PHOTOS: Virginia gun-rights rally concludes peacefully despite earlier fears of extremist violence
Several photos of heavily armed people at Lobby Day in Richmond, VA. These people are outside the secure weapon-banned area.
Several photos of heavily armed people at Lobby Day in Richmond, VA. These people are outside the secure weapon-banned area.
Barriers are set up at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2019, in anticipation of a rally by a large number of gun-rights backers. An unprecedented show of force by gun-rights activists is expected.
Photos of heavily armed people at the Lobby Day rally in Richmond, VA. These people are outside of the secured, weapons-ban area on the State Capitol grounds.
Several photos of heavily armed people at Lobby Day in Richmond, VA. These people are outside the secure weapon-banned area.
In addition to the people on the capitol grounds at a gun-rights rally in Virginia, there is a large crowd outside the fenced area, on the street.
Demonstrators stand outside a security zone before a pro-gun rally on Jan. 20, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia.
A gun-rights rally in Virginia's state capital kicked off January 20, 2020, amid heavy security as authorities look to prevent the kind of violence that took place in nearby Charlottesville three years ago.
Vinson Palathingal, 53, originally from India said he left socialism behind because he "knows it doesn't work," adding "this is the time that the 2nd Amendment is more important than ever."
There is a petition to recall Gov. Ralph Northam that people are signing, outside the secured area at the Lobby Day rally in Richmond, VA.
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A large gun-rights rally in Virginia's state capital unfolded peacefully Monday despite earlier fears of the kind of violence that took place in nearby Charlottesville three years ago.
The Virginia state Senate voted Wednesday to advance a "red flag law" bill, one of many gun safety measures Democrats are looking to move through the state Legislature after taking control of both chambers.
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