More Coverage of the "Norfolk Incident"
Norfolk PD, Top Contender for VA's most Corrupt Police DepartmentVirginian Open Carriers call the City Council of Norfolk's bluff/Protest HarassmentAll Failure is LocalDoes the Rule of Law apply to...
View ArticleCutting off your nose to spite your face.
CEO of Cooper Arms supports Barack Obama:Dan Cooper, a proud member of the National Rifle Association, hasbacked Republicans for most of his life. He's the chief executive of Cooper Arms, a small...
View ArticleBreaking News about Cooper Arms
I returned from Church tonight to find an e-mail awaiting me.A representative from Cooper Arms responded to my e-mail to them (and, I assume, to everyone who e-mailed them on this issue) regarding the...
View ArticleWho needs a gun on a college campus?
From our friends over at the Buckeye Firearms Association:This story near the Franklin campus was only in the news because it involved injury to a police officer. Let’s take a peek at violent crimes...
View ArticleMust read
The Art of DrivingWhat if I proposed that we hand three sticks of dynamite and a detonator to anyone who asked for them. All an applicant would need is money to pay for the explosives. You’d have to be...
View ArticleIt's the silly season
Just a reminder: This time of year is always prime season for robberies and muggings...especially outside retail outlets where Christmas shoppers can be expected to be bearing gifts of money and...
View ArticleBook Bomb
From David Hardy:Steve [Halbrook] has just brought out his latest book, "The Founders’ Second Amendment." It's getting great reviews -- National Review calls it highly readable and interesting, "Every...
View ArticleNew Shooter resource
There have been various and sundry lists of people willing to teach others to shoot over the years. Most of them have gone defunct as the bloggers who maintained them retired from blogging. A new list...
View ArticleAmmo import bans?
As a state level organization, we generally don't get involved in national issues. This one really raises the hackles on the back of my neck though so I wanted to help spread the word.According to...
View ArticleFlank Attacks...
...on our gun rights are becoming the tactic of choice of the new administration.According to the prolific ammunition manufacturer, Georgia Arms, the government has discontinued sale of once fired...
View ArticleVirginia Gun Owners Forum
I don't know how long it's been around but I just joined the Virginia Gun Owner's forum.They have a link to VCDL in the sidebar so they've gotta be OK. I've never been much into the forum format so I...
View ArticleTraining Opportunities
The Airfield Shooting Club in Wakefield Virginia will be hosting two training opportunities in the near future: A First Steps Pistol class on March 13, from 9am to 4pm. In addition to the standard NRA...
View ArticleMembership has its privileges
I know that this was in the last VA-Alert, but I thought it deserved a post of it's own. TJ Parmele of NOVA Armament writes:We would like to offer the VCDL membership a 5% discount whenever a new gun...
View ArticleMy Conclusion: AAA IS, in fact, anti-gun.
Last week I posted about a statement made to the media by AAA Mid Atlantic spokesman John Townsend:“More than 1,500 people are killed or injured in road rage incidents each year in this country and...
View ArticleLobby Day 2010 Video
Excellent Video by Executive Member Matt Gottshalk, ostensibly about Lobby Day 2010; but deeper than that, it is an excellent compilation of regular people giving testimonials about the importance of...
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