VA-ALERT: VCDL Update 8/24/20

View this email in your browser   1. The Richmond gun show is ON for this weekend - new location! 2. The Hampton gun show for September 12 and 13 is cancelled 3. The Democrat Party platform on guns - it's not good 4. EXPERT RESOURCE: National Firearms Law Institute 5. Guns protect people from criminals when the police can't 6. Richmond doctor/gun owner rebukes Mayor Stoney 7. Reminder:  Ticket sales end today - VCDL president speaking at the Patriot Network Summit on Saturday, August 29 in Dugspur, VA 1. The Richmond gun show is ON for this weekend - new location! Richmond gun show is Saturday and Sunday, August 29-30, at the old K-Mart at 4715 Nine Mile Rd., just a mile or so off of 64 east, exit 193B.  We appear to have all shifts covered currently!   2. The Hampton gun show for September 12 and 13 is cancelled The restrictions on COVID-19 in Hampton Roads has cause the Hampton gun show originally scheduled for 9/12-9/13 to be cancelled.  Unless it gets cancelled, too, the next Hampton gun show is scheduled for 11/28-11/29.   3. The Democrat Party platform on guns - it's not good The entire Democrat Party has declared war on gun owners and they are planning to destroy that right.  You can't have socialism or communism with an armed populace.   Democrat Draft 2020 Party Platform: Ending the Epidemic of Gun Violence: Gun violence is a public health crisis in the United States. Nearly 40,000 people die annually from guns—devastating countless families, friends, and communities. Addressing the gun violence crisis requires supporting evidence-based programs that prevent gun deaths from occurring in the first place, including by making mental health care more accessible, funding interventions to reduce homicides and gun violence in neighborhoods, and strengthening protections against domestic violence. Democrats will also ensure the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have sufficient resources to study gun violence as a public health issue.   Democrats will enact universal background checks, end online sales of guns and ammunition, close dangerous loopholes that currently allow stalkers and some individuals convicted of assault or battery to buy and possess firearms, and adequately fund the federal background check system. We will close the "Charleston loophole" and prevent individuals who have been convicted of hate crimes from possessing firearms.  Democrats will ban the manufacture and sale of assault weapons and high capacity magazines. We will incentivize states to enact licensing requirements for owning firearms and "red flag" laws that allow courts to temporarily remove guns from the possession of those who are a danger to themselves or others. We will pass legislation requiring that guns be safely stored in homes. And Democrats believe that gun companies should be held responsible for their products, just like any other business, and will prioritize repealing the law that shields gun manufacturers from civil liability.  P. 43 - Democrat Party Platform: Ban Online Ammo Sales, License Gun Owners https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/19/democrat-party-platform-ban-online-ammo-sales-license-all-gun-owners/ - They're Coming for Your Guns https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/08/theyre-coming-for-your-guns/     4. EXPERT RESOURCE: National Firearms Law Institute If you register for any of the courses below using the links provided, VCDL will get 10% of the registration fee to help us with the fight to protect our right to keep and bear arms in Virginia! The National Firearms Law Institute (NFLI) provides expert analysis and useful educational materials for firearms-related legal issues and is the exclusive platform for attorney Stephen L. Sulzer's firearms law-related courses. NFLI is currently hosting Mr. Sulzer's live webinars and his new pre-recorded, self-paced courses, allowing you to learn online, at your convenience. Expand your knowledge - get started today! The Legal Use of Firearms for Self-Defense in Virginia   Virginia's 2020 Gun Control Legislation - Its Legal & Practical Effects on You   NEW! What Kind of Coverage is Available in Virginia for Self-Defense Incidents & Red Flag Law Proceedings?   Questions? Learn More or Reach Out via email! 5. Guns protect people from criminals when the police can't Dr. John Lott - Guns protect people from criminals when the police can't  https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0813-guns-covid-defund-police-20200812-4kzkuqpnbjdnbkqnf65qdeefju-story.html   6. Richmond doctor/gun owner rebukes Mayor Stoney Letter to Mayor Stoney by Dennis Petrocelli, MD Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership, published in Gat Daily. "A Stone of Stumbling, and a Rock of Offense" https://gatdaily.com/a-stone-of-stumbling-and-a-rock-of-offense/   7. Reminder:  Ticket sales end today - VCDL president speaking at the Patriot Network Summit on Saturday, August 29 in Dugspur, VA Looks like an interesting three-day event with quite a few well-known speakers!  I should be speaking around 4:30 on Saturday, August 29.   Location: Kanawha Valley Arena 121 Kanawha Ridge Rd Dugspur, VA 24325 More details here: https://patriotnetworksummit.com   To join VCDL, click here.  To contribute to VCDL, click here. To view the archives, click here. Copyright © 2020 Virginia Citizens Defense League, All rights reserved. Not yet a Virginia Citizens Defense League member? Join VCDL at: https://vcdl.org/join VCDL's calendar: http://www.vcdl.org/meetings Abbreviations used in VA-ALERT: http://www.vcdl.org/help/abbr.html You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website or you signed up at a gun show or other event. 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