I oppose this regulation for a variety of reasons.  First, the jurisdiction of the executive to ban guns in state offices is questionable.  The General Assembly has pre-empted regulation of firearms except in very narrow circumstances not here at issue.  If there is to be a ban in state buildings it should come from the General Assembly not be imposed by executive fiat.  Second, this ban intrudes on the right of the people to keep and bear arms.  This is an enumerated constitutional right.  As such limitations on the right must be supported by a compelling state interest.  That compelling state interest is lacking here.  Concealed carriers in Virginia go through a background check.As such, they are unlikely to be the type of persons who would misuse firearms either negligently or criminally.  Nationwide concealed carriers are far more law abiding than the average citizen.  Indeed, they tend to be six to ten times more law abiding that police.  Third this ban will do no good.  Persons intent on committing criminal violence will violate this regulation just as they would laws against assault, maining and murder.  What this regulation does is create a gun free zone but only free of guns from good guys, not from bad guys.  Almost all multiple victim homicides sometimes called active shooter or active killer incidents occur in so-called gun free zones.  This is because the criminal psycopaths want easy unarmed victims.  Don't make their job easier.  Don't enact this regulation.