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How many of you launched an email to your Senator to support SB 334 and received a response like mine...as you can surmise, my elected Senator voted for oppression vice freedom...
"SB 334, sponsored by Sen. Hanger, allows a person with a concealed handgun permit to carry a concealed handgun onto the premises of a restaurant or club and prohibits such person from consuming alcoholic beverages while on the premises. SB 334 passed in the Senate with a vote of 22-Y 18-N.
As your representative in the Virginia State Senate, I recognize the importance of your concerns. I share your support for our Second Amendment rights and, as an avid hunter, outdoorsman, and member of the NRA, I am committed to ensuring that I can pass this legacy on to my children and grandchildren. I thank you for your advocacy in this area. For this reason, I strongly supported all but one of the Senate Bills that strengthened and protected our Second Amendment rights.
Although SB 334 passed, it was the only gun bill that I voted against. Numerous local business owners and their employees shared with me their worries that this legislation would be misconstrued to reflect poorly on the tourism industry that is vitial to our region. Considering the economic challenges facing our region as well as citizens' current ability to openly carry firearms in restaurants, I felt it unwise to move forward with this legislation."
In my original VCDL recommended email, I asked that he not cater to the liquor industry, but to his law abiding constituents. Well, once again, easy to see who Senator Tommy Norment really supports.
