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vcdl 2026 lobby day wrap-up
VCDL Lobby Day 2026 class photo:
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Virginia is ground zero for the gun control lobby this year
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Attorney general miyares gives a formal opinion stating awbs and permits to purchase are unconstitutional
4. wytheville assistant city manager called out for misrepresenting the farmer's market position on proposed gun ban
We should all be keeping a watchful eye on our government, including local government. Wytheville residents, you especially need that watchful eye.
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WYTHEVILLE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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RE: CITIZENS' PERIOD
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Mr. Kevin Wallington was recognized and stated that he resides on Century Court in Wytheville. He stated that he is the Chairman for the Wytheville Farmers' Market. Mr. Wallington addressed the Council regarding the comments that have been made about the Wytheville Farmers' Market's request for a Concealed Weapons Policy to be adopted. He noted that the Farmers' Market did not ask for or request a policy regarding concealed weapons. Mr. Wallington advised that he emailed the Assistant Town Manager asking for clarification as to whether or not the Town had a Concealed Weapons Policy. Mayor Taylor thanked Mr. Wallington for his comments.
5. help needed: doswell gun show, february 14 & 15
VCDL MEMBER-VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED AT THE DOSWELL GUN SHOW, DOSWELL VA – February 14 & 15, 2026
The next gun show will be February 14 & 15, 2026 at the Farm Bureau Center at Meadow Event Park, 13191 Dawn Blvd, Doswell, VA 23047. This is the only scheduled gun show of the year at this venue.
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://sgkshows.com/
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.
Sign-up to volunteer for one or more of the following shifts:
Saturday, February 14 - morning shift, 9am – 1pm
Saturday, February 14 - afternoon shift, 1pm – 5pm
Sunday, February 15 - morning shift, 10am – 1pm
Sunday, February 15 - afternoon shift, 1pm – 4pm
For more details and to sign-up to help, please email:
gunshows.richmond@vcdl.org
6. help needed: Harrisonburg gun show, february 14 & 15
VCDL MEMBER-VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED AT THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY GUN SHOW, HARRISONBURG VA – February 14 & 15, 2026
The next gun show will be February 14 & 15, 2026 at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds, 4808 South Valley Pike, Harrisonburg, VA 22801. This is the first scheduled gun show of the year at this venue.
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/shenandoah-valley-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 gun 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, February 14 - morning shift, 9am – 1pm
Saturday, February 14 - afternoon shift, 1pm – 5pm
Sunday, February 15 - morning shift, 10am – 1pm
Sunday, February 15 - afternoon shift, 1pm – 5pm
For more details and to sign-up to help, please email:
gunshows.vawest@vcdl.org
7. second amendment sanctuary update
City of Lynchburg
Lynchburg City Council to vote on Second Amendment sanctuary status (on January 27)
https://wset.com/newsletter-daily/lynchburg-city-council-virginia-to-vote-on-second-amendment-sanctuary-status-january-2026
Prince George County
Executive member Leyla M. sent me this:
On January 13, 2026, Prince George County Board of Supervisors postponed the vote on a 2A Sanctuary Resolution until the next meeting (January 27). The reason for postponing the vote was the fact that the draft Resolution included some typos and grammatical errors which they Board wanted to be fixed before the vote. One person spoke in favor of the Resolution, and I submitted my comments in favor in writing ahead of the meeting (I was not sure I could make it on time).
The meeting starts at 6:00 p.m., the Public Comment section is at the very beginning of the meeting, the proposed Resolution is further down on the agenda under Order of Business items (item #1).
Location:
3rd Floor Board Room
6602 Courts Drive
Prince George, VA 23875
You can sign up for public comments just prior to the meeting start, join the meeting online, or just be there in person at the start of the public comment period and take your turn making comments. You must be a Prince George resident or own a business in PG, and you must state your name and address. You will have 3 minutes to speak. An organization representative (such as VCDL) has 5 minutes.
8.
fourth circus court of appeals says guns can be banned in all kinds of places
9.
proposed goochland sports park approval vote deferred
10. doj says the ban on shipping concealable guns via the post office is unconstitutional [video]
11. u.s. supreme court heard hawaii "vampire rule" lawsuit yesterday
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firearm myths that get responsible gun owners into trouble
13.
[ca] court slams state's law that ends carry rights for 95% of population: the war on open carry
In this video, firearms attorney Tom Grieve talks about how California discriminates in the rights of its citizens based on population density and courts are calling California out.
https://youtu.be/4YgQs393Ils
14. it's not the guns
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15. john farnam: real "citizenship" is poised for a comback!
John Farnam commentary:
911 represents, for most Americans, “the first link in our civilization’s emergency response”
Yet, for most Americans, 911 is their ONLY link to any kind of emergency response!
In most jurisdictions, neither the PD, nor the SO, nor the State Police, nor the FD can be contacted directly. All 911 calls go through a “central dispatch.” This centralized system sometimes has its advantages, but only when your call gets through, and only when there is someone on the end of “911" who will actually answer the phone!
In many jurisdictions, “The System” is badly constipated under certain circumstances (“mass-casualty” events), and predictably congested at certain times of the day/week. “The System” easily becomes overloaded. Emergency calls promptly become backed-up, and you may get nothing more than a pre-recorded message. Sometimes all mobile units are committed, and there is no one to send, even when your call does go through.
Accordingly, every American household should have on-hand: fire extinguishers, guns, trauma kits, a means for rapid, unilateral evacuation.
When 911 operators are not answering your call- when help is NOT on the way and won’t be any time soon- what is your plan?
Marxists (Democrats) in our civilization decry (oh-so piously) “rugged individualism,” “self-sufficiency,” all species of emergency planning on an individual basis.
Ponder the messaging implicit in advice like:
“Run-Hide-Fight,” but never “fight” in any kind of effective way, any way that is likely to keep you alive. Going armed and being in a position to actually “fight” effectively is, to Democrats, unthinkable!
“Don't be a hero,” Funny, this nation was founded, built, and is sustained by genuine heroes, heroes by any definition! Yet, I’m forbidden to ever aspire to be one?
“Never take the law into your own hands.” Yet, the law IS in our hands. Always has been.
“Call the professionals, and never do anything until we get there.” Trouble is, many die waiting, as noted above!
“Curl-up in a ball” A curious “tactic,” unlikely to impress man nor beast!
None of the foregoing “advice” stresses the notion of “Take-Charge Citizenship,” nor any kind of citizenship for that matter.
Perpetually paranoid leftist elites (Democrats) believe (and are terrified by the thought) that they are incessantly surrounded by ‘armed vigilantes,' who do not share their Marxist views, and who can be kept in-check only by stripping them of all privately-owned guns, imposing upon them suffocating regulations and taxation, releasing hordes of violent criminals and illegal aliens to prey upon them, keeping them in continual fear and squalor, and convincing them that they are enduringly feebleminded, helpless, and thus are (and should be) utterly dependent.
Real “citizenship” is poised for a comeback!
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