{"id":2960,"date":"2024-03-11T23:34:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T23:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=2960"},"modified":"2024-03-11T23:34:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T23:34:45","slug":"youngkin-vetoes-first-of-many-gun-control-bills-across-his-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=2960","title":{"rendered":"Youngkin Vetoes First of Many Gun Control Bills Across His Desk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AP21286741982200-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin  (AP Photo\/Steve Helber)\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AP21286741982200-696x464.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AP21286741982200-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AP21286741982200-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AP21286741982200-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AP21286741982200-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AP21286741982200-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AP21286741982200-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AP21286741982200-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AP21286741982200-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AP21286741982200-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AP21286741982200-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AP21286741982200-560x373.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"Glenn Youngkin\" title=\"Glenn Youngkin\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin (AP Photo\/Steve Helber)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) has vetoed the first of a series of proposed gun control bills to land on his desk from the Democrat-led Senate and House. Among the legislation vetoed were two bills aimed at restricting gun rights on people accused of domestic abuse and one masked as firearm safety, but really a move to push anti-gun propaganda through the state\u2019s public school system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One bill, which sought to enforce stricter regulations on individuals accused or convicted of domestic abuse possessing firearms, was vetoed by Youngkin, not because Youngkin doesn\u2019t agree that domestic abuse victims need to be protected, but in the arbitrary ways the law sought to restrict firearm\u2019s possession by age and on those who were not even subject to a court order, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/virginiamercury.com\/2024\/03\/09\/youngkin-signs-marriage-equality-measure-takes-tougher-line-against-gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia Mercury<\/a>. Youngkin emphasized that while it is crucial to address domestic abusers appropriately, the proposed legislation failed to meet its intended goals and needed to be worked on more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMake no mistake, Virginia should ensure that domestic abusers are dealt with appropriately, and those who resort to illegal firearm use, especially, should face severe and harsh punishments,\u201d Youngkin said in his veto. \u201cThe legislation fails to achieve its intended purpose and is unnecessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another piece of legislation targeted by Youngkin\u2019s vetoes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/virginia-senate-passes-bill-requiring-schools-to-regularly-notify-parents-about-safe-gun-storage\/\">sought to require school boards to notify parents<\/a>about gun risks and advocate safe storage laws. It is an echo of a similar recommendation by the Biden Administration earlier this year. The governor, recognizing there are a host of real-life threats the state\u2019s families and young people face, many that the Democrats did not feel the need to be pushed, should be more equitable in what it covers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Governor proposed amendments to the bill that would expand the notification to include a broader range of parental \u201crights\u201d and \u201cresponsibilities,\u201d encompassing topics beyond firearms, such as protecting children from sexually explicit material as well as the extreme risks of drug use. These amendments necessitate the bill\u2019s reapproval in 2025 before becoming effective, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/news\/local\/governor-glenn-youngkin-signs-64-bills-into-virginia-law-vetoes-8-firearm-restriction-gun-violence-marriage-inequality-lgbtq-rights-march-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WJLA ABC 7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Youngkin will need to decide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/virginia-democrats-send-nearly-40-anti-gun-measures-to-governor\/\">additional anti-gun bills<\/a> that have been approved by the Senate and House, chief among them an assault weapons ban, restrictions on who can provide training for concealed carry permits and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/dems-target-the-most-law-abiding-of-virginians-with-restaurant-carry-ban\/\">restrictions on carrying a firearm in any establishment that serves alcohol<\/a> among others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Youngkin\u2019s actions are indicative of his stance on gun control legislation and suggest potential future vetoes on similar bills. The General Assembly, having concluded its session without addressing the governor\u2019s amendments and vetoes, is set to revisit these issues in a reconvened session on April 17. However, any overrides of Youngkin\u2019s vetoes appear unlikely due to the Democratic majority being too small to achieve the two-thirds vote necessary to counteract the governor\u2019s opposition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/youngkin-vetoes-first-of-many-gun-control-bills-across-his-desk\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin (AP Photo\/Steve Helber) Next Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6 Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) has vetoed the first of a series of proposed gun control bills to land on his desk from the Democrat-led Senate and House. Among the legislation vetoed were two bills aimed at restricting gun rights on people [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2960","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-reviews"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}