Update on Stafford National Night Out. Loudoun meeting

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VA-ALERT: Update on Stafford National Night Out. Loudoun meeting reminder.

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1. Update on Stafford National Night Out
2. Reminder: VCDL membership meeting in Sterling on Thursday, August 7


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1. Update on Stafford National Night Out
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I contacted the Target store whose parking lot is going to be used for the Stafford National Night Out tomorrow (Tuesday, August 5th, 6-9 PM at the Stafford Marketplace mall).

It turns out that the Stafford Sheriff was apparently under the mistaken impression that Target didn’t want to allow open carry in their parking lot during the event. The Target representative handling the event told me that carry was NOT an issue. What the store didn’t want was SOLICITING. That means that flyers, stickers, pamphlets, etc., can only be given to somebody if that person approaches the table on their own and specifically requests the item.

I told the representative that VCDL would accept the no solicitation policy if we had a table at the event.

The representative told me that in that case we could have a table.

I asked the representative to contact the Sheriff and let him know. He said he would.

I also left a voicemail with the Sheriff’s representative for the event, telling him about the conversation I had with the Target representative.

NOTE: We have not yet heard back from the Sheriff’s office about the table. Unless something comes up otherwise, however, we are planning on having a table at the event since Target has given us the "go ahead.” (I recorded the conversation with the Target representative to provide proof of Target’s position on both carry and VCDL having a table at the event.)


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2. Reminder: VCDL membership meeting in Sterling on Thursday, August 7
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VCDL will have a membership meeting in Sterling at the Cascades Library on Thursday, August 7. The meeting is open to the public, so bring friends, family, and coworkers!

Fellowship starts at 7:30 PM and the meeting is called to order at 8:00 PM. We will adjourn promptly at 9:30 PM and adjourn to a nearby restaurant for a late dinner or snack.

This meeting will also have special guest Brandon Fukagawa who will share his self defense story with the group.

The address for the meeting is:

Cascades Library
21030 Whitfield Pl
Potomac Falls, VA 20165



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