July 1, 2019
Daily Caller, NRA-ILA, June 30, 2019- Virginia’s 400,000 concealed handgun permit holders would not be able to exercise their Right-to-Carry in large portions of their capital city if Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney had his way. On Monday, Stoney proposed a local ordinance that would prohibit law-abiding gun owners from carrying …
November 21, 2018
The Trace, Alex Yablon, November 20, 2018- The city of Charlottesville, Virginia, was powerless to prevent attendees from carrying guns at last year’s Unite the Right rally. But one of the state’s top officials, Attorney General Mark Herring, thinks he can prevent a similar situation from unfolding in the future. …
September 14, 2018
Ammoland, Philip Van Cleave, September 12, 2018- Here we go again. Roanoke City Council will be asking the General Assembly to neuter Virginia’s firearms-preemption laws so that Roanoke can ban guns at government meetings and in government buildings. I can also guarantee that if preemption is ever weakened, that Roanoke will be …
July 16, 2018
The Washington Post, John Seymour, July 13, 2018- The gulf between the policies enacted by a predominantly rural, conservative Republican statehouse in Richmond and those supported by progressive Democratic urban centers is wide. Republican legislators have proved themselves quite adept at exploiting two powerful tools to maintain or broaden that …
April 11, 2018
WTOP News, AP Staff, April 9, 2018- Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has vetoed a bill aimed at preventing so-called “sanctuary cities” in the state. Northam, a Democrat, said the legislation is an unneeded burden on local law enforcement officials and “sends a chilling message.” The Republican-backed legislation blocks cities and …