Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

I will note that one exception to this is facilities occupied by any executive agency of Virginia. E.g., DMV offices and ABC stores. They have "no guns" signs posted, in accordance with McAuliffe's Executive Order 50 and 1 VAC 30-105. The difference with these signs is that they ARE enforc...

Again, just trying to provide some additional info on the subject...

http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/t ... open-carry

And if you're carrying concealed, make sure it's actually *concealed*...

http://concealednation.org/2015/01/man- ... d-firearm/

Just to be contrary - OC can - I'm not saying it WILL - but it CAN - make you a target...

To each his own, of course, but:

http://koin.com/2014/10/07/man-practici ... ed-of-gun/

Learn something new everyday.. I figured a loaded gun in the glovebox = concealed weapon. It is. You are correct. A gun in a glovebox IS a "concealed" weapon, and as a GENERAL rule, having a concealed handgun requires a permit. It's just that the statute provides a specific exception to t...

Yeah that story about Beulah Montgomery appears to be fake. Would be nice if true, though. But it sure doesn't look like it.

NICE!

Thanks for sharing the link to your case! Very helpful indeed. Now we have some excellent legal authority for the conclusion that "secured" does not mean "locked".

Will I surrender my guns?

What guns?

BUMP. I know there are pro-gun lawyers here - if you haven't checked this out yet, please do so.

For the lawyers on the forum - and I know there are at least a couple out there besides me - a couple attorneys have just recently started organizing a Second Amendment Bar Association. They have a Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Second-Amendment-Bar-Association/562575967104014?ref=ts&a...

To quote Clint Eastwood in "Pale Rider": "There's nothing like a good piece of hickory."

A buddy of mine carried concealed without a permit for over 20 years. I kept telling him he would get in huge trouble if he ever got caught and that it wasn't that big a deal to get the permit. He finally got one about a year ago.

skeeterss0 wrote:reference for above statement:

§ 18.2-386.1. Unlawful filming, videotaping or photographing of another;

Uh... did you actually read what that statute says?

It's not illegal to take a picture of someone walking about in a public place where there is no expectation of privacy.

ok, i guess... i know better than to argue with an attorney, especially about legal definitions. heheh... not "arguing," really - just conversatin'. i didn't know that common law was synonymous with case law. from listening to folks far more learned than me, i was under the impression tha...

But the DA did agree. The police made no arrest because there was no evidence AT THE TIME. Unfortunately, the DA often is more a political position than anything else. I think the DA in the Zimmerman case buckled to public sentiment and political pressure. But I think the Zimmerman/Martin case actu...

there is actually more than case law in va pertaining to the castle defense doctrine. it's spelled out in va common law, which as understand it, is incorporated into the statutes of the commonwealth. now, cases have been decided on that common law and are the legal precedent for cases that follow o...

I am talking about the difference between Case Law and Statute and how it is used to determine guilt. For a jury to determine guilt they need a clear understanding of what you are supposed to be guilty of. Without that how can they make a determination. JMHO. The case law in Virginia sets forth the...

Right now we are all looking to the Zimmerman case. As far as I am concerned he is GUILTY of 2nd degree murder because: 1. He was in no danger when he first saw Martin 2. He was told by 911 operators NOT to persue the "suspicious" person. (If he was able to call 911 then how much IMMEDIAT...

side note... i thought juries discern guilt or innocence, ie juries are the "triers of fact", at least in major cases. judges do affirm a guilty pleas by arrested/accused people and impose sentence, but are they ever the triers of fact in major felony cases? help me out here, please. You'...

I disagree. Case Law, in this case is ALL there is to determine guilt. Judicial OPINIONS from decades of cases from individuals. Since there is no "statute" to govern these cases judges must discern guilt based off precedent. Maybe the issue here is just semantics, but to be clear, case l...