FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – Another county is now trying to take the next steps in the battle against gun control by taking matters into its own hands. "We hope to get a militia formed for Franklin County," said William Dyer, executive member of the Virginia Citizens Defense League. More than 100 people there used the militia muster call as a way to educate the community. Second Amendment supporters in Franklin County are not just looking for support from neighbors, but the Board of Supervisors and beyond. The militia muster call is happening on March 7 at noon at the Franklin County Recreation Department.

FLOYD COUNTY, Va. – A call to action. “Our intent is to gather the public, the community, together in a form of education,” Floyd County Militia Muster Call co-organizer Hunter Crawford said Thursday. Crawford is helping organize the muster, set to take place at noon on Jan. 18 at Floyd Recreational Park. Jeff Guilliams had not previously heard about the muster call but was glad to know people in Floyd County are taking action. What will happen after the muster call, Crawford said, will depend on which laws pass during the General Assembly session and which don’t.