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1. Reminder - Eric Cantor protest on Oct. 2
2. Gun shows and events!
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1. Reminder - Eric Cantor protest on Oct. 2
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Please join us to protest Eric Cantor's fundraiser at anti-gun Snag-A-Job Pavillion, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Oct. 2. We will provide the signs - we need people to hold them!
Location:
GOP Roundup at Snag-A-Job Pavillion at Innsbrook
5236 Cox Road
Glen Allen
If you can attend, RSVP with the subject line: "Cantor protest: x", where "x" is the number attending, to Dennis O'Connor at:
Dennis@vcdl.org
Bring the whole family and join with other members for an early dinner at one of the nearby restaurants!
Here are the facts as disseminaated in a previous alert:
Congressman Eric Cantor (R-7th), continues to hold his annual roundup at Snag-A-Job Pavillion at Innsbrook in Glen Allen, where lawful carry of guns are banned.
VCDL tried to work with Cantor and the 7th District GOP Chairman, Linwood Cobb for several years, to move the event to one of several venues that we identified as being pro-gun. One of our members even offered to pay any cost differential.
Ultimately we were strung along, ignored, and even told that "no one needs to bring a gun."
Last year, 325 of you joined VCDL's first Freedom Rally protest of Cantor's anti-gun fundraiser, which forced Cantor to defend his position to the press. In characteristic politician-speak which takes us all for fools, he blamed the property owners of the venue where he holds his annual events.
Would he also expect to be excused if he held a fundraiser at a club that banned women or minorities because it was the club's policy, not his?
At the end of last year's roundup, Linwood Cobb defiantly challenged gun owners by declaring Cantor's event would again be held at gun-banning Snag-A-Job Pavillion this year.
So mark your calendars for Saturday, October 2!
This year we will be much more focused on everyone being lined up at the entranceway to Cantor's event during the short period when Roundup attendees are arriving. It will not be an all day event like last year, just two hours of maximum concentration and visibility, with many more protest signs.
We can anticipate press coverage again, and numbers are our strength. We need YOU! Please stand with us from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. (Cantor's event begins at 3:00 p.m.) on October 2.
The pavilion is located at 5236 Cox Road, Glen Allen, 23060. Parking will be very limited along the roadway there, but other limited parking may be available at the Shoppes at Innsbrook at the intersection of Cox and Broad (and be sure to partonize those shops which supported us so well last year). Carpooling helps. Arrive early so you have plenty of time to park and be on station by 2:00 p.m. VCDL facilitators in clearly marked safety vests will be on site.
*** Needless to say, we urge you NOT to attend Cantor's event or to provide financial support to this act of hypocrisy! ***
See you there!
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2. Gun shows and events!
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As an all volunteer organization, VCDL depends on YOU to volunteer
your time at our area events, where we recruit new activists and keep
gun owners informed. No experience necessary; if it's your first time
we'll pair you with a veteran volunteer. To find out more about
helping at our gun show tables, go to:
and click on any of the blue links, or contact the coordinator for
the show/event listed below with which you are interested in helping.
Here are the upcoming events with which we need YOUR help:
a. GLEN ALLEN, Protest Eric Cantor's Gun Ban, October 2
Saturday, October 2 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
GOP Roundup at Snag-A-Job Pavillion at Innsbrook
5236 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA
We will provide the signs - we need people to hold them!
RSVP with the subject line: "Cantor protest: x", where "x" is the number
attending, to Dennis O'Connor at Dennis@vcdl.org
b. CHANTILLY http://www.cegunshows.com, October 1-3
Friday, October 1 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 2 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 3 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Please contact Danny Paulson at NOVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help in
Chantilly.
c. HARRISONBURG http://www.showmasters.us, October 9-10
Saturday, October 9 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 10 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Please contact Bob Schmidt at Shenandoahgunshows@vcdl.org to help
in Harrisonburg.
d. DALE CITY http://www.olddominionshows.com, October 9-10
Saturday, October 9 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 10 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Please contact Sam Childress at NOVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help in
Dale City.
e. SOUTH CENTRAL FAIR http://southcentralfair.com, October 12-16
The South Central Fair will be held in CHASE CITY, VA. The VCDL
table will be in the Industrial Art Building. We need members
to again step forward and assist at this new location. More
details coming shortly.
Please contact Al Steed, Jr. at SWVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help at
the South Central Fair.
f. RICHMOND http://www.cegunshows.com, October 16-17
Saturday, October 16 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 17 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Please contact David Crosby at CentralVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help
at the Showplace in Mechanicsville.
g. ROANOKE http://www.showmasters.us, October 23-24
Saturday, October 23 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 24 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Please contact Al Steed, Jr. at SWVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help in
Roanoke.
h. VIRGINIA BEACH http://www.guns-knives.com, October 23-24
Saturday, October 23 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 24 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Please contact Gary Moeller at VBgunshows@vcdl.org to help in
Virginia Beach.
i. DALE CITY http://www.olddominionshows.com, November 6-7
Saturday, November 6 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 7 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Please contact Sam Childress at NOVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help in
Dale City.
j. NORFOLK http://www.showmasters.us, November 6-7
Saturday, November 6 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 7 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Please contact Ed Burton at Norfolkgunshows@vcdl.org to help at
the Norfolk Scope.
k. RICHMOND http://www.guns-knives.com, November 6-7
Saturday, November 6 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 7 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Please contact Robert Herron at Fredericksburggunshows@vcdl.org to
help at the Meadow Event Park in Doswell.
l. RICHMOND http://www.showmasters.us, November 13-14
Saturday, November 13 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 14 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Please contact David Crosby at CentralVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help at
the Richmond Raceway Complex.
m. CHANTILLY http://www.cegunshows.com, November 19-21
Friday, November 19 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 20 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 21 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Please contact Danny Paulson at NOVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help in
Chantilly.
n. HAMPTON http://www.guns-knives.com, November 27-28
Saturday, November 27 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 28 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Please contact Ron Lilly at HamptonRoadsgunshows@vcdl.org to help
in Hampton.
o. RICHMOND http://www.cegunshows.com, December 4-5
Saturday, December 4 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 5 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Please contact David Crosby at CentralVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help
at the Showplace in Mechanicsville.
p. HARRISONBURG http://www.showmasters.us, December 11-12
Saturday, December 11 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 12 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Please contact Bob Schmidt at Shenandoahgunshows@vcdl.org to help
in Harrisonburg.
q. DALE CITY http://www.olddominionshows.com, December 18-19
Saturday, December 18 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 19 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Please contact Sam Childress at NOVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help in
Dale City.
r. SALEM http://www.cegunshows.com, December 18-19
Saturday, December 18 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 19 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Please contact Al Steed, Jr. at SWVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help in Salem.