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Animal Fighting Bill Advances in Senate
Del. A. Donald McEachin (D-Richmond) studies a photo of Billy Britton, president of the Virginia Gamefowl Breeders Association, and a rooster.
(By Bob Brown -- Richmond Times-dispatch Via Associated Press)
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Limit on Gun Permit Database Access Stalls
Legislation to block the public from records of Virginians with permits to carry concealed handguns died yesterday.
The Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted 9 to 7 to carry the bill over until next year.
The bill by Del. David A. Nutter (R-Montgomery) originally would have prohibited access to a state police database of permit holders. The House added a provision allowing Circuit Court clerks to release only the names of permit holders while keeping all other identifying information secret.
Nutter encouraged the committee to delete that provision to keep the database protection alive, but the Democratic-controlled committee declined.
Last year, the Roanoke Times posted the state police database on its Web site. Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell (R) advised the state police to stop making the list available, but Nutter said any Circuit Court judge could overrule McDonnell's opinion.
-- Associated Press
