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Defending Your Right to Defend Yourself
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Published 8/20/2026
VCDL Update 8/20/26
3. Volunteers needed for the 1st Annual 56th District Machine Gun Shoot & Law Enforcement Demonstration, September 6th
DOJ Revives Federal Firearm Rights Restoration After 30-Year Shutdown (Ammoland)
https://www.ammoland.com/2026/08/doj-federal-firearm-rights-restoration-rule/
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Gun rights gets 'greatest restoration' in 100 years with latest Trump DOJ move, lawmaker hails (Fox News)
VCDL will have a table at the 1st Annual 56th District Machine Gun Shoot & Law Enforcement Demonstration that will be held at the Black Creek Shooting Club, 4292 Range Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
This event will be held on September 6th and will begin at 3pm.
If you’re interested in volunteering, email gunshowcoord@vcdl.org
VCDL MEMBER-VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED AT THE RICHMOND SHOW – August 22 & 23, 2026, especially Saturday afternoon, 1p – 5p.
If you are unfamiliar with the location, you can find it easily on google maps or at the link below.
https://www.showmastersgunshows.com/richmond-gun-show.html
Don't forget that many vendors will give discounts to volunteers!
Sign-up to volunteer for one or more of the following shifts:
Saturday, August 22 - morning set-up - 8:00am-9:00am
Saturday, August 22 - morning shift - 9:00am-1:00pm
Saturday, August 22 - afternoon shift - 1:00pm-5:00pm
Sunday, August 23 - morning shift - 10:00am-1:30pm
Sunday, August 23 - afternoon shift - 1:30pm-5:30pm (includes tear-down)
If you’re unable to attend one of the prescribed shifts, email with your availability.
VCDL MEMBER-VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED AT THE FISHERSVILLE SHOW – September 5 & 6, 2026, especially for Sunday morning, 10a – 1p.
The next Fishersville show will be September 5 & 6 at the Augusta Expo Center, 277 Expo Road, Fishersville, VA 22939.
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/fishersville-gun-show-.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 show or event experience is required. Only your enthusiasm and dedication to help VCDL grow stronger.
Sign-up to volunteer for one or more of the following shifts:
Saturday, September 5 - morning shift, 9a – 1p
Saturday, September 5 - afternoon shift, 1p – 5p
Sunday, September 6 - morning shift, 10a – 1p
Sunday, September 6 - afternoon shift, 1p – 5p
For more details and to sign-up to help, please email:
BREAKING NEWS! MAJOR NEW UPDATES ON PERMANENT NATIONWIDE END TO THE NFA! (Four Boxes Diner, VIDEO)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=mkPm8qDN1Vc&is=3rvo8kMT2iSdrVzp
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Some questions asked by a member:
Q. Specifically, as the injunction clearly applies to CURRENT and FUTURE members of the membership organizations (e.g. GOA), what about PAST members?
A. Being a past member, but not a current member, does not count.
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Q. What if someone is a member at the time of purchase but they later let their membership lapse? For example, someone is a member today, they buy a covered item September 1, 2026, and then they let their GOA membership expire December 31, 2026. Are they still covered if their found to have that item March 1, 2027?
A. If the purchaser was a member of GOA at the time of purchase, that’s what matters. BUT keep a careful trail of when you joined GOA, when your GOA membership lapsed (not a good idea to let it lapse), when and where you purchased that suppressor, etc.
The safest bet before acting on the injunction is to wait until the ATF puts out their guidelines.
Telling the truth is a losing strategy for gun-control groups.
https://www.ammoland.com/2026/08/atf-reforms-gun-control-groups-backlash/
The General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARK) created a report titled, “Effects of Community Gun Violence in Virginia 2025.”
Member Tom H. brought the report to my attention, and he noted these facts from the report:
Virginia's overall firearm homicide rate is close to the national average.
Nine localities account for more than half of all gun-related homicides in the Commonwealth.
Firearm homicides are concentrated in specific neighborhoods and social networks rather than being evenly distributed across cities.
Firearm injuries impose significant medical, mental health, educational, and economic costs on affected communities.
None of that is surprising. Just watching the news, it is obvious that crime in Virginia is mostly focused in certain areas of Virginia’s blue cities. Most counties have either no or almost no murders. Overall, Virginia is a safe place to live. Of course, the gun-controllers are working to “fix” that!
Here is the report: https://jlarc.virginia.gov/pdfs/reports/Rpt614.pdf
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