A caravan demonstration held by one of Virginia's leading Second Amendment groups went off without a hitch despite dire safety warnings from opponents and targeted suspensions by tech companies.
Virginiaâs gun reform advocates go virtual for Lobby Day 2021 29th annual Virginia Vigil & Advocacy Day to Prevent Gun Violence went virtual. (Source: WDBJ) By Leanna Scachetti | January 18, 2021 at 6:30 PM EST - Updated January 18 at 8:42 PM
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - While a caravan of pro-gun lobbyists made its way through Richmond for Lobby Day 2021 on Monday, proponents of stricter gun laws were lobbying online.
Governor Ralph Northam and Virginiaâs Attorney General Mark Herring joined the call, too, pledging support for common sense gun legislation.
The 29th Annual Virginia Vigil & Advocacy Day to Prevent Gun Violence took to Zoom Monday. Hosted by the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, and the Virginia Center for Public Safety, advocates used the commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a vehicle for this conversation, urging non-violent, civil action for reform.
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Martin Luther King Junior’s birthday was celebrated around the country and in Virginia Monday. In Richmond, the non-partisan group, Brown Virginia, hosted a virtual advocacy day. Speakers included Governor Ralph Northam and many other statewide officials, including Janice Underwood. She’s the Commonwealth’s Chief Diversity Officer and the first person to have a cabinet-level job like this in the country. She says collecting data on diversity, equity and inclusion is an essential first step toward combating structural racism. “You can’t change what you don’t measure and you can’t measure what you don’t acknowledge,” Underwood said.