{"id":2593,"date":"2013-02-01T01:52:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T01:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2013\/02\/01\/wv-citizens-defense-league-joins\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:20:51","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:20:51","slug":"wv-citizens-defense-league-joins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=2593","title":{"rendered":"WV Citizens Defense League Joins The Firearms Policy Coalition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:14324,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/wvcdl.org&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250625023255\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.wvcdl.org\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 02:16:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-29 00:35:54&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-29 00:35:54&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:14325,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.firearmspolicy.org\\\/2013\\\/01\\\/wvcdl-president-keith-morgan-takes-on-decision-makers-host-bray-cary&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.firearmspolicy.org\\\/2013\\\/01\\\/wvcdl-president-keith-morgan-takes-on-decision-makers-host-bray-cary&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nThe Firearm Policy Coalition added another state to their organization &#8211; West Virginia. They will be joined by organizations from California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, Florida, Hawaii, and Texas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>BELLEVUE, WA (January 31, 2013) \u2013 While the U.S. Senate held hearings on new federal gun control proposals, another prominent Second Amendment rights group joined the fast-growing Firearms Policy Coalition, noted managing director Brandon Combs. In addition to the existing Coalition representation in Washington, D.C., California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Texas, West Virginians now have the backing of FPC\u2019s innovative and dynamic cross-state gun rights advocacy platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"http:\/\/wvcdl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Virginia Citizens Defense League <\/a>is pleased to partner with the Firearms Policy Coalition in the defense of our rights,\u201d commented WVCDL president Keith Morgan. \u201cWe recognize and support the need for nationwide cooperation in this critical fight.\u201d<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.firearmspolicy.org\/2013\/01\/wvcdl-president-keith-morgan-takes-on-decision-makers-host-bray-cary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morgan\u2019s televised interview on The State Journal\u2019s \u201cDecision Makers\u201d<\/a> program in mid-January became an internet sensation among gun rights activists and gun owners across the nation, receiving nearly 200,000 views since being uploaded on January 13.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing is clear, and that\u2019s gun owners are taking a stand against gun bans no matter where they might reside,\u201d said Alan Gottlieb, chairman of FPC\u2019s national group Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. \u201cPeople see through the outright lies of the gun-grabbers and know that the only real option is to fight back through real cooperation and hard work. No question about it, there\u2019s strength in numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to see our Second Amendment advocate friends in West Virginia combining forces with those in other states, like Illinois and New Jersey, through the power of FPC\u2019s technology,\u201d explained Combs. \u201cHopefully other gun rights groups, especially those in key states like New York, Connecticut, and Colorado, take notice and realize that they don\u2019t have to go it alone any more. We\u2019re here for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Coalition is very much looking forward to working with Keith and the WVCDL membership to secure a strong right to keep and bear arms throughout the U.S.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Firearm Policy Coalition added another state to their organization &#8211; West Virginia. 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