I was at a concert when Jonathan Facka called me. Of course, I did not hear my phone ring, so he immediately followed up with a text message. "I wanna pitch you something," was all that he would let on. The next morning, completely oblivious to whatever he was going...
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...
As Virginia Grapples With Gun Violence, School District Looks for Solutions
At a town hall held by Richmond Public Schools, city officials came together with parents to discuss solutions to gun violence, which disproportionately affects black males in Virginia. In Virginia, where the annual number of firearm-related deaths paces the national...
Attorney General Puts The Kibosh On Armed Private Militias
In the wake of the General Assembly's special session, Attorney General Mark Herring released an opinion making clear that militias acting as unofficial security forces are breaking the law. Attorney General Mark Herring released a formal opinion last month...
Gun Control Advocates Rally At Capitol, But General Assembly Quickly Adjourns
The crowd of protesters outside Virginia's Capitol numbered in the hundreds, but the Republican-controlled General Assembly did nothing to appease them. Chants echoed off the buildings in front of Virginia’s State Capitol as protesters rallied for stricter gun control...
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