We will need to FLOOD Virginia committees and subcommittees rooms. This is where the rubber meets the road.
Virginia: Special General Assembly Session Pushing Gun Control Starts July 9th
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Essay: How To Prevent Violence
After these terrible events, a lot of people rush to judgment, blame the object, etc. However, I noticed something entirely different about these events this weekend.
Positive Signs From VA Republican Leadership, But Danger Remains Until Session End
Initial responses from Virginia Republican leadership on the Democrats’ call for a special legislative session to push gun control are positive. That said, there is no guarantee that things can’t go..
We Need To Fight Red Flag Laws Head On, Not Hide
I look at hiding gun ownership as giving the gun controllers exactly what they want – gun owners going quietly into the night. I think we have to go in the other direction.
VCDL Member Documents His Experience Turning In A Bump Stock To BATFE
I produced my letter with pictures of the bumpstocks. The other agent commented that he had turned his bumpstock in the week before. I was told that there were several agents in the office with..
Gun Owner Activism In Action: King William County, VA Reduces CHP From $50 To $15
One man’s activism got the Board of Supervisors in King William, VA to reduce their CHP fee from $50 to $15. PLUS he got a letter to the editor published to tell everyone about the reduced fee!
Good News: Virginia State Police Caught Up on Entering CHP Info the VCIN Database
The problem was a severe one. If the officer checked VCIN, he was told that your CHP was expired or didn’t exist, respectively! That would put the CHP holder in a bad situation that was not his fault.
Virginia’s General Assembly Voting Record On Gun Bills Is Up, See Who is On Our Side
The senators with the worst scores of 0% were Lionell Spruill, Scott Surovell, Jennifer MClellan, Mamie Lock, & the absolute bottom of the barrel was Louise Lucas, who 28 times voted wrong.
Contact the NRA About NOT Supporting Any Red Flag Laws
Here’s the problem and why we need to get the NRA to walk away from Red Flag laws: NONE of the Red Flag bills in Congress, or anywhere else, have of the protections required by NRA.
Deadly Red Flag Bill Being Heard In U.S. Senate On March 26
This Tuesday, March 26, 2019, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is going to be hearing a Red Flag gun-control/gun confiscation bill put in by Florida Republican Marco Rubio. Yes, Republicans.
Legislative Update: Last Gun-Control Bill In the 2019 VA General Assembly Is Gone!
SB 1321, Hanger’s bill that would have banned a provider of Licensed Day Home from having a firearm on their person for self-defense, was DEFEATED by a 6 to 0 vote! That was it for bad bills this year
Pro-Gun Bills Headed To Embattled Virginia Governor’s Desk
Three pro-gun bills are headed to the embattled Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s desk. As well, there are also two pro-gun bills and one anti-gun bill to be heard in Militia, Police, and Public…
Virginia General Assembly Opens for 2019 with 34 Anti-Gun Bills
There are 34 bills we Strongly Oppose, including Red Flag law (Emergency Substantial Risk Order), One Handgun a Month, Universal Background Checks, gun and magazine bans, preemption weakening & more.
Educate Others on the Dangers of Deadly “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation Laws
Red Flag laws are a very real and serious threat to our liberty. If we don’t educate as many people as possible on the severity of the threat these laws pose, we could well end up with Red Flag laws.
VCDL Joins GOA in Lawsuit to Stop BATFE’s Bump-Stock Ban
An injunction will be filed in a federal court to stop implementation of the bump-stock ban until there has been a ruling on the merits of the lawsuit. We don’t want people destroying their stocks…
Katie Couric Defamation Lawsuit Update – The Ruling Is In
While obviously disappointed in the outcome, the Virginia Citizens Defense League Board of directors considers the lawsuit to have been successful because it put the media’s deceptive editing practice
Falls Church Library Is Trying To Skirt Virginia Gun Laws
The Falls Church library has a rule that says, “8. No person may bring guns, knives, or any weapons into the library, except as permitted by law.” Despite the fact that perfectly legal to carry openly
Gun Violence Fact : Violence Prevalent As Much Elsewhere As Here In The United States
Some recent Winchester Star online commentary pushing gun control quoted some of the usual gun-control fake facts and false conclusions.
Be Careful If You Decide To Stop A Mass Murder – CHP Holder Shot By Police
A CHP holder in Alabama made the fatal mistake of thinking everybody knew he was a good guy trying to stop a mass murderer when the CHP holder drew his gun.
Virginia: Midterms Are Over, The Road Ahead
With a larger majority of Republicans in the Senate, Trump can continue the all-important task of filling federal judicial vacancies without a significant fight over each one.
Razor Blades & T-Rex’s Be Damned, We Will Not Intimidated! Gun Owners Go Vote
I don’t care if it is raining razor blades & Tyrannosaurus Rex has come back to actively to eat humans. Those threats pale in comparison to what is at stake in tomorrows election, GO VOTE!
Virginia Senator Mark Warner Now *Pushing* Gun Control? Take Action!
Things have continued to slide downhill with Warner. Now Warner is actually SPONSORING an “Assault Weapon” Ban bill! Now he is actively working against Virginia’s gun owners and the Constitution.
Roanoke City Council Wants To Destroy Virginia’s Preemption,,, (Again)
We must protect gun law preemption at all costs, as the worst tyranny, in my experience, is found at the local government levels.
I Almost Shot A Pit Bull Last Week…
Danger can appear anywhere and at any time. You’re either ready or your not. I was ready, but very thankfully, it was but a false alarm.
A State Of Emergency Does Not Affect Gun Rights In Virginia
After the gun confiscations that took place in Louisiana immediately after Hurricane Katrina, VCDL pushed for protections in Virginia law against such a thing happening here.
