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Defending Your Right to Defend Yourself

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Published 5/25/2026

1. Another Commonwealth Attorney Says "Assault Firearm" Ban and Carry Prohibition Will Not Be Enforced in His Jurisdiction

The Scott County Commonwealth Attorney, Kyle Kilgore, and the County Sheriff, Jeff B. Edds, in a joint statement said that they will not be prosecuting/enforcing violations of the unconstitutional “assault firearm” ban and carry prohibition! Statement: https://x.com/delterrykilgore/status/2057588830018928686/photo/1

Here is the current list of Commonwealth Attorneys who are honoring their oath of office to protect the good people in their jurisdictions from unconstitutional infringements on their right to keep and bear arms. Remember them when they are up for reelection:

• Phillip Blevins, Smyth County
• Rob Cerullo, Powhatan County
• Justin L. Griffith, Pulaski County
• Kyle Kilgore, Scott County
• Ryan Mehaffey, Spotsylvania County

Hats off to all of them for believing their oath means something and standing up for the good people of Virginia! They are refusing to enforce these laws that are clearly unconstitutional and serve only to harm law-abiding citizens.

Here is some media coverage:

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-video-marine-vet-prosecutor-refuses-cross-constitutional-line-spanberger-assault-weapon-ban 

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https://wset.com/news/local/virginia-sheriffs-raise-concerns-over-assault-style-gun-ban-governor-abigail-spanberger-signed-into-law-nra-lawsuit-republican-democrat-may-2026

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https://thereload.com/some-virginia-prosecutors-refuse-to-enforce-new-gun-bans/

Firearm attorney Mark Smith (Four Boxes Diner) discusses the history of Article 1, Section 13 and why he is optimistic that the Virginia Supreme Court will strike down Virginia’s new “assault firearm” ban and carry prohibitions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeUcppAk84A

3. RRPC VCDL Benefit A Success and a Ton of Fun!

The weather for Saturday’s Rivanna Rifle and Pistol Club steel match to benefit VCDL held up nicely. We got some drizzle every now and then, but for the most part the day was overcast, but nice!

The event raised $1,620 for VCDL! Many thanks to the leadership of Rivanna for doing this!

If you’ve never been there, it is a great range, with both indoor and outdoor ranges.

There were 45 shooters there that day. I was proud to have come in 4^th in my class (Pistol Caliber Carbine) on the 4^th stage. As usual, there were some incredibly good competitors and I had no illusion of coming in first on any stage, much less in the full competition. But it was an absolute blast!

I was using my new Sig P365-Flux (https://www.sigsauer.com/p365-flux.html), which is really the most compact PDW that I have seen. It is also my favorite gun to shoot. It ran like a top and gave me a reload right on the front of the pistol, providing up to 50+1 rounds if you have two 25-round magazines in the gun. If you’ve been wanting one of those, like I was, you had best get it NOW, before July 1.

Here are videos of someone shooting each of the four stages:

Stage 1: https://x.com/i/status/2058213045864722803

Stage 2: https://x.com/i/status/2058225756660957498

Stage 3: https://x.com/i/status/2058189687622189396

Stage 4: https://x.com/i/status/2058204368369787239

4. Help Needed: VCDL Table at Middletown Firearms on June 27, "Communist Countdown Day"

Middletown Firearms (https://middletownfirearms.com) is hosting a “Communist Countdown Day” at their store on Saturday, June 27th, from 9am to 6pm and VCDL needs a few volunteers to staff our table at this event. 

Come out and have fun while you support VCDL, Middletown Firearms and local businesses! Risen Holsters, Animal Firearms, and Appalachian Gunwerks will be attending as vendors along with other local companies. 

Hamburgers, hotdogs, brisket etc. will be free for volunteers.

Location:

Middletown Firearms

7609 Main Street

Middletown, VA 22645

Middletown Firearms specifically invited VCDL to this event and we need volunteers to staff a table for VCDL. 

If you’re interested in volunteering for this event, email gunshows.richmond@vcdl.org

5. Founding Father's Note on What the Loss of the 2A Would Mean

Thanks to member John D. for pointing out this important quote from the video in item #2, above.

Founding Father St. George Tucker said that the right of self-defense is the palladium of liberty and, “The right of self-defense is the first law of nature; in most governments, it has been the study of rulers to confine this right within the narrowest limits possible. Whenever standing armies are kept up, and the right of the people to keep and bear arms is, under any color or pretext whatsoever, prohibited, liberty, if not already annihilated, is on the brink of destruction.”

