Martin Luther King Day at the Virginia Capitol featured groups lobbying to get the attention of elected officials about their various causes. The Virginia Citizen Defense League holds their annual event with hundreds of their members showing up. The VCDL is...
VA Pro-Gun Organization Helps Shoot Down Gun Safety Bill
Richmond has seen an uptick in gun thefts over the last several years, and often, these guns end up in the wrong hands. In the Virginia House and Senate, legislators recently struck down a bill that would require gun owners to report missing weapons within 24...
Meet the Virginia Man Who Wants to Arm Toddlers
Philip Van Cleave, President of the Virginia Citizens Defense League and “Friendly Grown Up,” wants to arm your toddler with pistols, machine guns, and grenade launchers. Van Cleave was apparently duped by filmmaker and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen on the inaugural...
The Politicians Who Take Money from The NRA in Virginia
Another day, another mass casualty attack, this time at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County, Florida. While the names of all the victims have not yet been released to the public, law enforcement is slowly starting to release some details. What...
After soaring under Obama, gun industry drops under Trump
RICHMOND – Earlier this year, gun rights groups and gun control advocates met at Capitol Square to face off in dueling rallies and seek support for their views. Gun rights advocates held blaze orange signs that read “Guns save lives.” Their adversaries preached...
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