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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — The W.Va. Senate has voted to override Governor Tomblin’s veto on the conceal carry bill.
In a 23-11 vote Saturday morning, the Senate voted to override the veto.
This comes just a day after the house voted to override the bill.
The bill now becomes law in 90 days.
The bill will do away with the state’s current permit and training program to carry a concealed weapon in West Virginia for anyone ages 21 and older. Permits will be required for those between 18-21.
Governor Tomblin said at the news conference he vetoed the bill in the interest
of officers’ safety.
In his veto message the governor also expressed concern about the $50 tax credit for those who want to get training. Tomblin called it “ill-advised and unclear.”
Governor Tomblin issued the following statement Saturday following the announcement of the override, saying in part: “West Virginia’s law enforcement officers have dedicated their lives to keeping us safe and helping us in times of need, and it’s disheartening that the members of the Legislature have chosen not to stand with these brave men and women – putting their safety and the safety of West Virginians at risk. It’s unfortunate that the concerns of officers from every law enforcement branchin the state, including the West Virginia State Police and university campus police officers, have been ignored by today’s action.”
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/WVa-gov-veteos-conceal-carry-gun-bill-370951091.html
And they’re off….Legislature is legislating as fast as their vote buttons will allow them, playin around with rights they have no business playin around with.
look at them smoking vote buttons fly.
Governor Tomb Raider has just thrown himself on the ground and is smacking his hands and feet on the floor like a spoiled child who was just told he can’t have any candy. Boy, he really wanted to destroy the 2nd Article didn’t he? I’m sure his enforcers will be out enforcing just like always no matter what the Legislature has legislatured.
Hey, Governor Tomblin! F@#k off. And when you’ve F@#ked off to the place you just F@#ked off to, F@#k off again. When your done F@#king off to there, F#$k off some more. Keep on F@#king off til your back here again. And when you get back here, F@#k off.
Oh, and take your Legislature with you.
Sounds like the Bill is to allow anyone over 21 CC w/o issue – permits for those 18-21.
Not quite the ‘shall not be infringed’ of the US Constitution, yet much better than most states.
The key word in your comment being ALLOW.
Hey everybody, let’s all thank our benevolent overlords for ALLOWING us to have our rights.
THANKS BENEVOLENT OVERLORDS!!!
and those 18-21 year old folks? Well they can just wrap themselves up in their permits and stay all warm and soft and fuzzy…secure in the knowledge that their permits will keep them safe.
Rights for some, only a little rights for others and none for some other folks. Because that’s whats ALLOWED.
Every one of these bastards need to step off my dam rights
The States permission slip can be revoked at any time.
*** Governor Tomblin said at the news conference he vetoed the bill in the interest of officers’ safety. ***
I thought police were paid with our tax dollars to keep US safe? Since when is it our duty to give up any of OUR rights to keep THEM safe?
Any pig who believes the public should surrender rights to make his job safer needs to quit that line of work and go f–k himself. And you should do the same Tomblin, you copsucker.
Credit to the members of the legislature who did the right thing here.
In 90 days it will be interesting to see the statistics of West Virginia crime. I’m betting that crime statistics will go down. West Virginia really needed this new CC-Law because half of the State’s citizens are on welfare and, tax funds no longer supported having Local Town and County cops in rural communities, so they were laid-off and replaced with a very thinly spread State Police force.