In a blatant display of weak leadership, Governor Kaine today buckled to the pressure of the anti-gun lobby by vetoing two gun bills that were passed with bipartisan support.
SB 436 would make it much safer and simpler for lawful citizens to transport guns in their vehicles. This particular piece of legislation passed the House […]

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The Washington Times:
People would be allowed to store guns in a locked glove box or other interior compartment of a vehicle or boat even if they lack a concealed-weapons permit under legislation that passed the Senate yesterday.
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine vetoed similar legislation in 2006 for fear that it could endanger law-enforcement officers. The Senate […]

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Ron Maxwell, director of “Gods and Generals” and “Gettysburg” spoke out on illegal immigration on Thursday at the Wayside Inn in Middletown along side state senate candidate Jill Vogel.
My favorite quotes of the evening: (The Winchester Star, Ed Farrell)
“Picture a working-class American family,” he said, a family that has become “a generation of parents who […]

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Jill Vogel and her Clarke, Frederick, and Winchester supporters were in full force tonight at the Hob Nob in the Valley. Although we’re about 60 days out from the real deal, you’ve got to give credit where credit’s do. Vogel went into her opponent’s backyard and in the shadow of the Bernard Shaw School of […]

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For anyone living around the Winchester area, make sure you don’t miss out tonight’s Hob Nob in the Valley. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, the Hob Nob can be described best as, “a celebration of the American electoral process, the HobNob brings together the business community, elected officials, candidates on the […]

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Just a reminder that Virginia’s Sales Tax Holiday went into effect this morning and will last until midnight on Sunday.
According to the Virginia Department of Taxation, purchases of school supplies selling for $20 or less per item, and articles of clothing, including footwear, selling for $100 or less per item, will be exempt from […]

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I know in the comment section of the last post I directed everyone to www.vpap.org. I wanted everyone to see for themselves the problems with the campaign finance reports. However, I realize that it can be very difficult to wade through all the information that goes back for years.
Since we have […]

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VCAP has heard from some reliable sources that Mark Tate is under intense criminal investigation for serious campaign finance fraud. Many in the blogosphere have talked for months about the “questionable” campaign finance reports by Mark Tate, but it would seem that those campaign finance reports are MUCH more questionable than first thought. […]

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