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1.  Election analysis
2.  Reminder:  Richmond VCDL meeting on November 12th
3.  Richmond gun show at Richmond Raceway needs volunteers for the VCDL table

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1.  Election analysis
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The three statewide candidates who turned in their VCDL surveys just won a crushing blow against their opponents, putting gun owners in a strong position to get some work done in 2010!  Bob McDonnell, Bill Bolling, and Ken Cuccinelli won their races handily and VCDL congratulates them!

Have a pro-gun Governor will be a tremendous boost, especially after the last 4 years in the desert.  ;-)

By my count the Republicans now have 60 seats, the Democrats have 38, and independents have 2.  Those numbers don't necessarily mean much, as some Republicans are anti-gun and some Democrats are pro-gun.  Overall, I would say that the General Assembly is now slightly more pro-gun than it was on November 2nd.

A look at some key House races:

*  Pro-gun Tag Greason (100% on VCDL survey) defeated anti-gun incumbent Dave Poisson - this is a huge change of position for District 32.

*  Pro-gun Richard L. Anderson (94% on VCDL survey) defeated anti-gun incumbent Paul F. Nichols - a major change of position for District 51

*  Pro-gun Bill Cleaveland (94% on VCDL survey) won District 17, pro-gun William Frahlin's old district - a wash, but this win avoided the district falling into less friendly hands.

*  Pro-gun Catherine Crabill, who the Republican leadership ran away from after she quoted the ideals of the Founding Fathers about the Second Amendment, LOST, but only by about 3%.  That's pretty good for being abandoned by your own party.

*  Anti-gun incumbent Chuck Caputo of District 67 lost to Jim LeMunyon, who looks to be another Republican In Name Only (RINO) based on a mostly anti-gun survey he returned to the anti-gunners.  He did not return his VCDL survey.  So this district looks like a wash, or maybe just a little better.  A bad Democrat loses to an almost as bad Republican.

*  Anti-gun incumbent Margaret Vanderhey of District 34 lost to Barbara J. Comstock.  Neither VCDL nor the antis got a survey from Ms. Comstock, so I can't determine if this is an improvement or a wash at this time.

*  Anti-gun incumbent Bobby Mathieson of District 21 lost to Ron A Villanueva.  Neither VCDL nor the antis got a survey from Mr. Villanueva, so I can't determine if this is an improvement or a wash at this time.

*  Pro-gun Jeff Fredericks''s old district, 52, went to anti-gun Luke E. Torian by a mere 600 votes over pro-gun Rafael Lopez.  Turnout, turnout, turnout!

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A big Lobby Day turnout on January 18th is needed - please mark your calendars to be there.

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2.  Reminder:  Richmond VCDL meeting on November 12th
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Mark your calendars.  The next Richmond membership meeting is on Thursday, November 12, and will be at:

Uno Chicago Grill
13933 Hull Street Road
Midlothian, VA 23112

The restaurant is about 2.5 west of 288 on Hull Street Road (360).

The meeting will start at 7:30 PM and will end at 9 PM.  Fellowship begins at 7:00 PM.

Following the meeting, those who wish to have dinner and continue their fellowship will simply stay at the restaurant.

NOTE:  This is a very gun-owner friendly restaurant, which has specifically welcomed us to have our meeting there - so let's have a good turnout to thank them for their hospitality.  They have excellent food, too.

Those who wish to carry will have to do so openly as they do serve alcohol on premise.

As with all of our membership meetings, it is open to the public, so bring family, friends, and coworkers.

The private room we will be using will hold 60 people, so I am going to ask that if you are coming to RSVP to me with the number of people you are bringing.

***We currently have 40 RSVPs.***

Use this email address for the RSVP:

president@vcdl.org

In the subject line put "Yes - " and the number of people coming.  For 4 people, the subject line would be "Yes - 4"   Using the subject line that way makes it easy for me to count.

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3.  Richmond gun show at Richmond International Raceway needs volunteers for the VCDL table
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If you can volunteer for a shift manning the VCDL table at the Richmond International Raceway on November 14th and 15th (Saturday and Sunday), contact Paul Henick:

PMHenick@aol.com