On Gun Lobby Day, a hodgepodge of people, from gun rights advocates to members of extremist groups to hordes of people with cameras and plenty of police descended upon downtown Richmond.
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âIâm just trying to get on TV:â Gun rally draws fringe groups, lots of media to Richmond Men walk down Main Street with firearms during a pro-gun rally in Richmond on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. A sign warns that guns are banned at demonstrations. (Source: Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) By Graham Moomaw | January 19, 2021 at 9:15 AM EST - Updated January 19 at 9:15 AM
As each new armed group arrived in downtown Richmond Monday, they were greeted by a swarm of cameras and interviewers asking why they had come out to stand near the Capitol with their guns.
âIâm just trying to get on TV,â said one young man wearing camouflage, drawing laughs from his group of about five armed associates. âJokeâs on you guys.â