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The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Amanda Chase, is the mother of a first responder. (Photo: Facebook\/Sen. Amanda Chase)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The Virginia Senate passed legislation this week that would allow firefighters and emergency medical personnel to carry concealed firearms, provided they have obtained a concealed-carry permit and been given permission from the fire chief or emergency medical services chief.<\/p>\n

The bill\u2019s sponsor, Sen. Amanda F. Chase, argued<\/a> that emergency personnel are often called to the scene of a volatile situation where law enforcement has not yet arrived, especially in more rural areas. As the mother of an EMT, she said that emergency responders might need to defend themselves.<\/p>\n

Led by Democrat Sen. Jeremy S. McPike, opponents argued that allowing emergency personnel to be armed without training would pose a danger and create legal liability.<\/p>\n

The freshman Sen. Chase already made a splash this legislative session when she appeared on the chamber floor with a .38 Special on her hip<\/a>. While quite a few Virginia legislators carry firearms on the chamber floor, most do not carry openly. Chase argued that openly carrying a firearm provides a deterrent to unwanted advances.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:\u00a0BREAKING: Sen. Cornyn Reintroduces National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Legislation<\/a><\/h2>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had people get in my face. I\u2019ve had people come up and try to touch me inappropriately,\u201d Chase said. \u201cAnd it [the gun] is a deterrent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Usually Chase carries concealed because she doesn\u2019t want to alarm her colleagues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI respect that it may raise an eyebrow with people, so I always conceal-carry,\u201d Chase told the Washington Post. \u201cI don\u2019t want to raise an alarm for other people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chase first decided to carry openly after one of her colleagues, Sen. Richard H. Black, was accosted by immigration activists who were angry after he presented a bill to ban sanctuary cities.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:\u00a0Arkansas Governor Signals Support for Reduced Concealed Carry Fees<\/a><\/h2>\n

\u201cIt concerned me,\u201d she said of the incident with Black. \u201cI\u2019ve had threats. I\u2019ve had stalkers since I\u2019ve been in the General Assembly. I am going to continue to represent the issues that are important to my constituents, and I\u2019m not going to be intimidated by people who would try to physically harm me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The senator said that many of her colleagues have given her a \u201cpositive reception,\u201d some of them calling her a \u201cbadass.\u201d<\/p>\n

Others have been less supportive. Senate Minority Leader Richard L. Saslaw mockingly suggested she adopted the nickname \u201cSenator Annie Oakley Chase.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf she gets in an argument, what\u2019s she gonna [do], pull out a gun and shoot them?\u201d he said. \u201cI just think it\u2019s absurd.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chase\u2019s EMT bill<\/a> passed on a narrow party-line vote (21-19) and now heads to the House, where a similar measure was defeated by the Republican-controlled chamber. Virginia\u2019s governor is an anti-gun Democrat<\/a>, Ralph Northam.<\/p>\n

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