Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

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1. Senate Courts of Justice meets last time on Monday - One Gun A Month not dead?
2. Gun shows and events!


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1. Senate Courts of Justice meets last time on Monday - One Handgun A
Month repeal not dead?
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Tomorrow at 9 AM the full Courts of Justice Committee will meet in
Senate Room A. I'll be there to observe what the committee is going
to do. It should be interesting.

Also, in this story Lingamfelter says the One Handgun A Month repeal
might be brought back to life. Perhaps there will be more
parliamentary moves to save other bills.

http://tinyurl.com/yf4ab5l

Repeal of Va. 'one gun a month' law not dead yet
March 7, 2010 - 1:59pm

RICHMOND, Va. - Gun control advocates thought they had defeated an
attempt to repeal Virginia's "one gun a month" law. But there will be
one more attempt this week to do away with it.
Democrats shipped off the proposed repeal to a Senate subcommittee
which killed it along with several other gun bills March 4.

Prince William Delegate Scott Lingamfelter says they'll make one last
attempt to revive the repeal in another committee Monday.

"The level to which we are willing in the House to trust the decisions
of law abiding citizens, it seems to me that the Senate has a somewhat
contrary view."

If that does not happen, Lingamfelter predicts lawmakers will face
some political blowback.

"People who oppose the second amendment and don't trust the people and
the better judgment of law abiding citizens, will pay a political
price I do think that."

The "one gun a month" law has been on the books for 17 years.

There were 21 guns bills introduced in Va. this year.


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2. Gun shows and events!
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The Virginia Citizens Defense League thanks the following
member-activists who generously gave of their time to advance and
help defend the rights of their fellow gun owners by working our
recruiting and information booths at gun shows around the state.

Harrisonburg, February 27-28
Steve Shifflett, Bob Mortensen, Edward N. Martin Jr., Al Shank, Dorn
Peterson, Steve Layman, Shawn Sloan & Jennifer Johnson, Mike Piper,
and Dr. Jerry Coffey


As an all volunteer organization, VCDL depends on YOU to volunteer
your time at our area events, where we recruit new activists and keep
gun owners informed. No experience necessary; if it's your first time
we'll pair you with a veteran volunteer. To find out more about
helping at our gun show tables, go to:

http://www2.vcdl.org/cgi-bin/wspd_cgi.sh/vcdl/gs.html

and click on any of the blue links, or contact the coordinator for
the show/event listed below with which you are interested in helping.

Here are the upcoming events with which we need YOUR help:


a. DALE CITY http://www.olddominionshows.com, March 13-14

Saturday, March 13 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 14 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Please contact Sam Childress at NOVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help in
Dale City.


b. ROANOKE http://www.showmasters.us, March 20-21

Saturday, March 20 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 21 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Please contact Al Steed, Jr. at SWVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help in
Roanoke.


c. HAMPTON http://www.guns-knives.com, March 20-21

Saturday, March 20 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 21 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Please contact Ron Lilly at HamptonRoadsgunshows@vcdl.org to help
in Hampton.


d. RICHMOND http://www.showmasters.us, April 10-11

Saturday, April 10 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 11 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Contact our coordinator at CentralVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help at
the Richmond Raceway Complex.


e. DALE CITY http://www.olddominionshows.com, April 10-11

Saturday, April 10 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 11 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Please contact Sam Childress at NOVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help in
Dale City.


f. SALEM http://www.cegunshows.com, April 17-18

Saturday, April 17 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 18 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Please contact Al Steed, Jr. at SWVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help in Salem.


g. VIRGINIA BEACH http://www.guns-knives.com, April 17-18

Saturday, April 17 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 18 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Please contact Ron and Jean Hyson at VBgunshows@vcdl.org to help in
Virginia Beach.


h. CHANTILLY http://www.cegunshows.com, April 23-25

Friday, April 23 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 24 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 25 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Please contact Danny Paulson at NOVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help in
Chantilly.


i. RICHMOND http://www.cegunshows.com, May 15-16

Saturday, May 15 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 16 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Contact Audrey Muehleisen at CentralVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help at
the Showplace in Mechanicsville.


j. FREDERICKSBURG http://www.guns-knives.com, May 22-23

Saturday, May 22 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 23 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Contact Robert Herron at Fredericksburggunshows@vcdl.org to help in
Fredericksburg.


k. DALE CITY http://www.olddominionshows.com, June 5-6

Saturday, June 5 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 6 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Please contact Sam Childress at NOVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help in
Dale City.



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