{"id":1100,"date":"2016-02-04T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2016\/02\/04\/an-update-on-virginia-reciprocity-fro\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:26:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:26:21","slug":"an-update-on-virginia-reciprocity-fro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=1100","title":{"rendered":"An Update On Virginia Reciprocity From VCDL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:9759,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.washingtonpost.com\\\/local\\\/virginia-politics\\\/va-gun-safety-activists-feel-betrayed-by-mcauliffes-gift-to-the-gun-lobby\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/29\\\/72603778-c6a2-11e5-a4aa-f25866ba0dc6_story.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:9760,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.washingtonpost.com\\\/local\\\/virginia-politics\\\/bloomberg-gun-safety-group-has-a-new-target-terry-mcauliffe\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/03\\\/3aa6533c-cad8-11e5-a7b2-5a2f824b02c9_story.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250720143136\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.washingtonpost.com\\\/local\\\/virginia-politics\\\/bloomberg-gun-safety-group-has-a-new-target-terry-mcauliffe\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/03\\\/3aa6533c-cad8-11e5-a7b2-5a2f824b02c9_story.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 17:09:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 17:09:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nGrass Roots North Carolina received the following from Philip Van Cleave of the Virginia Citizens Defense League regarding the negotiations between Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) and gun rights supporters to restore concealed carry reciprocity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">BREAKING NEWS: &nbsp;*** February 1 cutoff date for dropping recognition of 25 states has been extended to March 1<br \/>\n***<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><b>THE<br \/>\n\u201cDEAL\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                                 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">As<br \/>\n you&#8217;ve undoubtedly<br \/>\nheard from the media, there is a package deal in the works between<br \/>\nGovernor McAuliffe and the Republicans in the General Assembly dealing<br \/>\nwith 1)<br \/>\nconcealed handgun permit (CHP) reciprocity, 2) voluntary background<br \/>\nchecks at gunshows, and 3) those subject to a permanent domestic<br \/>\nviolence<br \/>\nprotection order.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                            <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">To<br \/>\n many CHP holders, CHP<br \/>\nreciprocity is a HUGE deal, especially if they travel out-of-state<br \/>\nregularly and want to be able to carry discretely. &nbsp;For example, there<br \/>\nis no<br \/>\nsolution to carrying in South Carolina if we don\u2019t have an agreement<br \/>\nbetween our two states.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">There is a<br \/>\nlot of misinformation from the media and elsewhere and a lot of people<br \/>\nare<br \/>\ncoming to the wrong conclusions about what the deal does and doesn\u2019t do.<br \/>\n &nbsp;Rumors are flying that gun owners only get back the reciprocity<br \/>\nthat was taken away by Herring and the State Police &#8211; that is FALSE. &nbsp;We<br \/>\n have gained important ground!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">THE DEAL IS<br \/>\n STILL IN THE WORKS. &nbsp;Things could still go south as the key bills that<br \/>\nmake up the deal work their way through the legislature and onto the<br \/>\nGovernor\u2019s desk. &nbsp;SO, FOR NOW, NOTHING HAS CHANGED. &nbsp;THERE IS NO<br \/>\nABSOLUTE GUARANTEE THIS WILL BECOME LAW, BUT A REASONABLY GOOD CHANCE IT<br \/>\n WILL. &nbsp;If it fails, we may not be able to fix the reciprocity situation<br \/>\nfor another two-long-years.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                                                <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">VCDL has been privy to the deal for several days, as was a<br \/>\nnational group. &nbsp;VCDL monitored progress of this potentially<br \/>\ngroundbreaking<br \/>\nadvancement of our liberty from its genesis, and provided counsel and<br \/>\ndiscussion points during its evolution.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">The final product was given the nod by VCDL, however we will be watching like a hawk for<br \/>\nany changes that negatively affect gun owners.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><b>IMPORTANT DETAILS ON THE \u201cDEAL\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">There are three components that make up the deal, each component represented by matching bills in the House and in the<br \/>\nSenate.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                            <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><b>#1 &#8211; Reciprocity details &#8211;<br \/>\ngun owners gain ground!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                                                <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">*<br \/>\nVirginia will honor the carry permits from ALL states! &nbsp;This is<br \/>\nconsiderably better than current law and something VCDL has been trying<br \/>\nto get<br \/>\nfor at least seven years now. &nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                                                <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">*<br \/>\nBecause Virginia will honor all other states, Virginia CHPs will be<br \/>\nrecognized by all the states we have lost AND we will gain some new<br \/>\nstates:<br \/>\n&nbsp;New Hampshire, Georgia, and Colorado!