jmelvin
Founder's Club Member
The VCDL Alert from 2/1/16 (last night) had the story below. Anyone who thinks that this was an unintended consequence of McAuliffe and the anti-civil rights crowd of Virginia is fooling himself / herself. Killing the ability of families and their organizations to enjoy firearms and teach responsible gun handling is a core desire of the anti-civil rights crowd. The goal is to eliminate the possibility that people can freely shoot, train, and help others learn about responsible firearm ownership. EO50 may have made certain carve outs for hunting due to the restrictions provided by the Constitution of Virginia, Article XI, Section 4, but it gladly attacked all other aspects of gun ownership and use. Hunters beware, you're next.
I received this email from member Baxter Stegall:
I wanted to address a major issue that’s just been brought to my attention. I have spoken with a source who wishes not to be named due to fear of reprisal, who is heavily involved in the 4H programs in Virginia. The 4H program in 19 counties in Central Virginia utilize the Holiday Lake 4H Center at Holiday Lake State Park in Appomattox, VA. The 4H facility leases the land from the Virginia Department of Forestry, an executive agency.
Last week, people came and posted No Guns signs around the 4H camp. As you well know, 4H is one of the biggest proponents of firearms safety for children, and the Holiday Lake facility hosts summer camps for childrens’ firearms sports, as well as tournaments and training throughout the year in support of the 4H firearms programs. These programs have effectively been shut down by the fallout from Governor McAulliffe’s Executive Order.
I live in Nottoway, and both of my children have attended camp and programs at this facility. I want my children to participate in the firearms programs when they are old enough. The fact that this executive order has affected these programs causes me great consternation; I can think of few programs which effectively embrace teaching responsible firearms safety and competition to children.
I received this email from member Baxter Stegall:
I wanted to address a major issue that’s just been brought to my attention. I have spoken with a source who wishes not to be named due to fear of reprisal, who is heavily involved in the 4H programs in Virginia. The 4H program in 19 counties in Central Virginia utilize the Holiday Lake 4H Center at Holiday Lake State Park in Appomattox, VA. The 4H facility leases the land from the Virginia Department of Forestry, an executive agency.
Last week, people came and posted No Guns signs around the 4H camp. As you well know, 4H is one of the biggest proponents of firearms safety for children, and the Holiday Lake facility hosts summer camps for childrens’ firearms sports, as well as tournaments and training throughout the year in support of the 4H firearms programs. These programs have effectively been shut down by the fallout from Governor McAulliffe’s Executive Order.
I live in Nottoway, and both of my children have attended camp and programs at this facility. I want my children to participate in the firearms programs when they are old enough. The fact that this executive order has affected these programs causes me great consternation; I can think of few programs which effectively embrace teaching responsible firearms safety and competition to children.