People in California who had chosen to go armed were in a quandary because obtaining a CCW permit was next to impossible and as usual, especially in those areas where one was needed the most. So that did the only thing they could; OC. But even with that, California had a really crazy law on the books about not having the firearm loaded.
And then there were the incidents with some people who, just like in other states, wanted to "test" the locals and the police to see what sort of reactions they'd get. While this might not pose much of a concern in places like Arizona, Utah, or Virginia, with the demographics of California, it did. Couple this with Gov. Brown's history and you get a situation where now effectively, there is no carry when out and about. And I doubt if they'll see shall issue any time soon, either.
You should see all of the negative postings on glocktalk.com about this. There are a fairly high percentage of members on that site who do not like OC'ing at all and think OC'ers are not only retards, but ruining things for everyone. And they're using California's new law as proof. Reading some of their posts would make you think you were in an anti-gun forum.
Personally, I agree with one thing they don't like and that is the people who deliberately go out and try to get a rise out of police and citizens, looking for a confrontation which they can record and/or film. These people are not doing anyone any favors. I would hope we have a minimum, if any, of these types on this site.
As for this coming to Virginia, I seriously doubt it but then again, I would not bet my life on it. Anything can happen and it's just a matter of socio-political climate here and in other places. A manufactured crisis with suspension of constitutional law and there you go. But is it likely to happen otherwise? No, I don't think so.