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Defending Your Right to Defend Yourself
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Published 6/15/2026
VCDL UPDATE 6/16/26 - 2A WIN!
16 COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEYS
AND 10 SHERIFFS ON THE LIST; MORE...
- VCDL Part of Big Win for Gun Rights Out Of The Fifth Circuit!
- Now We Have 16 Commonwealth's Attorneys and 10 Sheriffs Who Won't Enforce AWB and AW Carry Ban!
- Time to Contact the Frederick County Commonwealth's Attorney, Ross Spicer, on Siding With Jay Jones
- One of Four Virginia AWB Lawsuits Takes A Different Angle
- Reminder: SMLPSA is Having a Defensive Pistol Benefit Match for VCDL on July 19!
- Reminder: VCDL Poll - Who is Virginia's Best Gun Salesperson of the Year?
- The AWB Clock is Ticking
- Virginia Law Enforcement Fielding Questions About Incoming AWB
- A Previous Virginia Supreme Court Ruling Could Crush the AWB [VIDEO]
- Articles on Delay of VCDL/GOA Lawsuit by Lancaster County Court
- Gun Factory Moves to Georgia Amid Virginia's Anti-Gun Laws
- Gun Talk Show Discusses Virginia AWB
- K-VAR Giving a 20% Discount to Virginia Residents on Entire Catalog with Exception for 250th Anniversary Items
- A European Reacts to Americans Defending Their Right To Bear Arms [VIDEO]
- A Gun Being Used to Save Lives
1. VCDL part of big win for gun rights out of the fifth circuit!
VCDL and GOA were part of a lawsuit challenging the ATF’s horrific Biden-era “Engaged in the Business” rule, that could get you charged as an unlicensed firearm dealer for merely selling a gun and making a profit. Or for listing a gun for sale, even if it didn’t sell!
Originally, we got an injunction. The Court said that VCDL, GOA members, and Texas residents were exempted from the rule. Last Friday a court in Texas put the final nail in the coffin of that rule, striking it down permanently for everyone!
https://www.ammoland.com/2026/06/federal-judge-vacates-atf-engaged-in-business-rule-texas-v-atf/
2. now we have 16 commonwealth's attorneys and 10 sheriffs who won't enforce the awb and aw carry ban!
The Lynchburg Commonwealth Attorney, Bethany Harrison, has announced that she is honoring his oath to protect and defend the Constitution by not prosecuting the unconstitutional “assault firearm” ban and carry prohibition!
Her statement is here.
News coverage:
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
Bethany Harrison, Lynchburg
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
We have two more sheriffs to add to that list! We missed Sheriff Brian Craig of Floyd County’s statement back in February. Spotsylvania Sheriff Roger L. Harris posted this.
The following ten 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
Clarke County Sheriff, Travis M. Sumption
Floyd County Sheriff, Brian Craig
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
Spotsylvania County Sheriff, Roger L. Harris
Warren County Sheriff, Crystal M. Cline
3. time to contact the frederick county commonwealth's attorney, ross spicer, on siding with jay jones
If you live in Frederick County, you need to contact your Commonwealth Attorney, Ross Spicer (R), who signed onto an application with the Virginia Supreme Court to combine all four of the AWB lawsuits into one and move the case to Central Virginia! By doing so, he is joining forces with anti-gun “Two Bullets” Jay Jones to kill the AWB lawsuits!
That is NOT a good thing, and we need to ask him why he did that. He can help remedy that situation by removing his name from the application and publicly saying he won’t prosecute the new unconstitutional “assault firearm” ban and carry prohibition.
Here is Mr. Spicer’s contact information:
Address:
107 North Kent Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Phone:
540-665-6383
(No email address that I could find, just leave a message on the phone number.)
4. one of four virginia awb lawsuits takes a different angle
In Holloway v. Katz, an AWB lawsuit put together by previous Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the argument is that the AWB is unconstitutional because it forbids citizens from having the very firearms that the unorganized Virginia militia needs to fulfill its duties under the Virginia Constitution, Article 1, Section 13.
It’s an interesting, and, I believe, a valid approach. Dr. Edwin Viera, an expert on Virginia militias, had input on the lawsuit drafting as I understand it.
