Peter Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, said his group is planning a massive alternative demonstration on Monday.
“We have flags and signs and magnets that can be put on a car so you can be creative and decorate your own car but we just telling people. The focus is on gun rights, you know, nothing else,” Mr. Van Cleave said on The Jeff Katz Radio show last week. “Our event is always going to be a peaceful event.”
The gun rights group held a rally last year that attracted more than 20,000 pro-gun and gun-control demonstrators.
This year, the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) will use four caravans led by buses and nine “sub caravans.” A website will track the buses’ locations for supporters to join in.
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The nation s capital was quiet Sunday amid unprecedented security measures as Americans braced for possible violence ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
National Guard troops were monitoring Washington, D.C., as well as many state capitals after law enforcement officials warned of possibly violent protests this week by supporters of President Donald Trump, who falsely claims the election was stolen from him.
Gun-rights activists and counterprotestors some armed gathered near the state Capitol on Monday, but a planned caravan was unable to get close due to police roadblocks.
Gun-rights activists and counterprotestors some armed gathered near the state Capitol on Monday, but a planned caravan was unable to get close due to police roadblocks.