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Richmond, Virginia, has long been central to historic American struggles. On Monday it may be the center of another bitter U.S. dispute, this time over Second Amendment gun rights.
Pro-gun groups plan a big rally at the state capitol, with upwards of 20,000 people, in opposition to a package of gun control bills now speeding through the Virginia legislature. Worried that extremist groups may be planning violence around the event, Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam has temporarily banned weapons from the capitol grounds. |
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| That is where “pro-gun groups are now saying, ‘Hey, democracy doesn’t apply. Elections don’t apply.'" - Memo to knothead: When it comes to fundamental rights, 'democracy' DOESN'T apply. They are above and beyond any plebiscite. |
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