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Virginia Gun Control Push Shows Why America Needs National Concealed Carry Reciprocity

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 by TTAG Contributor

By Larry Keane The newly minted 2020 Virginia state legislature – led this session by Democrats in the General Assembly and Governor’s mansion – has wasted little time acting to curb their citizens’ Second Amendment rights. Numerous gun control proposals were introduced as legislation, including one particular bill that will lead to widespread confusion regarding the Commonwealth’s concealed carry … Read more

VCDL and GOA Letter: Virginians Have No Duty to Abide by Unconstitutional Gun Control Laws

December 29, 2019December 27, 2019 by TTAG Contributor

By Jeff Hulbert In a comprehensive open letter addressed to the Members of the Virginia General Assembly, Constitutional Officers of the Commonwealth and to the People of Virginia, gun rights groups Gun Owners of America and the Virginia Citizens Defense League have shredded the Virginia Attorney General’s dismissive “advisory opinion” on declarations of Second Amendment … Read more

Virginia Attorney General Opinion: Sheriffs and Law Enforcement Must Ignore Sanctuary Declarations

December 21, 2019 by TTAG Contributor

By Jeff Hulbert Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has issued an official advisory opinion declaring that any and all new gun laws passed by the General Assembly must be enforced—despite Herring once declining to defend a law in court that he believed was invalid. Herring’s opinion came in the form of a written response to … Read more