Governor Youngkin vetoed HB 585 today, along with 30 other anti-2A bills! Look for all these and more to come back to life in the next session, where we will likely not have the benefit of a friendly veto pen. If you are not engaged in local politics, get engaged and stay engaged now!
Governor Youngkin's full veto statement for HB 585 is below:
"Pursuant to Article V, Section 6, of the Constitution of Virginia, I veto
House Bill 585, which criminalizes home-based firearm dealers who maintain
their place of business at their residence within one and a half miles of an
elementary or middle school. By all appearances, this legislation targets
one individual in Prince William County, to whom the Prince William Board of
County Supervisors granted a home-based firearms license. The legislation's
specificity, coupled with the circumstances preceding its passage, comprises
a bill of attainder. Consequently, it is unconstitutional under Virginia's
Bill of Rights. Home-based firearm dealers are already subject to
comprehensive federal, state, and local regulations. The imposition of this
restriction on a lawful commercial activity appears unconstitutional,
retaliatory, and arbitrary.
Accordingly, I veto this bill."