally exempt from all of the concealed carry laws including J3 (restaurants). The only thing they are not exempt from is J1 (being drunk while carrying a concealed handgun).
 

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VCDL President wrote:
coastie wrote: CA's, like LEOs, are NOT PROHIBITED from drinking. Those listed in 18.2-308 B (where LEOs and CA's are listed) are totally exempt from all of the concealed carry laws including J3 (restaurants). The only thing they are not exempt from is J1 (being drunk while carrying a concealed handgun).
But - para C allows them to be drunk as part of their official duties in restaurants.
 

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does va.have a signed emergency powers bill?we may should have one if we dont.
 

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Recent email from our Gov.






Email from the Office of the Governor‏

From:
Governor@governor.virginia.gov

Sent:
Mon 3/24/08 11:53 AM

To:
XXXXXXXXXX@hotmail.com



Dear Friend:



Thank you for contacting the Office of the Governor. I greatly appreciate your input regarding Senate Bill 776, which allows assistant Commonwealth's attorneys to carry concealed weapons without a permit, and Senate Bill 476, which would allow concealed weapons to be carried into bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.



I vetoed SB 476 because I believe that mixing alcohol and firearms is dangerous. I support the right of law-abiding citizens to own and carry firearms; however, allowing concealed weapons into restaurants and bars that serve alcohol puts the public, restaurant employees, and our public safety officers at risk. Contrary to some inaccurate information that has recently been circulating, SB 776 does not allow assistant Commonwealth's attorneys to carry their concealed weapons in bars. In light of this difference, I saw no reason to oppose this bill.



It is important to me that every Virginian's voice is heard, and it is very valuable to know the concerns across the Commonwealth. Again, thank you for your input and feel free to contact my office in the future.

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[size=Sincerely,][/size]

[size=Timothy M. Kaine][/size]

[size=Governor][/size]
 

Mike

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Kaine just told another tall tale on WTOP's "Ask the Governor" program. Kainerestated his line about there beig some distinction between law enforcement and sworn law enforcement. This Harvard Law grad is out of control.
 

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Is this one of those things where the Gov never actually read the thing and is relying on some aide to tell him what it says? I just can't imagine that the governor of a state is dumb enough to continue stating that when a class is clearly, plane language exempted from a statute that they are still subject to that statute.
 
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