Repeater
Regular Member
Please explain why these bills are needed, or why Republicans are doing this?
SB 1377 Explosive devices or firearms; possession of with intent to commit violent felony; penalties.
SB 1378 Firearms; person guilty of Class 4 felony if sells to person he knows is prohibited from possessing.
Now, combine those two Senate bills with this ...
SB 1376 School personnel; immunity for those investigating, etc., person posing credible danger of injury.
These bills would seem to promote over-zealous zero-tolerance of guns anywhere near children (i.e., schools). All of these bills were introduced today at the Governor's request.
SB 1377 Explosive devices or firearms; possession of with intent to commit violent felony; penalties.
Possession of explosive devices or firearms with intent to commit violent felony; penalties.
Provides that any person who possesses an explosive device within any public, private, or religious elementary, middle, or high school, or within any building on the campus of any institution of higher education, with the intent to commit upon the premises thereof a violent felony is guilty of a Class 3 felony. The bill also provides that any person who possesses a firearm within any public, private, or religious elementary, middle, or high school, or within any building on the campus of any institution of higher education, with the intent to commit upon the premises thereof a violent felony is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
SB 1378 Firearms; person guilty of Class 4 felony if sells to person he knows is prohibited from possessing.
Sale and transport for sale of firearms to certain persons; penalty.
Provides that any person who sells, barters, gives, etc., any firearm to any person he knows is prohibited from possessing or transporting a firearm under Virginia law is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Under current law, the penalty for such offense is a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides that a person who engages in the "strawman" purchase of a firearm, where he purchases a firearm with the intent to resell or transport with the intent to resell outside of the Commonwealth to any person he knows is prohibited from purchasing a firearm, is guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of one year. Under current law, the penalty for such an offense is a Class 5 felony. Finally, the bill provides that a person who is ineligible to purchase or possess a firearm and who assists any other person in the strawman purchase of a firearm is guilty of a Class 4 felony with a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years. Under current law, the penalty for such offense is a Class 5 felony. If such violation involves multiple firearms, the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment is 10 years.
Now, combine those two Senate bills with this ...
SB 1376 School personnel; immunity for those investigating, etc., person posing credible danger of injury.
Civil immunity for certain persons.
Provides that a school official or any other person shall be immune from civil liability for reporting or investigating or causing to be investigated a report that any person poses a credible danger of serious bodily injury or death to any other person on school property so long as such report is made or such investigation is conducted in good faith and without malice.
These bills would seem to promote over-zealous zero-tolerance of guns anywhere near children (i.e., schools). All of these bills were introduced today at the Governor's request.