See below for some coverage – courtesy of reporters Graham Moomaw, Bianca Marais, Roberto Roldan; as well as activists like Goad Gatsby and Molly Conger – of today’s pro-gun protests in Richmond. Also see the tweet by former VA House Speaker Kirk Cox, a conservative/pro-gun Republican who’s running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination this year, who says “These people aren’t protestors, they’re provocateurs…not welcome at our Capitol and they need to go home before someone gets hurt.” It isn’t clear from that tweet whether Cox is referring to just the “boogaloo scrum” specifically, or to anyone/everyone who’s there today in general. Also see the tweet by the Richmond Police, regarding the “city ordinance banning firearms at gatherings where posted,” but apparently not in this case?
Correcting typo in that last tweet.
People are “milling” around.
And now it’s starting to rain pic.twitter.com/imsc2nngx4
— Graham Moomaw (@gmoomaw) January 18, 2021
The Richmond Police have really blocked off the street. Just eastbound on East Broad street. pic.twitter.com/jZ9TuScLxL
— Goad Gatsby (@GoadGatsby) January 18, 2021
VCDL caravan on Broad Street pic.twitter.com/qqKY4jBeuI
— Goad Gatsby (@GoadGatsby) January 18, 2021
the day in a nutshell pic.twitter.com/gGjisDj8vm
— Goad Gatsby (@GoadGatsby) January 18, 2021
the day in a nutshell pic.twitter.com/gGjisDj8vm
— Goad Gatsby (@GoadGatsby) January 18, 2021
Potential R nominee for HD-68. https://t.co/cR2xmc0WQs
— Chaz Nuttycombe (@ChazNuttycombe) January 18, 2021
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