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2015 Lobby Day
Protect Your Gun Rights!
VCDL Lobby Day 2015
Join us in Richmond on Monday, January 19!
If you are a gun owner, plan on attending the Virginia Citizens Defense League’s Lobby Day 2015.
Lobby Day is a day when gun owners speak with one loud voice to the lawmakers about protecting and enhancing our right to keep and bear arms!
We usually have between 600 and 1,000 people attending, but we really want to flood the building this year!
Attendance is free. Street parking is free, too, as it is a holiday.
VCDL has arranged to have buses from major areas in the state. Information is below.
Lobbying is easy! During Lobby Day you will be put into a group with other gun owners. We’ll have veteren Team Leaders from previous Lobby Days in each group to quickly teach you what you need to know.
Later that day there will be a rally at 11 AM at the Bell Tower on the Capitol grounds. We have some excellent gun-rights speakers lined up, including well-known Second Amendment activist, columnist, and blogger, David Codrea.
NOTE: Persons with valid Concealed Handgun Permits are allowed to carry in the General Assembly Building, the Capitol, and on the grounds of the Capitol. The only restricted place is the gallery of the Senate.
Parking
Since Lobby Day is held on Martin Luther King's birthday, there is no fee for parking in the streets of Richmond. There are also parking garages near the General Assembly where you can pay to park if you prefer.
Buses
Here is the cities where there will be pickup/drop off points for the buses (approximate pickup/drop off times in parenthesis):
The cost is $25 per seat for VCDL members and their party and $30 per seat for non-members and their party. We will also gratefully accept additional contributions to help defray the rest of the cost for the buses (which is actually around $32 per seat)..
To make your reservation, send an email to: [email protected]
Include the following information in the email:
ONCE YOU HAVE GOTTEN A CONFIRMATION THAT YOUR SEATS ARE RESERVED, then you can pay for your seats by clicking here:
https://mobipledge.mobi/vcdl/webpledge/
(You can pay for all the seats with one payment and, again, you can donate more if you wish to help defray more of the cost for the buses.)
Just bring the receipt with you when boarding on January 19th.
Lobby Day Video
To see what Lobby Day is all about, watch this excellent video of the 2010 Lobby Day:
http://vimeo.com/34618841
Protect Your Gun Rights!
VCDL Lobby Day 2015
Join us in Richmond on Monday, January 19!
If you are a gun owner, plan on attending the Virginia Citizens Defense League’s Lobby Day 2015.
Lobby Day is a day when gun owners speak with one loud voice to the lawmakers about protecting and enhancing our right to keep and bear arms!
We usually have between 600 and 1,000 people attending, but we really want to flood the building this year!
- When: Monday, January 19, 2015 starting at 8-30 AM
- Where: Virginia General Assembly Building at the southeast corner of 9th and Broad streets in Richmond (across from Richmond City Hall). Address for a GPS- 910 Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Look for people wearing blaze orange “Guns Save Lives” stickers
- Guest Speakers
- Emily Miller, chief investigative reporter for FOX 5 D.C. and author of "Emily Gets Her Gun"
- David Codrea, well-known pro-gun writer, columnist, editor, and blogger
- others to be added soon, please check back!
Attendance is free. Street parking is free, too, as it is a holiday.
VCDL has arranged to have buses from major areas in the state. Information is below.
Lobbying is easy! During Lobby Day you will be put into a group with other gun owners. We’ll have veteren Team Leaders from previous Lobby Days in each group to quickly teach you what you need to know.
Later that day there will be a rally at 11 AM at the Bell Tower on the Capitol grounds. We have some excellent gun-rights speakers lined up, including well-known Second Amendment activist, columnist, and blogger, David Codrea.
NOTE: Persons with valid Concealed Handgun Permits are allowed to carry in the General Assembly Building, the Capitol, and on the grounds of the Capitol. The only restricted place is the gallery of the Senate.
Parking
Since Lobby Day is held on Martin Luther King's birthday, there is no fee for parking in the streets of Richmond. There are also parking garages near the General Assembly where you can pay to park if you prefer.
Buses
Here is the cities where there will be pickup/drop off points for the buses (approximate pickup/drop off times in parenthesis):
- Charlottesville (6:15 AM / 4 PM)
- City Hall, 605 E. Main St.
- Fairfax County (6 AM / 4 PM)
- Park & Ride at the Fairfax Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway
- Hampton (6:45 AM / 3:30 PM)
- Hampton Colliseum, 1000 Coliseum Drive. From Mercury Blvd pass lights on Coliseum drive, make first right into parking lot
- Harrisonburg (6 AM / 4:15 PM)
- City Municipal Building, 345 South Main Street
- Lynchburg (5 AM/ 5:30 PM)
- City Hall, 900 Church St.
- Roanoke (4 AM / 5:10 PM)
- Park and Ride on I-81 exit 140
- Virginia Beach (6 AM / 4 PM)
- HRT Silverleaf Park and Ride, 4300 Commuter Dr
The cost is $25 per seat for VCDL members and their party and $30 per seat for non-members and their party. We will also gratefully accept additional contributions to help defray the rest of the cost for the buses (which is actually around $32 per seat)..
To make your reservation, send an email to: [email protected]
Include the following information in the email:
- The locality where you will be catching the bus
- The number in your party
- For each member of your party, include:
- Their full name
- Their email address (if they have one)
- Their cell phone number (if none, then their home phone)
ONCE YOU HAVE GOTTEN A CONFIRMATION THAT YOUR SEATS ARE RESERVED, then you can pay for your seats by clicking here:
https://mobipledge.mobi/vcdl/webpledge/
(You can pay for all the seats with one payment and, again, you can donate more if you wish to help defray more of the cost for the buses.)
Just bring the receipt with you when boarding on January 19th.
Lobby Day Video
To see what Lobby Day is all about, watch this excellent video of the 2010 Lobby Day:
http://vimeo.com/34618841
