VCDL Lobby Day a success!

A veritable horde of armed men and women descended upon the General Assembly today! Women, children, and tourists were nearby! Even worse, Important people were nearby! Oh, my!
Well, that's the way the Roanoke Times might put it.....

Actually, about 300-400 law-abiding, Constitution loving, responsible citizens made their voices heard today. The assembly split into teams, each meeting with a delegate. Unsurprisingly, the Delegates were busy with committee meetings. Point papers were left with their very capable assistants. Delegate "Jimmie" Massie was quite supportive of the 2nd Amendment and its related issues, though we were not able to get into the VCDL issues due to time constraints.

A well attended rally was held at the bell tower on the Capitol grounds. First to speak was Mr. Philip Van Cleave, President of the VCDL. He spoke on the principals behind the VCDL and the necessity for keeping up the fight to protect, not only the 2nd Amendment, but all of our freedoms.

Del. Cuccinelli thanked all of the attendees for taking the time to become personally involved in politics, stating that "nothing substitutes for a personal visit to a Delegate" when conveying concerns about issues. While decrying the lack of leadership among some of his fellow Delegates in supporting issues that are based on Constitutional issues, yet locally unpopular, he said that he was proud of his own leadership on explaining how the 2nd Amendment protects the freedoms of constituents even though his district is a pro-gun control district. More politicians need to follow his example.

WRVA's Doc Thompson, a new, self-proclaimed possessor of a Concealed Carry permit, spoke eloquently on the great freedoms that we, as citizens of the USA, have that no one else, including those in other western nations, have. About the politicians that seek to restrict our freedoms, he said that there are two types: 1) Many seek to control others or to promote themselve, in the guise of "doing something." 2) These just do not understand. "We have the right to choose", he said. The left says that the "The Right to Choose" or "Pro-Choice" is important. Doc says that he chooses to "live a Free life."

And then we had a very beautiful lady speak to us. She's been seen on O'Reilly, putting him in his place and on the internet at on various videos on Youtube. Mary Katherine Ham, lately of Town Hall and now at The Weekly Standard, spoke to us about very basic issues of gun ownership. She spoke of how the Brady Bunch uses the words of Martin Luther King to smear gun owners as if gun owners were opperessive lovers of violence. She brought up the fact that the Brady Bunch, of course, refuses to acknowledge that MLK promoted the right of all people to self defense. On issues of equality, Ms. Ham states that, "a 9mm is a HELL of an equalizer."

Larry Platt of Gun Owners of America ended the rally. Re-iterating the necessity of protecting all of our rights by defending the 2nd Amendment, he spoke on the deceptions of the Left. Using the non-existent gun show loophole as an example he explained that what the Left seeks is the end of our freedom to transfer the ownership of guns without government interference.

And so, while tourists walked, children played, and legislators did whatever it is that they do, armed citizens, concerned about freedom, peacefully assembled, and made themselves heard.

Just as our Founding Fathers had planned.