The Virginia Citizens Defense League Lobby Day rally began at 11 am. Hundreds of gun owners were there, cold weather be damned.
Virginia Citizens Defense League Lobby Day After Action Report
Philip Van Cleave
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Virginia Democrats Happily Goose-Stepping Toward Gun-Control
The Democrat gun-controllers in the Virginia General Assembly are haters. They hate our guns, they hate our sense of independence that comes with owning those guns…
VA Governor McAuliffe Decides He Can Ban Guns Under “Emergency” Orders
Once again the Governor thinks he can prohibit guns even though he has no legal authority to do so from the Virginia General Assembly.
VA Man Denied Gun Sale Because Dealer Suspected Straw Purchase ~ VIDEO
In the video, Mr. Mason, who is black, is saying that the gun store, Hopkins Gun & Tackle, is stereotyping him.
National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Conversation with VA. Senator Mark Warner
There really would be no LOGICAL argument for a Congressional legislator representing Virginia to NOT support National Reciprocity..
Virginia Gun Lobby Day Is Coming On January 15 2018! Help Needed & Details…
Virginia Citizens Defense League Lobby Day is in front of us: Monday, January 15, 2018. THAT is where we need to be to fight for our rights.
Banning Firearms At VA Demonstrations – VCDL Is Keeping A Watchful Eye
VCDL has been in contact with several localities in Virginia that have very old ordinances on the books that prohibit the possession of guns during protests and demonstrations.
Good News For Arlington, VA CHP Holders, Hopefully…
My reading was that both Ms. Stamos and Mr. Ferguson sincerely wanted to get to the bottom of the Virginia Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP) situation.
State Group Opposes New Laws Banning, Controlling, Or Restricting Bump-Fire Gun Parts
Banning, or further controlling or restricting, bump-fire accessories is just more useless, feel good, gun control. No, thanks.
Justin Fairfax, Va. Democrat Lt Gov. Candidate, Calls for Gun Confiscation
Virginia Lieutenant Governor candidate Justin Fairfax, who is getting funds from Michael Bloomberg, is now pushing gun confiscation in a recent interview…
Las Vegas Massacre : Universal Background Checks Would Have Done Nothing
There is no compromising with gun controllers. Their version of compromise is for gun owners to give up everything and gun controllers to give up nothing.
Thank God I Had a Gun : Book Review
Thank God I had a Gun” provides a lot of detailed information. In this case it is about real-life self-defense cases.
Surviving a Mass Killer Rampage : Book Review
The tactical training discussed in “Surviving A Mass Killer Rampage”, alone, makes it a book that should be read by those who take self-defense seriously…
Katie Couric Twists Pro Gun Groups Comments For Phony “Documentary” “Under The Gun”
Unbelievable. And extremely unprofessional. In essence Katie lied about the Virginia Citizens Defense League members’ answers.
2015 Gun Rights Policy Conference After Action Report
If you’ve never attended a Gun Rights Policy Conference, you are really missing an important event & 2015 was no exception…
Malicious Conspiracy Theories On The WDBJ News Crew Shooting
Despite what they say the shooting was for real, but the conspiracy theorists do have one thing right: it IS being used to push for more gun control…
Virginia Citizens Defense League’s Close Encounter with Va. News Crew Killer
Virginia Citizens Defense League president, Phillip Van Cleave, as well as other VCDL members were interviewed by Vester Flanagan…
Reports Nationwide Of Unexpected NICS Delays & Denials for Gun Buyers
An unusually high number of the delays and denials are on people who normally get instant approvals for past purchases…
Washington Voters Gleefully Swallow the 594 Background Check Blue Pill
By a 60% – 40% vote, they are going to be saddled with a Universal Background Check law. This is the first step toward what will eventually be Universal Registration of all their guns…
Deja Vous All Over Again – Ignore Grassroots Gun Owners At Your Own Political Peril
It is almost beyond comprehension that a candidate for VIRGINIA office would believe that gun rights issues important to Virginia voters can be ignored…
Virginia Gun Owners Coalition Is Shutting Down
President and founder of the Virginia Gun Owners Coalition, Mike McHugh, has decided to shut down the organization so he can spend more time on his family…
Town Of Woodstock, VA Moves Quickly In Removing Offending ‘No Guns’ Signs
Hats off to the Town of Woodstock for moving quickly to remove “no guns” signs from their W.O. Riley Park after I notified them of the issue…
Stafford County Virginia Sheriff Jett Betrays Gun Owners
I had no idea that Sheriff Jett was anti-gun, would pressure Target to enforce his personal biases against the 1st and 2nd Amendments, would have his representative lie to VCDL…
Thoughts On Open Carry Of Long Guns
Virginia Citizens Defense League is neutral on how a gun owner carries and what type of gun he carries, as long as it is legal and safe…
Bloomberg, AKA ‘Money Bags,’ Claims To Have Bought A Place In Heaven. No, I’m Not Kidding
Bloomberg simply cannot win the hearts and minds of people with his hare-brained ideas, so he uses his money like a weapon to force others to comply with his twisted vision of the world…
Courts Issue Two Bad Rulings Effecting Gun Owners
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling basically saying that a conviction for any kind of battery, no matter how trivial, against a domestic partner is sufficient for a person to lose all firearms rights…
Who Needs A Gun? The Police Will Protect You! ~ Video
Gangs taking over major highways to have “sideshows” and police fleeing when beer bottles are thrown at their vehicles…
The Virginia Definition of Firearms ‘Brandishing’
Simply wearing a holstered gun or handling a gun is NOT brandishing if it is NOT done with the intent of inducing fear in another. Handling a gun in public is generally not a good idea…
Mental Health – The Next Gun Rights Assault
Rights advocates need to be on the lookout for an insidious new tactic being launched by Mike Bloomberg and his mercenary minions. Their latest line of attack is subverting mental health…
How The Antis Are Planning To Push Gun Control In Virginia
We have been warning gun owners in Virginia for well over a year now that mental health was going to be the next medium for gun control in the Old Dominion. We also know that Michael Bloomberg is behind this push…
