Corpral_Agarn
Member
Thanks for posting this.Lobby Day on January 20 is a product of the legislature, not VCDL, It is a day for senators and delegates to meet with constituents as they come to the Capitol. All the members of the legislature will be in their offices and ready to meet anyone who comes to see them. You are right, there will be no committee meetings or floor sessions because the members will be meeting with constituents.
VCDL has been one of the largest and most well organized groups to encourage members to come to Lobby Day. Members both to go into the building to meet with legislators and also to hold a large rally with scheduled speakers outside. Other groups have done the same thing. A few years ago anti-gunners held a parallel rally on Lobby Day. Their numbers were dwarfed by the VCDL rally.
Here is a news item from2018 on the right to carry firearms into the building:
Visitors to Va. state house can still carry guns
Nick Iannelli | @NickWTOP
An attempt in 2019 to change the law failed. Note that while Virginia is an open carry state, to bring a firearm s in to the capitol building you must have a concealed handgun permit, whether carrying openly or concealed.
Finally, VCDL schedules busses from all over the state to help folks get to Lobby Day. Seats cost $35. You can support the effort by donating seats. Please consider doing so.
To donate a seat for another rider, use this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/donate-a-seat-on-a-bus-for-lobby-day-jan-20-2020-tickets-85874911171
If you want to pay by check, mail it to VCDL Treasurer, 19390 Beaver Dam Rd, Beaverdam, VA 23015-1350 - but you'll still need your Eventbrite ticket.
The more I look into the vcdl the more I like what I read.
The goofballs that many in this thread are concerned about are not vcdl.
I would also add that tensions have been far higher in the past at actual armed conflict with the .gov and none of the people involved fired on the .gov
A protest is just that.
I haven't decided yet whether an armed one, in this case, is good or bad, yet.
I totally understand and recognize those in the thread saying that armed would be stupid.
I am just not convinced yet that an armed show would be without merit.