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1. Bills to be heard Monday
2. VCDL member poll on current parking lot bill
3. Gun shows and events!
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1. Bills to be heard Monday
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The last of the gun bills to be heard in committee before cross-over day (Wednesday) are the following bills in the Senate Courts of Justice committee. (Cross over is when the House hears Senate bills that passed the Senate and vice versa. Any bill that have not passed their originating body on cross-over are dead.)
These bills will be heard on Monday, February 15th at 9 AM in Senate Room A in the General Assembly Building:
SB 73, Senator Reynolds, repeals the option for localities to fingerprint first-time CHP applicants - STRONGLY SUPPORT
SB 501, Senator Lucas, allows DUI convictions outside of Virginia to be treated as DUI convictions in VA for purposes of disqualifying someone for a CHP for 3 years. A concern is that what might be a DUI outside of Virginia, might not be considered a problem in Virginia - OPPOSE
SB 643, Senator Reynolds, give police discretion to arrest someone for a Class 1 or 2 misdemeanor - OPPOSE
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Also, Delegate Marsdens bill to prohibit possession of an airsoft gun that can fire a plastic BB faster than 250 feet per second on K-12 school, SB 580, was passed by day after day on the Senate Floor. It was finally modified to make it so that the person had to be under 18 years of age and the gun NOT marked with orange to show it was a toy. The bill then passed the Senate and now goes to the House - NEUTRAL in its current form.
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2. VCDL member poll on current parking lot bill
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As we are considering what to do with HB 171, Delegate Pogge's parking lot bill, I wanted to get a handle ONLY on those of you that this bill would HELP. I do NOT want to hear from those that it wouldn't help - I know there are many of you.
For it to help you, your place of employment must have a parking lot open to the public, not gated or with a guard controlling entrance AND your employer either is not the only building that the parking lot serves or your employer does NOT block public access to the building (either by a security card or a guard at the entrance).
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3. 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. LYNCHBURG, February 20-21
Saturday, February 20 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 21 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
This is a new gun show located at the James River Conference Center in downtown Lynchburg.
Please contact Al Steed, Jr. at SWVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help in
Lynchburg.
b. NORFOLK http://www.showmasters.us, February 20-21
Saturday, February 20 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 21 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.
c. RICHMOND http://www.guns-knives.com, February 27-28
Saturday, February 27 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 28 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Please contact our coordinator at CentralVAgunshows@vcdl.org to
help at the Meadow Event Park.
d. HARRISONBURG http://www.showmasters.us, February 27-28
Saturday, February 27 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 28 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.
e. RICHMOND http://www.cegunshows.com, March 6-7
Saturday, March 6 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 7 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Contact Audrey Muehleisen at CentralVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help at
the Showplace in Mechanicsville.
f. DALE CITY http://www.olddominionshows.com, March 13-14
Saturday, March 13 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 14 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.
g. ROANOKE http://www.showmasters.us, March 20-21
Saturday, March 20 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 21 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. HAMPTON http://www.guns-knives.com, March 20-21
Saturday, March 20 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 21 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.
i. RICHMOND http://www.showmasters.us, April 10-11
Saturday, April 10 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 11 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Contact our coordinator at CentralVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help at
the Richmond Raceway Complex.
j. DALE CITY http://www.olddominionshows.com, April 10-11
Saturday, April 10 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 11 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.
k. SALEM http://www.cegunshows.com, April 17-18
Saturday, April 17 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 18 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.
l. VIRGINIA BEACH http://www.guns-knives.com, April 17-18
Saturday, April 17 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 18 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Please contact Ron and Jean Hyson at VBgunshows@vcdl.org to help in
Virginia Beach.
m. CHANTILLY http://www.cegunshows.com, April 23-25
Friday, April 23 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 24 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 25 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. RICHMOND http://www.cegunshows.com, May 15-16
Saturday, May 15 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 16 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Contact Audrey Muehleisen at CentralVAgunshows@vcdl.org to help at
the Showplace in Mechanicsville.
o. FREDERICKSBURG http://www.guns-knives.com, May 22-23
Saturday, May 22 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 23 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Contact Robert Herron at Fredericksburggunshows@vcdl.org to help in Fredericksburg.
p. DALE CITY http://www.olddominionshows.com, June 5-6
Saturday, June 5 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 6 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.