In the first session in over two decades with the governor's office and both houses under Democratic control, the General Assembly passed extensive legislation affecting everything from LGBTQ rights to gun control and marijuana decriminalization. Virginia lawmakers...
Amended Assault Firearm Bill Squeaks Out of House
Gun rights groups don't like it, but regardless, there's an increasing possibility that the General Assembly will pass an assault weapons ban this year. A controversial bill banning assault firearms passed the House this week along party lines, and after several...
Lobby Day: A Peaceful Event Filled With Inflammatory Ideas
The Capitol Square gun rally Monday managed to avoid outbreaks of violence, but the abundant rhetoric still struck an ominous note for the Commonwealth. After all the talk, after all the hype, lobby day in Richmond on Monday came and went without any serious incidents...
The Many Faces of the Virginia Gun Rally
Monday's gun rally wasn't violent, thankfully. But there was a lot to see at the Capitol that day nonetheless. Tens of thousands of people from throughout Virginia and all over the nation descended on the Capitol Building Monday for a massive pro-gun rally, and the...
Stop The Violence
Local car and motorcycle enthusiasts came together this fall to fight gun violence in the River City, honoring the memory of Richmond's Markiya Dickson and Ke'Miyah Edwards. At the end of September, a community joined to bring awareness to the issue of rampant gun...
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