Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL)

Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc.
PO. Box 513, Newington, VA 22122 • 804-639-0600 • 703-372-3285 • 757-271-3705 • 540-446-5783

09/28/06 - Gun dealer legal defense fund

** THE TIME HAS COME TO ACT ** New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg continues his attack on Virginia gun dealers! Frustrated with his own inability to control violent criminals in NYC, Bloomberg wants to export NYC style gun control to Virginia. Instead of restoring the rights of the citizens of his City, he wants to intimidate Virginia gun dealers, invade YOUR privacy, and restrict YOUR Rights! Gun manufacturers and distributors are now protected by Federal law, so dealers are in the gun-haters cross-hairs. And dealers don't have deep pockets. In Virginia, four dealers have been targeted. Under crushing pressure from Bloomberg: -- one has settled (Cole's in South Boston - VCDL is still analyzing the settlement to decide what action we will take) -- one has closed their doors forever (Patriot Services in Richmond) But the good news is that two are standing up to Bloomberg and fighting to keep their businesses using their own resources. These stores could use your business: -- Webb's Sporting Goods in Madison Heights -- Old Dominion Gun and Tackle in Danville As you know, Bloomberg hired private investigators to do an end-run around Federal and Virginia law enforcement, by running his own personal 'sting' operation, hoping to find dealers who 'appeared' to be allowing 'straw' purchases. Why are the Virginia State Police silent on this? Whatever evidence Bloomberg has on the four Virginia gun stores, he won't provide it to anyone, INCLUDING the BATFE! Evidence? I'm betting he doesn't have anything. But that doesn't matter at all. What he is doing is civilly suing gun dealers for large sums of money, forcing them, under the threat of bankruptcy, to either shut down their business or to give in to Bloomberg's Draconian demands, long before anything even comes to court! That is what happens when someone with massive public funds, and no scruples, decides to bully a small company. What does Bloomberg want? He wants to film all the gun store's customers and to be able to see all the paperwork for the dealer's gun sales over a THREE YEAR period! He wants to see YOUR information. He wants to be able to apply crushing penalties on the gun dealer for any infraction. And any infraction starts the three year clock all over again! I promise you that that clock will NEVER stop. Bloomberg is no fool, he knows that it is just a matter of time before even those stores that sign an agreement with him are going to go under for lack of customers who are willing to give up their privacy. IF WE DON'T STOP HIM NOW, BLOOMBERG WILL BE COMING AFTER MORE AND MORE DEALERS Unless you want Bloomberg to decide who can buy and sell guns in Virginia and how they sell them, we had best stand together and stop him NOW. I was hoping some of the national gun organizations would step forward and join this fight, but if they have, I am not aware of it. So VCDL is going to pick up the ball and run with it. ** THE VCDL GUN DEALER LEGAL DEFENSE FUND (GDLDF) ** The VCDL Board of Directors has authorized me to do something that VCDL rarely does - ask you for money (other than your annual dues, of course). Effective immediately we have created a fund that will help defray the cost of litigation for Old Dominion in Danville. We will also help Webb's, should that become necessary down the road (Webb's has insurance helping currently). There's nothing we can do for the other two gun stores now. Also, we do not plan on helping non-Virginian gun dealers. We leave that to our counterparts in other states. You can contribute to the legal defense fund in three ways: 1. Via the VCDL web site: http://tinyurl.com/z48kt 2. Mail us a check made out to "VCDL" with "Gun Dealer Legal Defense Fund" written on the comment line. Mail to: Virginia Citizens Defense League Attn: GDLDF P.O. Box 513 Newington, VA 22122 3. At gun shows there will be a jar on the table labelled either "Gun Dealer Legal Defense Fund" or "GDLDF." Just drop in cash or a check. ** STAND WITH US! ** I can't speak for the other states, but with VCDL members standing shoulder-to-shoulder, Bloomberg will rue the day that he ever tried to attack gun owners and gun dealers in Virginia. Mayor Bloomberg -- take your disdain for our RIGHT to keep and bear arms back to New York City and stay there! Virginians will NOT be intimidated and we will NOT bow down to you. If the People of Virginia could stand up and fight a tyrannical king who tried to disarm us 225 years ago, we can certainly handle a two-bit politician from New York City trying to do the same today. -- NOTE: Contributions, gifts, or membership dues are NOT deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes. ***************************************************************************