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Published February, 2025

FEATURED ARTICLES:

• FASTER Saves Lives Program
• The NATO Doctrine for Gun Rights
• Self Defense Aftermath
• Lobby Day 2025 Recap

Published June, 2025

FEATURED ARTICLES:

• The 2nd Amendment Unites Us
• Caliber Choices
• Why VCDL Gets Results
• Thoughts on Upcoming Election

Published August 2025

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• VCDL at GOALS
• Gun Derangement Syndrome
• The Mind is the Weapon
• What's YOUR Why?

Published November, 2025

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• You & Emergency Responders
• Election Aftermath
• 2A is Living Guarantee of Freedom
• Legislation on the Horizon

Published February, 2024

FEATURED ARTICLES:

• Gun Control Shock! 2024 Legislation
• Will Youngkin Veto?
• New Academy Director!
•  Predators: How They Operate

Published May, 2024

FEATURED ARTICLES:

• Situational Awareness
• Pushing Back on Social & Main Stream Media
• Are Sights Really Necessary?
• Veto Challenge Coin

Published August, 2024

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• Lighting Up Your EDC
• Turning to Courts with New Foundation
• Sights or No Sights-PRACTICE!
• Stay Safe in the Heat

Published November, 2024

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• Flood of Bad Bills
• Decisions BEFORE You Carry
• Does The "Full Faith & Credit" Clause Apply to Carry Pemits?

Published February, 2023

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• VCDL Sponsors King George 4H
• Half-Time at the General Assembly
• Choosing Your EDC
• Our Youth are Our Future

Published May, 2023

FEATURED ARTICLES:

• Tech Makes Gun Control Irrelevant
• "Why I Love America"
• Background Checks are a Waste of Time
• Exciting Time to be a 2A Activist

Published August, 2023

FEATURED ARTICLES:

• Ghost Guns, FRTs & Stocks that Bump in the Night
• No "Ping Pong" with Court Rulings
• The Art of the Draw
• Highly Effective People

Published November, 2023

FEATURED ARTICLES:

• Leave Me Alone! (say Gun Owners)
• The Danger of UBCs
• Importance of Lobby Day
• The Art of Re-Holstering

Published February, 2022

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• Concealed Carry for Women
• Rights Don't Take Off for Bad Weather!
• What Happens After Lobby Day?
• Don't Quit When You're Ahead!

Published May, 2022

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• Yes, Mr. Pres., You COULD Buy A Cannon!
• Where to Find Quality Training
• Less-Than-Lethal Options for "Prohibited" Spaces

Published August, 2022

FEATURED ARTICLES:

• Travel With A Gun
• The SCOTUS Case That Changes Everything!
• Distance & The Threat
• (Civilian) Guns SAVE Lives

Published November, 2022

FEATURED ARTICLES:

• 2A Community Loses 4 Great Advocates
• Hollywood v. (Firearm) Reality
• There Is No Finish Line for Rights