Wilkinson: The Gun Sanctuary Movement is Anti-Democratic

“Looking at a map of Virginia,” [Erich] Pratt and [Philip] Van Cleave wrote, “it becomes clear that only a few, geographically small, yet heavily populated, jurisdictions have declined to stand up against the current threats to the Virginia and United States Constitutions.” In other words, the “heavily populated” parts of Virginia do not have the … Read more

Talking 2A Sanctuaries, Grass Roots Movements and Wine Caves With the VCDL’s Philip Van Cleave

By Jeff Hulbert With the eyes of the 2A Nation turned toward the land of George Washington, George Mason and Thomas Jefferson, there is new name that has become known outside the boundaries of the Old Dominion. The Virginia Citizens Defense League. The gun rights group has played a pivotal role in the surprisingly successful  … Read more

Virginia 2A Sanctuary Movement Exposes Rift Between Elitist Gun-Grabbers and Heartland Democrats

By Jeff Hulbert One of the quietest places in Virginia is sending the loudest signal yet that the radical gun control plans pushed by “progressives” in the Richmond statehouse have now split the Democrat Party in the Old Dominion. The widening rift has been amplified by Charles City County, a sparse, serene Democrat stronghold southeast … Read more

VCDL: Please Don’t Bring Long Guns To Jan. 20 Lobby Day

With radical Virginia Democrats pledging all manner of gun control following November’s election, the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) has planned a lobby day for January 20, 2020 in Richmond. In their press release, they wisely urged folks to leave their long guns at home. The Virginia Citizens Defense League has a proven and distinguished … Read more

Some Background on That Sacha Baron Cohen Anti-Gun Prank Video

The Sacha Baron Cohen prank video that’s been embarrassing gun rights supporters for the last 24 hours (4.5 million views so far) didn’t snag everyone they tried to lure in. Here’s our post from February relaying trainer Rob Pincus’s experience with these frauds. It’s worth a read. He realized what was happening and raised the alarm … Read more

Gun Rights Advocates Damage The 2A Cause in Sacha Baron Cohen Prank Video

I saw some of the tweets about the latest Sacha Baron Cohen prank video fly on Twitter yesterday, but as I’ve never found the British comedian even remotely funny, I avoided watching the clip. I saw that he’d managed to wrangle some pro-gunners into saying something stupid, but assumed that while it would no doubt … Read more

It Should’ve Been A DGU: Four Times Three = VCU CCW Edition

 

There’s plenty of crime on and just off campus at Virginia Commonwealth University. As you might expect for such a large, upmarket “gun free” zone. At last count there were 1,111 incidents per year. Just last week 2timesdispatch.com reported that “Police have arrested four people [above] they believe were involved in three armed robberies Tuesday night in Richmond near Virginia Commonwealth University’s main academic campus.” I’m not saying that all 30,208 VCU students and 13,073 personnel should carry a firearm for self-defense. But all Americans should have that option. Virginia Citizens Defense League is on the case, doing their level best to restore qualified citizens’ right to keep and bear arms on and off campus. Here’s President Philip Van Cleave’s latest dispatch from the front . . .

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Richmond Times Columnist: VA CHP Owners Are “Piles of Diarrhea”

At 4:15pm this Wednesday, TTAG personal defense writer Philip Van Cleave will appear on a NBC 12 News “First at 4” “round table discussion” (a.k.a. free-for-all). The president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League will trade barbs with a 26-year-old bartender named Jack Lauterback re: Virginia’s new law allowing CHP holders to carry in restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages. Lauterback writes a bi-weekly column for Style Weekly titled Punch Drunk. He recently posted an entry on his blog that angered gun owners. He has since removed the expletive-laden post. Philip retained a copy, which he’s emailed to TTAG . . .

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