Portico, State Capitol, Richmond, 2014.Tomorrow on Martin Luther King Day this building is expected
Portico, State Capitol, Richmond, 2014.Tomorrow on Martin Luther King Day this building is expected to be at the center of a demonstration by gun fanatics and others on the extreme fringes of the radical right. The state assembly which is meeting in the capitol is on the cusp of passing a set of exceptionally weak (but better than nothing) gun control measures including limiting purchases to only one handgun a day, requiring background checks, etc. Some of those planning the demonstration have stated an explicit desire to initiate a civil war rather than merely to lobby for “gun rights.” The passage of the feeble gun control measures is all but certain. The evolution of the demonstration into violence remains a serious threat to public safety on the capitol grounds and nearby in Richmond. One must hope the demonstration does not devolve into a situation like that in Charlottesville a couple of years ago. -- source link
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