Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

wylde007 wrote:People may be less apt to participate because of a number of reasons, no the least of which is inviting unwanted attention or interest in their "story".

They don't have to give their name to be displayed publicly, many of the stories don't.

The CATO institute has created a cool map where citizens can note the place and basic story of defensive gun uses. I noticed that Virginia was pretty sparsely populated, and I KNOW there are more stories out there. If you have one, get on the map and let us know! http://www.cato.org/guns-and-self-de...

Thanks for all the replies people. I just came back to this after all these months. I guess I need to link this to my e-mail so I know when people have responded.

Thanks for the updated Sheep parable Alan! That was the first time I had read it. I like the twist on the analogy. I would say this though, I don't mind thinking of myself as the sheepdog, because to me the shepherd that I answer to is not government, it is God.

What is even worse in this disarmament of the public is that it seems to have taken the notion of self defense away from people. Yeah, I suppose I didn't really hammer down on that clear enough, but that is exactly the point I was trying to make when I quoted the lady who wanted the police protecti...

(I need to preface this post by saying I lifted it from my blog, http://reclaiming-liberalism.blogspot.com - if you are confused by the name of the blog, check out my original article http://reclaiming-liberalism.blogspot.com/2011/05/what-does-that-title-mean-anyway.html . Who knows, you might learn...

Welcome! Just a heads up, from what I've seen is that inside the Beltway it is not very firearm friendly, the farther you get outside the beltway, the more friendly it becomes. Stay Safe! Thank you for the welcome everyone - and thank you GearGuy for the warning. I'm sure you are right - but I'm no...

Hey all - I'm fairly new to the Northern VA area - moved to Fairfax Station in January and just moved into my current residence (barely inside the city lines for Alexandria right by 395) in May. I have had a firearm (my .22 savage rifle) since I was 18 and could legally purchase it. I bought my firs...