Thundar
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This is a first cut of legislation from my wish list. It would evicerate most gun control laws, legalize concealed carry without a permit, but still enable the issuance of concealed carry permits, deliver intrastate firearms manufacturing and sales rights and prohibit state cooperation with BATFE.It would eliminate the Restaurant CC Ban as well.
Virginia Firearms Freedom Act
SECTION 1 The Virginia Legislature hereby expressly recognizes the Right to Keep and Bear Arms as a Fundamental, Human and Civil Right within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
SECTION 2 The legislature finds that the regulation of firearms has no net positive effect upon crime within the Commonwealth and the enforcement of the below repealed acts is burdensome to law enforcement and removes fundamental freedoms from our citizens.
This act repeals § 15.2-1209.1, § 18.2-287.4, § 18.2-288, § 18.2-290, § 18.2-291, § 18.2-292, § 18.2-293.1, § 18.2-294, § 18.2-295, § 18.2-296, § 18.2-298, § 18.2-299, § 18.2-300, § 18.2-303, § 18.2-303.1, § 18.2-304, § 18.2-306, § 18.2-307, § 18.2-308.5, § 18.2-308. Parts A, B, C, E 10 and 17, F, G, J, J1, J2, J3, J4, K, P, P1, Q, R, S, § 18.2-308.1:1, § 18.2-308.1:3, § 18.2-308.2, § 18.2-308.2:1, § 18.2-308.2:2, § 18.2-308.2:3, § 18.2-308.4, § 18.2-308.7, § 18.2-308.8, § 18.2-311.1, § 22.1-277.07, § 29.1-519.
SECTION 3 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Virginia Firearms Freedom Act”.
SECTION 4. The general assembly declares that the authority for this act is the following:
(1) The tenth amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees to the states and their people all powers not granted to the federal government elsewhere in the Constitution and reserves to the state and people of Virginia certain powers as they were understood at the time that the Federal Constitution was enacted. The guarantee of those powers is a matter of contract between the Commonwealth and people of Virginia and the United States as of the time that the compact with the United States was agreed upon and adopted by Virginia and the United States;
(2) The ninth amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees to the people rights not granted in the Constitution and reserves to the people of Virginia certain rights as they were understood at the time that the Federal Constitution was enacted.
(3) The regulation of intrastate commerce is vested in the states under the ninth and tenth amendments to the United States Constitution, particularly if not expressly preempted by federal law. Congress has not expressly preempted state regulation of intrastate commerce pertaining to the manufacture on an intrastate basis of firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition;
(4) The second amendment to the United States Constitution reserves to the people the right to keep and bear arms as that right was understood at the time that the Federal Constitution was enacted.
SECTION 5. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Firearms accessories” means items that are used in conjunction with or mounted upon a firearm but are not essential to the basic function of a firearm, including but not limited to telescopic or laser sights, magazines, flash or sound suppressors, folding or aftermarket stocks and grips, speedloaders, ammunition carriers, and lights for target illumination;
(2) “Generic and insignificant parts” includes but is not limited to springs, screws, nuts, and pins; and
(3) “Manufactured” means creating a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from basic materials for functional usefulness, including but not limited to forging, casting, machining, or other processes for working materials.
SECTION 6. A personal firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in Virginia and that remains within the borders of Virginia is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of congress to regulate interstate commerce. It is declared by the legislature that those items have not traveled in interstate commerce. This section applies to a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured in Virginia from basic materials and that can be manufactured without the inclusion of any significant parts imported into this state. Generic and insignificant parts that have other manufacturing or consumer product applications are not firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition, and their importation into Virginia and incorporation into a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition manufactured in Virginia does not subject the firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition to federal regulation. It is declared by the legislature that basic materials, such as unmachined steel and unshaped wood, are not firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition and are not subject to congressional authority to regulate firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition under interstate commerce as if they were actually firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition. The authority of congress to regulate interstate commerce in basic materials does not include authority to regulate firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition made in Virginia from those materials. Firearms accessories that are imported into Virginia from another state and that are subject to federal regulation as being in interstate commerce do not subject a firearm to federal regulation under interstate commerce because they are attached to or used in conjunction with a firearm in Virginia.
SECTION 7. A firearm manufactured or sold inVirginia under this chpater must have the words “Made in Virginia” clearly stamped on a central metallic part, such as the receiver or frame.
SECTION 8. The legislature considers it prudent public policy to expect the citizens of the Commonwealth, who are the Commonwealth’s Militia to go forth and obtain arms to protect themselves and the Commonwealth from invasion, insurrection or tyranny. This Act therefore has the specific purpose of regulating the Commonwealth’s Militia.
SECTION 9. Because the Legislature considers the development of an independent firearms industry within the Commonwealth to be a fundamental right and essential to the provisioning of our Independent Militia, the Commonwealth’s Attorney is directed to vigorously defend the Virginia Firearms Freedom Act and any Virginia Firearms Manufacturers against any and all criminal proceedings.
SECTION 10. State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies will not cooperate, collaborate, work with or assist the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (BATFE). Officers and agents of the BATFE shall not be granted the status of Law Enforcement Officers or Peace Officers by any entity of the Commonwealth of Virginia, nor by any of her political subdivisions or agencies.
