Virginia – -(Ammoland.com)- It has been brought to Virginia Citizens Defense League’s attention that Chesapeake is trying to fly some new shooting restrictions under the radar.
Well, that didn’t work, but we don’t have much time!
Chesapeake wants to greatly increase restrictions on where a person can lawfully shoot, requiring:
* exceptionally large tracks of land (50 acres or more)
* one owner or lessee
* land must be used primarily for agriculture or conservation
* landowner must get a permit from the police chief
* no “grandfathering” of current home ranges
This effectively DOUBLES OR TRIPLES THE “NO SHOOT” AREAS of Chesapeake!
The Chesapeake website is silent on the “public” meeting on this proposal, and they are not expecting many to attend (gee, I wonder why? If nobody knows about it…).
URGENT ACTION ITEM
Chesapeake residents – we need a big turnout for this one!
The meeting is being held at 6 PM on Wednesday, July 20th 2016 at:
Chesapeake Sheriff’s Administration Building
Training Room
401 Albemarle Drive (corner of Holt Drive and Albemarle Drive)
Chesapeake, VA
**You MUST SIGN UP TO ATTEND the meeting and need to do so ASAP**:
Call Karen Green with the Chesapeake Police Department at 757-382-6404 or email her at [email protected] to sign up to attend (only 10 people are signed up, but I’m betting that is about to change 😉 )
I will be running the Virginia Citizens Defense League membership meeting that night in Newport News, but Board of Directors member John Fenter will be at the Chesapeake meeting representing Virginia Citizens Defense League .
About Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL):
Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL). Virginia Citizens Defense League is an all-volunteer, non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to defending the human rights of all Virginians. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a fundamental human right.
For more information, visit: www.vcdl.org.
§ 15.2-915.4 allows someone on private property to be able to discharge an air gun as long as they have permission from the property owner to do so and reasonable care is taken to ensure that the projectile does not cross the bounds of the property. Any local ordinances to the contrary, which many localities have adopted, are preempted.
Basically, the meeting was turned into a division into focus groups, farmers, agriculture and target shooters. The intent of these focus groups is to gather information to make a better decision that benefits all. Whether this was the original expected meeting structure or it turned into this because of the 400-ish people who showed up, I don’t know. I can tell you the Chief took a barrage of complaints and was incredibly transparent with the group. I stayed with the Chief the entire time because he was the one I was most interested in hearing. I don’t own much land… Read more »
Anyone that attended the meeting please let us know what was said please!
Here is the latest from the CITY:
Good morning. Due to overwhelming response for attendance, the meeting location has been changed to Council Chambers, City Hall Building, 306 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322. Registration is not required.
Karen Green
Office of the Chief of Police
Chesapeake Police Department
304 Albemarle Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23322
757-382-6404
[email protected]
Meeting has been moved to a new location due to “unexpected turnout”, you should have received an email with the new location at city council chambers
Is the Chief of Police the proper authority to create or change existing ordinances? I thought the police were to enforce laws and ordinances, not create them.
We need a citizens group to draft a proposed ordinance and move forward from there. Or if the CA and CoP are going to draft it it needs a referendum and public vote.
Please see the below information from Chief Kelvin Wright: Thank you for your email. I want you to know that there is misinformation going about and please feel free to share this email with others. The meeting which is taking place on July 20th, is not on a proposed ordinance. We are having the meeting to hear and discuss the concerns of farmers, hunters, and target shooters so that we can craft or adjust our existing ordinances so as to promote the safety of our citizens. Clearly, Chesapeake is not as rural as it was 20 years ago. Over the… Read more »
Here we go with the so called illegal deer hunting with dogs. #1. It’s legal to hunt deer with dog’s.
#2. It’s also legal for a hunter to retrieve their dogs off any property as long as they don’t carry a weapon on them while doing so.
Yes, all hunter should show so respect and ask first, but like every aspect in life there’s always a bad apple. Don’t butch about all when it’s only a few doing it.
Stop about hunting and stay on the subject.
I’ve seen comments where this meeting has been cancelled, and it’s dead. I have yet to confirm that. In speaking with Karen Green this morning she indicated that we would be included as attendees, just this morning. She wouldn’t have included us in as attendees if the proposal had been pulled. I’m showing up regardless, trying to sneak something into city regulations without the public knowing is corrupt. I expect me questioning this to be answered Wednesday
That’s crazy, people have common sense, gun owners know how to shoot their weapons on their own property. if you have a proper shooting range set up where no one can be hurt by a stray bullet it’s not problematic, which needs no regulatory measure incorporated. Do something worthwhile, instead of wasting time and taxpayer money pursuing this action. Ridiculous.