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">*<br \/>\n The State Police and the Attorney General will have NO say in the new<br \/>\nlaw. &nbsp;If another state requires a formal<br \/>\nagreement to honor Virginia CHPs, the new law requires the Attorney<br \/>\nGeneral to enter into any such agreement. &nbsp;If he fails to do this, item<br \/>\n#3,<br \/>\nbelow, does not go into effect.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                                                <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">*<br \/>\nOne other change on the reciprocity law: &nbsp;If your Virginia CHP is<br \/>\nrevoked for cause, you won\u2019t be able to carry on a non-resident permit<br \/>\nfrom another state. &nbsp;Not a deal breaker.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">NOTE:<br \/>\n &nbsp;Just because we are honoring all other states, doesn\u2019t mean we can<br \/>\ncarry in all those states. &nbsp;Someone<br \/>\nfrom New York will be able to carry here, but we won\u2019t be able to carry<br \/>\nin New York unless New York is willing to enter into a reciprocal<br \/>\nagreement with Virginia, for example.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">As more and more states start honoring out-of-state permits, the prospects of our permit being honored by even more states<br \/>\ndown the road is bright!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                                                <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><b>#2 &#8211;<br \/>\nVoluntary gun show background checks<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                                                <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">*<br \/>\nBackground checks for a private sale are COMPLETELY voluntary.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">* The State Police shall be at every gun show in Virginia, by law. &nbsp;(Some gun owners were thinking this was some kind of<br \/>\na trick &#8211; that if the State Police don\u2019t show up, the gun show would be cancelled. &nbsp;This should put that worry to rest.)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">*<br \/>\n The gun show promoter shall notify the State Police of<br \/>\nthe location and times of the gun show at least 30 days in advance,<br \/>\nshall provide a free location for the police to set up, and shall have<br \/>\nsigns<br \/>\nletting attendees know of the voluntary background checks at the State<br \/>\nPolice booth. &nbsp;(I checked with one of Virginia\u2019s largest gun show<br \/>\npromoters on this to see if any of it was objectionable and was told,<br \/>\n\u201cno.\u201d)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">* The State Police may charge a reasonable fee. &nbsp;(If they charge more than you want to pay, you can<br \/>\njust walk away and do the transaction without the background check.)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">*<br \/>\n NO information on the make, model, or serial number of the gun being<br \/>\nsold will be provided to the State Police &#8211; i.e. no<br \/>\nfederal Form 4473! &nbsp;The purchaser will have to fill out the Virginia<br \/>\nform, which asks a few questions and has the buyer&#8217;s name, address, and<br \/>\nsignature. &nbsp;(If you don\u2019t want to fill out that form, you can just walk<br \/>\naway and do the transaction without the background<br \/>\ncheck.)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                            <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">*<br \/>\n There is a carrot: if a<br \/>\nbackground check is run, the seller receives some special legal<br \/>\nprotections that are currently not available for private sales. &nbsp;If a<br \/>\nbackground<br \/>\ncheck is not run, you don\u2019t have any more or any less legal protections<br \/>\nthan under current law.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Yes, down<br \/>\nthe road inevitably there will be some bills introduced that attempt to<br \/>\nmake<br \/>\nthe background check mandatory. &nbsp;We get bills on mandatory background<br \/>\nchecks for private sales every year. &nbsp;We will have to fight and defeat<br \/>\nthose bills in the future, just as we fight and defeat similar bills<br \/>\ntoday.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">For those gun owners who<br \/>\nwould feel safer selling a gun to someone who has had a background<br \/>\ncheck, this<br \/>\nprovides a new option in addition to the current option of either asking<br \/>\n if the person has a CHP or going through the more laborious and<br \/>\nexpensive<br \/>\nroute of letting an FFL do the transfer. &nbsp;It also has no effect on<br \/>\nprivate sales conducted anywhere outside of gun shows, where this<br \/>\nvoluntary<br \/>\noption is not provided.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                                                <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><b>#3 &#8211;<br \/>\nPersons subject to a PERMANENT domestic violence protection order cannot possess firearms until the order expires<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">* The ONLY permanent protection order this restriction applies to is one for domestic<br \/>\nviolence and NOTHING else.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                                                <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">*<br \/>\nThe subject of the protection order must have had his day in court along<br \/>\n with any legal counsel. &nbsp;Temporary protection orders do NOT affect<br \/>\npossession of firearms.