VCDL General Assembly Lobby Day, Monday Jan. 15

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Right now I'm planning on being there, it will be my first and I'm looking forward to it.

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Hahaha... dare me to OC on their bus? (j/k)

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unrequited wrote:

Hahaha... dare me to OC on their bus? (j/k)

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Getting a ride down there is not the problem - if you don't OC - getting a ride back, now that is another story.

Back on Topic: Is there a list of Bills that are going through committee? Which ones people are planning on speaking at?

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Bumping this up again, anybody want to carpool down with me? A schedule for any late meetings hasnt been posted yet but I expect to leave around 7 or so and head down. Probably won't head back until midafternoon at the earliest, maybe after dinner if there is a late meeting.

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I plan tobe a part of Lobby Day on Monday as a member of VCDL.Since I have a CHP I'll CC that day.I'll be wearing my "Guns Save Lives" button with acoat and tie.If you wantI'll carpool with yousince I'm not very good at knowing my wayaround Richmond.If you are going to the OpenCarry.org meeting/gathering at Tonys on Saturday we can discussdetails of carpooling together then.

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You can always take your jacket off an OC later in the day - say, when it get's hot in a committee room or somthing, etc.

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As for dress are casual pants and a nice shirt and no tie accecptable dress?

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Sure business casual is fine. When you see all the bikers in full club regalia, you won't worry about it.

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From todays VA-Alert

If you live in the Fredericksburg/Stafford area and the Speaker of the House, Bill Howell, is your Delegate, we need you to show up between 9:00 and 9:15 AM inside the General Assembly Building on Monday, January 15th (VCDL Lobby Day) to be part of a delegation that will be meeting with the Speaker at 9:30 AM.

You don't have to be a constituent of Delegate Howell to be part of that delegation, however. The more, the merrier.

Board member,and Delegate Howell constituent, Bruce Jackson will be getting the delegation together on the left side of the metal detectors once you pass through them.

The address of the General Assembly Building is: 910 Capitol Square Richmond, Virginia 23219

Two more alerts will be coming this weekend. One with more details about Lobby Day and the other will list the gun bills that have been introduced this year, VCDL's rating of the bills, and talking points on those bills. All this will be useful for those attending Lobby Day on Monday.

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I'll go with you, if you can carry more than 1. Or I can drive, mytruck cabhas a backseat. I think you have my number.

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Still 10 but there are a few things going on that it wouldn't hurt to have bodies there at 9.

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I am going to try to be there by 0830.

Sen. Courts of Justice Committee meets at 0900 - and is projected to hearDevolites-Davis' gun show ban bill - see docket at http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+doc+S0310115,

The VCDL has a meeting with the Speaker of the House January 15th,
0930-0945 Rm 635 GAB - priority is for anyone living or working in Del. Howell's district, others welcome.

1000 - assemble in lobby to break out into small groups to lobby dels and sens, especially YOUR's!

Wear your Guns Save Lives Buttons - Philip or Bruce will bring more.

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Last chance if anybody wants to carpool from NOVA or needs a ride down the GA, I intend to be there like Mike at 830 so it will be an early morning. I'll be online tonight so send me a PM if your interested.

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A very successful VCDL lobby day today. The highlight of the day was the bulk of the VCDL members 20+ attending the Virginians Against Handgun Violence press conference with RINO Senator Devolites-Davis touting her gun show loophole bill. With about 4 news camera crew there and a fair number of reporters there, in the initial stages of the press conference VCDL well out numbered the reporters and antigunners put together. However the antis as usual bussed in school children and cynically used them as backdrop with the battlecry 'its for the children'. During and after the press conference VCDL's presence was noted, pointedly when the antis asked us for clarification of, and several members participated in interviews with the press.

http://www.wric.com/Global/story.asp?S=5941253 With video.

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You know an outrageous but possibly very effective sign would be a child saying "protect my future rights, registration leads to confiscation, don't ban private gun sales"

Moving on here's VCDLs official report on what was maybe the best moments since I became a part of that organization.

From VA-ALERTJohn Pierce, the VCDL web master, has posted photos of Lobby Day and
the videos from Senator Devolities Davis' press conference. One
video shows anti-gunner Buford Scott of Scott & Stringfellow (I'm not
doing business with that firm nor BB&T) saying that he ultimately
wants to register all guns in America, using Canada as a model.

VIDEO and DUCT TAPE ALERT

Jim Sollo, president of Virginians Against Handgun Violence does
introduction:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Intro.mov

Senator Devolites Davis (Senator DD) describes her bill to the press:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Davis.mov

S. Buford Scott of Scott & Stringfellow spills the beans on the true
agenda of VAHV - to give us complete gun registration like Canada [
and which Canada is trying to get rid of ;-)]:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Scott.mov

Question and answer session toward the end of the press conference.

A question was asked about who performed the 'study' that showed over
80% of people want more gun control.

Board member Bruce Jackson answers a question toward the end on the
dealer's cost for a background check. A VCDL member raises his hand
at the very end when asked if there are more questions. For a split
second Senator DD almost calls on him, but then clarifies with, "From
the PRESS." ;-)

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/QA.mov

PHOTOS

Bruce Jackson being interviewed at press conference:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Lobby1.jpg

Bruce Jackson. Press, what press?:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Lobby2.jpg

Yours truly being interviewed at press conference:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Lobby3.jpg

My interview with Pam Stallsmith of the Richmond Times Dispatch:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Lobby4.jpg

A group photo in the General Assembly:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Lobby5.jpg

Returning from the press conference in the Patrick Henry Building

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Lobby6.jpg

Some of us at press conference:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Lobby7.jpg

MMM sign:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Lobby8.jpg

Thumbs up from Bruce:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Lobby9.jpg

Waiting to get back into the General Assembly building after the
press conference:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Lobby10.jpg

Some of the Northern Virginia delegation getting ready to start
lobbying:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Lobby11.jpg

Providing VCDL materials to a Delegate's secretary:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Lobby15.jpg

Delegate Bill Janis (R - Henrico) talking to VCDL members about one
of his bills:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Lobby16.jpg

Discussing an important point on a bill:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/Lobby17.jpg

Bruce and I getting interviewed 1:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/VCDL_Press1.jpg

Bruce and I getting interviewed 2:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/VCDL_Press2.jpg

Dave Van getting interviewed:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/VCDL_Press3.jpg

Another shot of the gang:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/VCDL_01-15-07-1.jpg

The Tidewater delegation:

http://www.vcdl.org/Lobby_Day_07/VCDL_TW_01-15-07.jpg