I am very interested in what VCDL proposes and supports this year.
Hopefullythis year it will be oriented more toward firearms freedom, away from perks for permittees (P4P) and far away from enhancing the Concealed Carry Instruction Industry (C2I2)!
I will track VCDLs agenda of support and strong support,compaing their support to the 3 orientations above. That will give us an objective gun rights freedom rating for VCDL.
It wouldl be interesting to compare their rating to other pro 2A groups such as the Libertarians or the Tea Party.
It's easy for people to sit back and critique the actions of others, it's not so easy to actually secure a sponsor, co-sponsor or even a supporter for a bill. I'd suggest that if you're interested in finding out more about the legislative agenda of VCDL, what you could do is call or email Phillip, who I am sure would be more than happy to discuss plans for the upcoming session.
Now, I'm not trying to be critical but comparing the relatively young Tea Party and the Libertarians to VCDL is just not even in the same league, and is perplexing. While the Libertarian Party does somewhat support the right to keep and bear arms, what exactly have they accomplished on behalf of the citizens RKBA?
How about the Tea Party?
I would rhetorically ask the same question about VCDL, but I don't think OCDO would appreciate the wanton slaying of that many electrons. Of all of the grassroots groups in existence across the country supporting RKBA, VCDL is at the minimum in the top 3 most successful overall and IMO there is NO other group that could have led the NPS self defense ban repeal effort. None.
That said, kudos to you for coming up with some very catchy acronyms. First off, the permit system wasn't VCDL's creation, it existed long before VCDL. While I agree that I would like the legislative and administrative incursions into my RKBA rolled back, we also want to win some legislative fights. The laws encroaching our freedoms weren't erected in a day and we won't magically change the nature of RKBA laws in a single session.
Secondly, there is more than just an ideal that goes into the legislative process, from inception through passage or defeat we have to be concerned with how much support we can muster and yes some bills are introduced that have almost no chance of passage but they're critical to either starting the discussion, keeping the discussion moving / building support for the issue to its ultimate passage. OTOH, we really cannot afford to be tossing bills into the hopper that won't pass, won't get much support from constituents, and may sap resources from VCDL which we may need for bills that have better chances of passage that will advance the RKBA.
Finally, though you did indicate what you didn't want to see, what suggestions would you have to offer by way of bills to be introduced?
Maybe if you posted a poll with your top 5 suggestions?
no mo p4p ! ;-)