Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today vetoed five death penalty bills and a bill that would allow someone to carry a concealed weapon into a bar or restaurants.
"Virginia is already second in the nation in the number of executions we carry out," Kaine said in explaining his veto of the bills that would extend the death penalty.
On the guns bill, he said, "Allowing concealed weapons into restaurants and bars that serve alcohol puts the public, the employees, and our public safety officers at risk. I take seriously the objections of law enforcement to this measure."
Kaine also vetoed a bill that would allow localities to buy back guns, then sell them to dealers.
The General Assembly will return to Richmond April 8 to consider the gubernatorial vetoes and whether to attempt to override them with a two-thirds vote of each house.
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