Please do not open carry long guns on Lobby Day, January 20, 2020. It will be a distraction, and not helpful to our cause in any way.
Yes there will be media coverage and yes, there will be plenty of cameras and folks from the press. This is VCDL's prime chance to broadcast a POSITIVE representation of ALL American gun owners to the entire world. Thus, VCDL urges us to attend en masse and in as fully a professional manner as possible. Open carrying of rifles will be counterproductive to our cause on this day. There will also be various local militia units at the event conducting food and clothes drives for VA's needy and vulnerable population.
Main VCDL bulletin here:
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Long Guns
If you are asking how you can help with VCDL's mission, carrying long guns at Lobby Day is not helpful - it is a distraction. VCDL's important messages inevitably get lost as the press rushes to get pictures of anyone carrying an AR or AK. The stories then become about the rifle, not VCDL's agenda. You can set your watch by it. Long guns are not easy to carry in a crowd, either. VCDL needs its voice heard loud and clear in order to able to stop the onslaught of gun-control bills.
Laws you need to know for carry in Richmond
You can't have a magazine in a centerfire rifle or pistol that holds more than 20 rounds unless you have a Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP). You must also have a CHP if the centerfire rifle or pistol has a threaded barrel or a folding stock. Click here to see the code section, which also covers similar restrictions on shotguns: 18.2-287.4
Open carry without a CHP is legal in Virginia, but watch the restrictions in the previous paragraph.
You need a CHP to carry in the General Assembly or Capitol Building. Once through security, you can carry openly or concealed in the buildings. You cannot carry in the gallery over the Senator Floor. Keep an eye on these alerts. Should any of this change, we will notify you here.
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More information about Lobby Day events, transportation, and schedules, are all available here in this email alert archives section:
We still have PLENTY of days leading up to 1/20 to get the word out to as many people as possible and hopefully, achieve an EPIC attendance. If anyone you know balks at the 'No Long Guns Please' request by the VCDL, just ask them "Are you going to bring a rifle to jury duty too?" Our main goal is to present a professional, firm, and friendly image to everyone on this day. Especially following right on the heels of Puerto Rico's spectacular gun rights victory this month.
Yes there will be media coverage and yes, there will be plenty of cameras and folks from the press. This is VCDL's prime chance to broadcast a POSITIVE representation of ALL American gun owners to the entire world. Thus, VCDL urges us to attend en masse and in as fully a professional manner as possible. Open carrying of rifles will be counterproductive to our cause on this day. There will also be various local militia units at the event conducting food and clothes drives for VA's needy and vulnerable population.
Main VCDL bulletin here:
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Long Guns
If you are asking how you can help with VCDL's mission, carrying long guns at Lobby Day is not helpful - it is a distraction. VCDL's important messages inevitably get lost as the press rushes to get pictures of anyone carrying an AR or AK. The stories then become about the rifle, not VCDL's agenda. You can set your watch by it. Long guns are not easy to carry in a crowd, either. VCDL needs its voice heard loud and clear in order to able to stop the onslaught of gun-control bills.
Laws you need to know for carry in Richmond
You can't have a magazine in a centerfire rifle or pistol that holds more than 20 rounds unless you have a Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP). You must also have a CHP if the centerfire rifle or pistol has a threaded barrel or a folding stock. Click here to see the code section, which also covers similar restrictions on shotguns: 18.2-287.4
Open carry without a CHP is legal in Virginia, but watch the restrictions in the previous paragraph.
You need a CHP to carry in the General Assembly or Capitol Building. Once through security, you can carry openly or concealed in the buildings. You cannot carry in the gallery over the Senator Floor. Keep an eye on these alerts. Should any of this change, we will notify you here.
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More information about Lobby Day events, transportation, and schedules, are all available here in this email alert archives section:
Virginia Citizens Defense League
Virginia Citizens Defense League Email Forms
us20.campaign-archive.com
We still have PLENTY of days leading up to 1/20 to get the word out to as many people as possible and hopefully, achieve an EPIC attendance. If anyone you know balks at the 'No Long Guns Please' request by the VCDL, just ask them "Are you going to bring a rifle to jury duty too?" Our main goal is to present a professional, firm, and friendly image to everyone on this day. Especially following right on the heels of Puerto Rico's spectacular gun rights victory this month.