Mike
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It looked to me like the world's quietest and most respectful observation of a protest in the history of mankind! i guess these folks get mad when opponents of their view outnumber them at thier OWN protest.
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January 28, 2008
Who are Virginia's Legislators Protecting?
On January 21, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Virginia Center for Public Safety, Million Mom March Chapters of Virginia, and ProtestEasyGuns.com hosted a vigil at the State Capitol in Richmond to recognize and remember victims of gun violence in the Commonwealth of Virginia. People from across the state attended the vigil, including students, faculty, and family members from Virginia Tech.
Recent stories in the Washington Post, Richmond Times-Dispatch and at Richmondleaders.com have described how armed members of the National Rifle Association (NRA), Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL), and Students for Concealed Carry on Campus descended on the vigil and heaped abuse on those who engaged in a peaceful and silent “Lie-In” at the conclusion of the event. Now, for the first time, video footage of this harassment is available and can be viewed by clicking here.
On the same day as the vigil, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee heard testimony on S.B. 109, a bill that would have closed Virginian’s Gun Show Loophole. The loophole allows convicted felons, individuals adjudicated mentally defective, and other prohibited purchasers to buy guns from unlicensed sellers at these events without undergoing a background check.
Testifying in favor of the bill were Col. Gerald Massengill, the Chairman of the Virginia Tech Review Panel; Virginia Secretary of Public Safety John W. Marshall, State Police Superintendent Col. W. Steven Flaherty; and family members of the Virginia Tech victims. Testifying against the bill were the NRA and the VCDL.
Two days later, nine members of the committee—Democrats John Edwards and Roscoe Reynolds and Republican Senators Stolle, Obenshain, Cuccinnelli, McDougle, Norment, Quayle, and Hurt—sided with the NRA and VCDL and voted against closing the Gun Show Loophole, killing S.B. 109.
Virginia’s Gun Show Loophole remains open. As Col. Massengill has noted, future Chos can easily buy guns at Virginia’s gun shows no questions asked if they are turned down by licensed firearms dealers.
WHO ARE VIRGINIA'S LEGISLATORS PROTECTING?
To contact your delegates and senators in Richmond to voice your concerns, call 1-800-889-0229 or 804-698-1990.
Sincerely,
Josh Horwitz
Executive Director
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL7g8hbzQzw[/url]
It looked to me like the world's quietest and most respectful observation of a protest in the history of mankind! i guess these folks get mad when opponents of their view outnumber them at thier OWN protest.
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text from alert they sent me:
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January 28, 2008
Who are Virginia's Legislators Protecting?
On January 21, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Virginia Center for Public Safety, Million Mom March Chapters of Virginia, and ProtestEasyGuns.com hosted a vigil at the State Capitol in Richmond to recognize and remember victims of gun violence in the Commonwealth of Virginia. People from across the state attended the vigil, including students, faculty, and family members from Virginia Tech.
Recent stories in the Washington Post, Richmond Times-Dispatch and at Richmondleaders.com have described how armed members of the National Rifle Association (NRA), Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL), and Students for Concealed Carry on Campus descended on the vigil and heaped abuse on those who engaged in a peaceful and silent “Lie-In” at the conclusion of the event. Now, for the first time, video footage of this harassment is available and can be viewed by clicking here.
On the same day as the vigil, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee heard testimony on S.B. 109, a bill that would have closed Virginian’s Gun Show Loophole. The loophole allows convicted felons, individuals adjudicated mentally defective, and other prohibited purchasers to buy guns from unlicensed sellers at these events without undergoing a background check.
Testifying in favor of the bill were Col. Gerald Massengill, the Chairman of the Virginia Tech Review Panel; Virginia Secretary of Public Safety John W. Marshall, State Police Superintendent Col. W. Steven Flaherty; and family members of the Virginia Tech victims. Testifying against the bill were the NRA and the VCDL.
Two days later, nine members of the committee—Democrats John Edwards and Roscoe Reynolds and Republican Senators Stolle, Obenshain, Cuccinnelli, McDougle, Norment, Quayle, and Hurt—sided with the NRA and VCDL and voted against closing the Gun Show Loophole, killing S.B. 109.
Virginia’s Gun Show Loophole remains open. As Col. Massengill has noted, future Chos can easily buy guns at Virginia’s gun shows no questions asked if they are turned down by licensed firearms dealers.
WHO ARE VIRGINIA'S LEGISLATORS PROTECTING?
To contact your delegates and senators in Richmond to voice your concerns, call 1-800-889-0229 or 804-698-1990.
Sincerely,
Josh Horwitz
Executive Director