Bill on concealed guns in eateries advances

February 19, 2008 | Virginia News

Permit holders could have hidden weapons but would not be allowed to drink

Virginians would be able to belly up to the bar while packing hidden heat under a bill that easily passed a House of Delegates committee yesterday.

Senate Bill 476, which would allow concealed-weapons permit holders to bring firearms into restaurants, drew opposition from the Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association, the Virginia State Police and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control on behalf of the Kaine administration, but gun owners prevailed.

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