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                                                <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">*<br \/>\nIf the judge, after hearing the defense, decides to issue a permanent<br \/>\nprotection order anyhow, the subject of the protection order will lose<br \/>\nhis gun<br \/>\nrights for the duration of the order (MAXIMUM of two years), and<br \/>\nautomatically get those gun rights back when the permanent protection<br \/>\norder expires.<br \/>\n&nbsp;Note: &nbsp;a new permanent protection order could potentially be issued<br \/>\nwhen the perament protection order expires if the judge thinks a danger<br \/>\nstill exists.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                            <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">*<br \/>\n The subject of the<br \/>\npermanent protection order will have 24 hours to turn his guns over to a<br \/>\n person of his choice, as long as that person can legally possess<br \/>\nfirearms.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                            <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">*<br \/>\n The above is basically<br \/>\nfederal law already, and state law already prohibits a person with such a<br \/>\n permanent protection order from purchasing &nbsp;or transporting a<br \/>\nfirearm.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                            <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><b>WHAT\u2019S<br \/>\nNEXT?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">* VCDL will be monitoring the deal\u2019s<br \/>\nprogress, watching for changes that negatively affect gun owners.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">* If a negative issue arises and is not fixed quickly, I will advise all of you immediately via an Urgent Legislative Action<br \/>\nAlert. &nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                            <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">* I will also be providing<br \/>\nlinks to the three bills described above as soon as the final language is available online. &nbsp;That way you can read them for<br \/>\nyourself.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n                            <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">* For now just standby on<br \/>\nthis, as I keep you advised of the progress of the deal.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">* If you don\u2019t have any absolutely urgent questions, please hold on to them for now as it would be easy to overwhelm me<br \/>\nwith emails (I\u2019m already getting over 200 a day as is).<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;We interviewed Phil for The Polite Society Podcast yesterday evening. I will put up a link to that interview as soon as it is published. However, in the meantime, Phil said that an appropriations bill had been introduced in the Virginia General Assembly that would restore reciprocity to the way it was before Attorney General Mark Herring (D-VA) went full-Bloomberg. Given it is an appropriations bill, Gov. McAuliffe must either approve it in full or veto the entire bill. There is no line-item veto on appropriations bills.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, the gun prohibitionists are having a hissy fit over the compromise between McAuliffe and gun rights supporters. A few days ago the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/virginia-politics\/va-gun-safety-activists-feel-betrayed-by-mcauliffes-gift-to-the-gun-lobby\/2016\/01\/29\/72603778-c6a2-11e5-a4aa-f25866ba0dc6_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Post reported<\/a> this:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>\u201cGovernor McAuliffe should reconsider this dangerous gift to the gun lobby,\u201d said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety, which in the fall poured more than $2 million into two state Senate races at McAuliffe\u2019s request.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Late last night the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/virginia-politics\/bloomberg-gun-safety-group-has-a-new-target-terry-mcauliffe\/2016\/02\/03\/3aa6533c-cad8-11e5-a7b2-5a2f824b02c9_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Post reported that Everytown Moms for Illegal Mayors has now started a social media campaign<\/a> against McAuliffe.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>On Wednesday, Everytown launched a social media campaign against McAuliffe, who last week stunned gun-safety advocates by announcing that he had struck a gun deal with Republican legislators and the National Rifle Association. It shows side-by-side photos of McAuliffe and the National Rifle Association\u2019s Wayne LaPierre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat do VA Gov. Terry McAuliffe and NRA head Wayne LaPierre have in common?\u201d one version reads. \u201cBoth Gov McAuliffe and NRA Head Wayne LaPierre support allowing dangerous people to carry hidden loaded weapons in Virginia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While clearly a lower-budget affair than last fall\u2019s TV blitz, Everytown\u2019s social media campaign against McAuliffe was a stunner, given how closely he worked with gun-safety groups since his 2013 campaign for governor. He narrowly won the race while bragging about his \u201cF\u201d rating from the NRA.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If I were a Virginia politician, I&#8217;d look at what Everytown is doing and realize just how fickle they are in their support. 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