Friday, January 23, 2015

Virginia Lobby Day highlighted effective gun rights activism

On Monday, I made it to the General Assembly building at around 10 a.m. The weather was as perfect as one could hope for this time of year, sunny and warming into the 50s. VCDL activist teams had already been busy meeting with legislators since 8:30, and the rally with speakers was scheduled to start at 11. In contrast to the hysterical reaction we saw recently in Washington State, many of the activists were armed, and those with concealed carry permits could even open carry inside the building as a matter of course and without causing a massive freak-out. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report shares experiences and impressions from my trip to Virginia.  It also includes an embedded video of my speech and a link to Emily Miller's, as well as several photos of the pre-event dinner and Lobby Day itself.