This lawsuit is scheduled to be heard this Wednesday in the Spotsylvania County Circuit Court.
https://www.ammoland.com/2026/06/virginia-gun-ban-militia-arms-holloway-katz/
5. reminder: SMLPSA is having a defensive pistol benefit match for vcdl on july 19th
The Smith Mountain Lake Pistol Shooting Association (SMLPSA) is having a Defensive Pistol match to benefit VCDL on July 19, starting at 10am for session one and 2pm for session two. Location:
W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center
775 Hermitage Rd
Wirtz, VA 24184
The match is a defensive pistol “IDPA-style” match. SMLPSA has its own rule book, which is posted online on the registration page. (The rules are very similar to IDPA with a few minor changes: concealment garments are optional; no appendix holsters; all scoring on paper is limited - no make-up shots; and one or two other differences. The goal is to keep the rules simple and keep the stages fun without getting too complicated.)
Match Fee is $30 per shooter with $20 going to VCDL and $10 going to 4H to cover expenses.
There are going to be two sessions, a morning (10am-1pm) and an afternoon (2-5pm). Self-squadding is available on practiscore with a limit of 15 shooters per squad. Online registration is strongly encouraged, and a waitlist will be available. Due to the size of the range and time constraints there will be a limit of 30 shooters per session.
The match will consist of 6 stages. The total round count has yet to be determined but will be close to 100 rounds (it’s recommended to bring 150, but I’m not taking any chances and will bring 200!).
Sportsman’s Warehouse in Roanoke has kindly offered to sponsor the match and will have prizes to give out.
To register for the match, click here:
6. reminder: vcdl poll - who is virginia's best gun salesperson of the year?
Gun sales are through the roof in Virginia right now! Who should get credit for the, uh, “boom” in sales? Is it Abigail, Jay, Dan, Saddam, Garrett, or Scott?
The poll ends on the last day of June. The winner will be announced in early July.
Take the poll by clicking here. As of 7:30pm on 6/15, 1,676 people have taken the poll. We can do better! ;-)
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Here is an article about how Grabigail is the greatest gun influencer since Charlton Heston:
7. the awb clock is ticking
A few things to think about has AWB Day approaches:
- If you don’t have a CHP, one handgun a month applies to you! If you want two AR pistols and don’t have a CHP, you can apply to the Virginia State Police for a permit good for 5 days to purchase more than one handgun at a time.
- Virginia is having record-level gun sales, with background checks taking longer consequently. Don’t wait until an hour before a gun store is closing to buy a gun! Be there early enough where a delay can be tolerated.
- Some gun companies have cutoff dates for orders from Virginia, based on shipping times to get the gun to the dealer before the end of June. For example, Daniel Defense is not accepting orders after June 19th.
8. virginia law enforcement fielding questions about incoming awb
Remember, I was in law enforcement in Texas for 7 years when I say this: don’t ask law enforcement about laws. Police know the laws they deal with on a regular basis. For example, they know that a felon in possession of a firearm is illegal. Do they know the details on the new laws that are going into effect on July 1? Perhaps, but not likely.
Questions about firearm laws is why we have groups like VCDL and firearms attorneys!
The General Assembly didn’t do anyone but Michael Bloomberg a favor by passing a ton of unconstitutional and confusing gun laws that are going to get some good people into trouble.
Virginia law enforcement fielding questions about incoming assault weapons ban
9. a previous virginia supreme court ruling could crush the awb [video]
The Virginia Supreme Court has previously stated that Article 1, Section 13 of the Virginia Constitution is co-extensive with the federal Second Amendment. That is not what Jay Jones contends. He says that the Virginia Constitution does not protect the right of citizens to keep and bear arms! (I’m guessing Jay Jones believes in the Tooth Fairy, too.)
From the Four Boxes Diner (firearm attorney, Mark Smith):
BREAKING NEWS! VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT DECISION CRUSHES "ASSAULT WEAPONS" BAN!
10. articles on delay of vcdl/goa lawsuit by lancaster county court
Hearing On Hold In Case Challenging Abigail Spanberger’s Semi-Auto Gun Ban
https://dailycaller.com/2026/06/10/hearing-on-hold-in-case-challenging-spanberger-semi-auto-ban/
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Virginia Judge Calls Off Hearing on Looming Gun and Magazine Ban
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Supreme Court appoints panel to decide if gun ban lawsuits should consolidate
11. gun factory moves to georgia amid virginia's anti-gun laws
et another bad-for-business move by Grabigale and her band of misfits in the General Assembly. If a gun company moves out of state, they will continue to make guns, but Virginia employees will be out of a job, and the Commonwealth will have less of a tax base.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/06/10/gun-factory-relocates-to-georgia/
12. gun talk show discusses virginia awb
13. k-var giving a 20% discount to virginia residents on entire catalog with exception for 250th anniversary items
14. A european reacts to americans defending their right to bear arms [video]
15. a gun being used to save lives
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