SECTION 11. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
This is a first cut of legislation from my wish list. It would evicerate most gun control laws, legalize concealed carry without a permit, but still enable the issuance of concealed carry permits, deliver intrastate firearms manufacturing and sales rights and prohibit state cooperation with BATFE.It would eliminate the Restaurant CC Ban as well.
Virginia Firearms Freedom Act
SECTION 1 The Virginia Legislature hereby expressly recognizes the Right to Keep and Bear Arms as a Fundamental, Human and Civil Right within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
SECTION 2 The legislature finds that the regulation of firearms has no net positive effect upon crime within the Commonwealth and the enforcement of the below repealed acts is burdensome to law enforcement and removes fundamental freedoms from our citizens.
This act repeals § 15.2-1209.1, § 18.2-287.4, § 18.2-288, § 18.2-290, § 18.2-291, § 18.2-292, § 18.2-293.1, § 18.2-294, § 18.2-295, § 18.2-296, § 18.2-298, § 18.2-299, § 18.2-300, § 18.2-303, § 18.2-303.1, § 18.2-304, § 18.2-306, § 18.2-307, § 18.2-308.5, § 18.2-308. Parts A, B, C, E 10 and 17, F, G, J, J1, J2, J3, J4, K, P, P1, Q, R, S, § 18.2-308.1:1, § 18.2-308.1:3, § 18.2-308.2, § 18.2-308.2:1, § 18.2-308.2:2, § 18.2-308.2:3, § 18.2-308.4, § 18.2-308.7, § 18.2-308.8, § 18.2-311.1, § 22.1-277.07, § 29.1-519.
SECTION 3 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Virginia Firearms Freedom Act”.
SECTION 4. The general assembly declares that the authority for this act is the following:
(1) The tenth amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees to the states and their people all powers not granted to the federal government elsewhere in the Constitution and reserves to the state and people of Virginia certain powers as they were understood at the time that the Federal Constitution was enacted. The guarantee of those powers is a matter of contract between the Commonwealth and people of Virginia and the United States as of the time that the compact with the United States was agreed upon and adopted by Virginia and the United States;
(2) The ninth amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees to the people rights not granted in the Constitution and reserves to the people of Virginia certain rights as they were understood at the time that the Federal Constitution was enacted.
(3) The regulation of intrastate commerce is vested in the states under the ninth and tenth amendments to the United States Constitution, particularly if not expressly preempted by federal law. Congress has not expressly preempted state regulation of intrastate commerce pertaining to the manufacture on an intrastate basis of firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition;
(4) The second amendment to the United States Constitution reserves to the people the right to keep and bear arms as that right was understood at the time that the Federal Constitution was enacted.
SECTION 5. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Firearms accessories” means items that are used in conjunction with or mounted upon a firearm but are not essential to the basic function of a firearm, including but not limited to telescopic or laser sights, magazines, flash or sound suppressors, folding or aftermarket stocks and grips, speedloaders, ammunition carriers, and lights for target illumination;
(2) “Generic and insignificant parts” includes but is not limited to springs, screws, nuts, and pins; and
(3) “Manufactured” means creating a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from basic materials for functional usefulness, including but not limited to forging, casting, machining, or other processes for working materials.
SECTION 6. A personal firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in Virginia and that remains within the borders of Virginia is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of congress to regulate interstate commerce. It is declared by the legislature that those items have not traveled in interstate commerce. This section applies to a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured in Virginia from basic materials and that can be manufactured without the inclusion of any significant parts imported into this state. Generic and insignificant parts that have other manufacturing or consumer product applications are not firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition, and their importation into Virginia and incorporation into a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition manufactured in Virginia does not subject the firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition to federal regulation. It is declared by the legislature that basic materials, such as unmachined steel and unshaped wood, are not firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition and are not subject to congressional authority to regulate firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition under interstate commerce as if they were actually firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition. The authority of congress to regulate interstate commerce in basic materials does not include authority to regulate firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition made in Virginia from those materials. Firearms accessories that are imported into Virginia from another state and that are subject to federal regulation as being in interstate commerce do not subject a firearm to federal regulation under interstate commerce because they are attached to or used in conjunction with a firearm in Virginia.
SECTION 7. A firearm manufactured or sold inVirginia under this chpater must have the words “Made in Virginia” clearly stamped on a central metallic part, such as the receiver or frame.
SECTION 8. The legislature considers it prudent public policy to expect the citizens of the Commonwealth, who are the Commonwealth’s Militia to go forth and obtain arms to protect themselves and the Commonwealth from invasion, insurrection or tyranny. This Act therefore has the specific purpose of regulating the Commonwealth’s Militia.
SECTION 9. Because the Legislature considers the development of an independent firearms industry within the Commonwealth to be a fundamental right and essential to the provisioning of our Independent Militia, the Commonwealth’s Attorney is directed to vigorously defend the Virginia Firearms Freedom Act and any Virginia Firearms Manufacturers against any and all criminal proceedings.
SECTION 10. State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies will not cooperate, collaborate, work with or assist the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (BATFE). Officers and agents of the BATFE shall not be granted the status of Law Enforcement Officers or Peace Officers by any entity of the Commonwealth of Virginia, nor by any of her political subdivisions or agencies.
SECTION 11. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.