VA-ALERT-6/10/26: Now There Are FIFTEEN!

virginia citizens defense league

Defending Your Right to Defend Yourself

va-alert

Published 6./10/2026

1. we now have 15 commonwealth's attorneys not prosecuting the awb and aw carry prohibitions. we are starting a sheriff's list, too!

The Amherst County Commonwealth Attorney, W. Lyle Carver, has announced that he is honoring his oath to protect and defend the Constitution by not prosecuting the unconstitutional “assault firearm” ban and carry prohibition!

His statement is here.

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 that they stood up for the Constitution and gun owners when they are up for reelection:

W. Lyle Carver, Amherst County
Leslie M. Fleet, Appomattox County
Daniel J. Farnsworth Jr., Charlotte County
Matthew E. Bass, Clarke County
W. Eric Branscom, Floyd County
John L. Lumpkins Jr., Goochland County
Chapman L. Good, Sr., Page County
Dayna K. Bobbitt, Patrick County
Rob Cerullo, Powhatan County
Justin L. Griffith, Pulaski County
Kyle Kilgore, Scott County
Elizabeth H. Cooper, Shenandoah County
Phillip Blevins, Smyth County
Ryan Mehaffey, Spotsylvania County
John S. Bell, Warren County

Originally, I was focused only on Commonwealth Attorneys who were honoring their oath. But that was a mistake, as sheriffs are extremely important, as well. If a Commonwealth Attorney decides to prosecute the unconstitutional AWB and AW carry laws, the sheriff might decide not to arrest anyone for violating those laws. In that case, it doesn’t matter if the Commonwealth Attorney would prosecute, as there would be no one who had been arrested to prosecute in the first place.

The following eight sheriffs have publicly made statements that they are honoring their oath of office, just like the Commonwealth Attorneys above. There could be other sheriffs that I am not aware of. Remember that they stood up for the Constitution and gun owners when they are up for reelection:

Appomattox County Sheriff, Robert N. Richardson

Clark County Sheriff, Travis M. Sumption

Hanover County Sheriff, Gregory W. Six

Louisa County Sheriff, Donald Lowe

Powhatan County Sheriff, Brad W. Nunnally Jr.

Scott County Sheriff, Jeff B. Edds

Shenandoah County Sheriff, Timothy C. Carter

Warren County Sheriff, Crystal M. Cline

Honorable mention: The Bedford County Sheriff and Commonwealth Attorney, and the Culpeper County Sheriff and Commonwealth Attorney, put out statements on protecting the RKBA, but it fell short of specifically talking about the AWB and AW carry prohibition:

Bedford statement:

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1404203718407426&set=a.217444573750019

Culpeper statement:

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17hgxQ5vtL/

2. help needed: richmond show on june 20 and 21

VCDL MEMBER-VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED AT THE RICHMOND GUN SHOW – June 20 & 21, 2026

The next gun show will be June 20 & 21 at the Richmond International Raceway, 600 E Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA 23222. This will be the LAST show in the Richmond area prior to July 1, when Governor Spanberger’s draconian gun control laws go into effect.

If you are unfamiliar with the location, you can find it easily on google maps or at the link below.

The website for the show is:

https://www.showmastersgunshows.com/richmond-gun-show-1.html

As before, VCDL will have a booth at this event, and we need member-volunteers to talk about protecting and defending our right to defend ourselves.

NO previous gun show or event experience is required. Only your enthusiasm and dedication to help VCDL grow stronger. We need volunteers for Saturday afternoon and both shifts Sunday.

Don't forget that many vendors will give discounts to volunteers!

Sign-up to volunteer for one or more of the following shifts:

Saturday, June 20 - morning set-up - 8:00am-9:00am - Full

Saturday, June 20 - morning shift - 9:00am-1:00pm - Full

Saturday, June 20 - afternoon shift - 1:00pm-5:00pm

Sunday, June 21 - morning shift - 10:00am-1:30pm

Sunday, June 21 - afternoon shift - 1:30pm-5:30pm (includes tear-down)

If you’re unable to attend for one of the prescribed shifts, email with your availability.

For more details and to sign-up to help, please email:

gunshows.richmond@vcdl.org

3. atricles on sheriffs and prosecutors not enforcing new awb

VCDL president interviewed for this news item:

Some Virginia sheriffs, prosecutors vow not to enforce new assault weapon ban

https://www.12onyourside.com/2026/06/05/some-virginia-sheriffs-prosecutors-vow-not-enforce-new-assault-weapon-ban/

Sheriffs and prosecutors fight back and say they'll REFUSE to enforce assault weapons ban on July 1 as Virginians rush to stockpile guns

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15879563/virginia-gun-ban-stockpiling-deadline-july.html

4. palmetto armory teaming with xcal to help virginians with awb

Palmetto Armory has stepped up to help VCDL raise funds in the past.

In this case, which is not VCDL related, they are bringing two pallets of AR-15s and other things to XCal in Loudoun on June 27 so gun owners can get their hands on them before July 1. No waiting on shipping, as the guns will be in the store and ready to go.

There are other gun dealers, such as Middletown Firearms, having a special day on June 27 to sell AR-15s and other items.

All the gun dealers in Virginia are working to have AR-15s available for purchase before the deadline. If you don’t live near XCal, check with your local dealer for what they have in stock. Whatever store you go to, don’t dilly-dally!

https://youtu.be/kVgd5E3pXkc?si=SSyKe52anK1H898i

5. article on 3d printed firearms that focuses on michael bloomberg and his astroturf moms demand action

We know Michael Bloomberg’s uses his wealth to undermine the right to keep and bear arms. We know Bloomberg is a maniacal control-freak.

He is also frightened of gun owners.

In 2007, VCDL picketed a building in Washington, DC, where Bloomberg was hosting a Mayors Against Illegal Guns event. Once Bloomberg learned of the unarmed, but sign-bearing activists outside the building, he summarily moved the conference to another, undisclosed location!

That same year, Bloomberg was at Dulles Hyatt having a small press conference with an anti-gun Republican senator – Jeanmarie Devolites-Davis. Again, we picketed the hotel. To avoid going by the picketing gun owners, Bloomberg’s motorcade left the hotel and drove the wrong way down a road! (Devolites-Davis deservedly lost her election that year to moderate Democrat Chap Petersen. She tried to run for Lt. Governor a few years later but lost the primary.)

We know that Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action are astroturf, not grassroots. And it turns out that Bloomberg has his fingers in the attempt to require software that blocks 3D printers from making firearms or parts of firearms, too.

This video does a deep dive into how Bloomberg finances his gun control efforts and how he is the actual driving force, the “man behind the curtain,” if you will. He makes it seem like the calls for gun control are an organic activism movement, but nothing could be further from the truth. His money provides the paychecks for the “activism,” it is not organic.

Know thy enemy! [VIDEO, SOME STRONG LANGUAGE]

https://youtu.be/E1B2cWEaWDw