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Gun Rights, Gun Control Showdown
Gun rights and gun control advocates faced off during a recent meeting of the Million Mom March’s Northern Virginia chapter at the Kings’ Park Library in Burke last week.
The Million Mom March, a gun control advocacy group, had set up a meeting to allow former National Rifle Association lobbyist Bob Ricker speak about gun laws. Approximately two dozen attendees showed up with about half carrying their guns openly and visibly, said Laura Sonnenmark, a member of the Million Mom March.
Gun rights advocates in attendance at the meeting said they were interested in Ricker’s speech and whether he would advocate denying gun owners their right to bear arms.
"We are always interested in the thoughts of gun prohibitionists. Basically, ‘know thy enemy,’ and that is about it," said James Kadison, a member of the Virginia Citizens Defense League who attended the event.
But members of the Million Mom March found the meeting attendees who had their guns exposed intimidating, said Sonnemark.
"I just thought it was very cruel because we do have members who have been victims of gun violence or lost family members to gun violence," she said.
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Letter: Clearing Up
To the Editor:
Veteran General Assembly lobbyist Jim Solo of the Virginians for Public Safety misleads readers by writing that Sen. Ken Cuccinelli's (R-37) 2003 bill , SB 771, would have allowed 16-year-old teenagers from "states like Vermont . . .to lawfully carry concealed guns in Virginia" ["Shouldn't Be So Easy," Laurel Hill Connection, May 24-30, 2007].
Solo is correct that Cuccinelli's bill would have accepted out-of-state concealed handgun permits like Virginia now accepts out-of-state driver's licenses. But this bill could not possibly have legalized concealed-handgun carry in Virginia by 16-year-old Vermonters for two reasons.
First, Cuccinelli's bill did not repeal Virginia's ban on handgun possession by persons under 18 years of age (see Va. Code § 18.2-308.7). Second, Vermont does not issue concealed handgun permits to anyone, let alone to 16-year-olds.
Mike Stollenwerk
Lee District
Co-founder of OpenCarry.org
http://tinyurl.com/2v376h
Gun Rights, Gun Control Showdown
Gun rights and gun control advocates faced off during a recent meeting of the Million Mom March’s Northern Virginia chapter at the Kings’ Park Library in Burke last week.
The Million Mom March, a gun control advocacy group, had set up a meeting to allow former National Rifle Association lobbyist Bob Ricker speak about gun laws. Approximately two dozen attendees showed up with about half carrying their guns openly and visibly, said Laura Sonnenmark, a member of the Million Mom March.
Gun rights advocates in attendance at the meeting said they were interested in Ricker’s speech and whether he would advocate denying gun owners their right to bear arms.
"We are always interested in the thoughts of gun prohibitionists. Basically, ‘know thy enemy,’ and that is about it," said James Kadison, a member of the Virginia Citizens Defense League who attended the event.
But members of the Million Mom March found the meeting attendees who had their guns exposed intimidating, said Sonnemark.
"I just thought it was very cruel because we do have members who have been victims of gun violence or lost family members to gun violence," she said.
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http://tinyurl.com/24rwna
Letter: Clearing Up
To the Editor:
Veteran General Assembly lobbyist Jim Solo of the Virginians for Public Safety misleads readers by writing that Sen. Ken Cuccinelli's (R-37) 2003 bill , SB 771, would have allowed 16-year-old teenagers from "states like Vermont . . .to lawfully carry concealed guns in Virginia" ["Shouldn't Be So Easy," Laurel Hill Connection, May 24-30, 2007].
Solo is correct that Cuccinelli's bill would have accepted out-of-state concealed handgun permits like Virginia now accepts out-of-state driver's licenses. But this bill could not possibly have legalized concealed-handgun carry in Virginia by 16-year-old Vermonters for two reasons.
First, Cuccinelli's bill did not repeal Virginia's ban on handgun possession by persons under 18 years of age (see Va. Code § 18.2-308.7). Second, Vermont does not issue concealed handgun permits to anyone, let alone to 16-year-olds.
Mike Stollenwerk
Lee District
Co-founder of OpenCarry.org