Gun rights organizations have been screaming that message for years: once the government takes away your right to keep and bear arms, your other rights and your very freedom will be lost.

6. Second Amendment Sanctuary Update

VCDL was unaware of these two resolutions/statements. Please keep in mind that YOU are VCDL’s eyes and ears in your local community. If something like your locality reaffirming it is a Second Amendment Sanctuary happens and you don’t let me know (president@vcdl.org), then as far as VCDL is concerned, it didn’t happen! Many thanks to member Brady L. for getting me information on both of these items.

Carroll County

On March 9, 2026, the Carroll County Board of Supervisors reaffirmed their 2019 Second Amendment Sanctuary.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/profile/100064841346565/search/?q=second%20amendment

Carroll County Sheriff

Back on February 17, 2026, the Carroll County Sheriff, Kevin A. Kemp, said this on Facebook:

“As the elected constitutional Sheriff of Carroll County, I unequivocally support and will defend the constitutional rights of our citizens, including their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. The people of Carroll County elected me in 2019 and again in 2023 on these foundational principles. I remain steadfast in my oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and I will continue to stand firm in that commitment as your Sheriff.”

(Another example of why I think most of Virginia sheriffs are second to none.)

Link:  https://www.facebook.com/share/18fGfoSPwr/

The current list of (58) localities and (6) sheriffs

Alleghany County

Amherst County

Amherst County Sheriff

Appomattox County

Augusta County

Bedford County

Bland County

Botetourt County

Buckingham County

Campbell County

Campbell County Sheriff

Carroll County

Carroll County Sheriff

Charlotte County

City of Chesapeake

City of Colonial Heights

Craig County

Culpeper County

Culpeper Town

Cumberland County

Fauquier County

Floyd County

Floyd County Sheriff

Fluvanna County

Franklin County

Gloucester County

Goochland County

Goshen Town

Grayson County

Hanover County

King George County

Lee County

Louisa County

City of Lynchburg

Madison County

Mecklenburg County

Nelson County

Nottoway County

City of Norton

Orange County

Page County Sheriff

Patrick County

Pittsylvania County

Powhatan County

Pulaski County

Town of Pulaski

Prince George County

Radford City

Roanoke County

Rockbridge County

Rockingham County

Russel County

Scott County

Shenandoah County

Smyth County

Spotsylvania County

Tazewell County

Town of Vinton

Warren County

Washington County Sheriff

Westmoreland County

Town of Winsor

Wise County

Wythe County

7. VCDL President's Interview on Liberty and Gun Rights Podcast

James Moffitt and I had a good conversation on this podcast (“Is Your Right to Bear Arms Under Attack? The VCDL Responds”).

Here is the YouTube Video link. 

https://youtu.be/7zOIk7lFgOY

Audio episode is here at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2511295/episodes/19223800

8. FBI Active Shooter Reports Undercount ARmed Citizens Who Stop Attacks

Certainly, gun owners have been extremely disappointed in the FBI ignoring or downplaying the importance of armed citizens in stopping attacks on the public. The mainstream media summarily ignores any such incidents, so many people have no idea just have prevalent such things are in reality.

I hope the FBI turns this situation around soon.

https://www.ammoland.com/2026/05/cprc-fbi-active-shooter-reports-armed-citizens/

Member Clark W. sent me this:

Somewhere on the page of every YouTube video (location varies depending on exactly how you're viewing it), there's a "report" button.

Videos can be reported for:

• misleading/spam

• false information 

among other things. If the video is found to violate YouTube policy, it can be taken down. If a channel posts enough videos that are reported in violation of policy, YouTube says they'll remove the channel.

My point is that if enough people (who might also happen to be members of VCDL, GOA, and the like) report this kind of stuff, it can disappear, at least for a while.

I don't KNOW, but I suspect that actors who post this kind of fake stuff might just use new identities/credentials to re-post it, if it gets taken down; but people like us can at least make it more difficult for them.

I sometimes read a sampling of the comments on fake videos. Some commenters are buying the malarkey. Taking into account that some of the comments may be fakes/plants themselves, there must still be a certain percentage of actual people who think this kind of crap is real and could get themselves into trouble by believing it.

I'm just saying that I think people like us ought to be the truth-tellers here, doing what we can to keep the record straight. If it were up to me, I'd encourage the memberships of groups like ours to report these fake videos when we find them.

I agree and, thus, I am doing so now…