Andrew Goddard: A Huge Year for “Gun Rights” in Virginia?
by Andrew Goddard (Legislative Director, Virginia Center for Public Safety; President, Richmond…
Victory for “Gun Rights” or for the Gun Industry?
Yesterday, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted overwhelmingly in support of two so-called…
More MONKEY business at the General Assembly
Yesterday, in a surprise move, the Virginia Senate voted 36-1 to approve SB1315, Senator Lynwood…
“A Victory for Gun Rights.” Really? Let’s Look at Some of Those…
Many recent news reports have trumpeted the dismissal of a raft of gun violence prevention…
The State of the Gunonwealth (satire – in case you didn’t notice!)
The circus is in town again, so it's time for my annual blog post about the "State of…
Virginia GOP Backs Firearms Background Check Bill? Say What?
As hard as it may seem to believe, there was a firearms background check bill that sailed through…
Oh Irony, Thy Name is NRA!
Yesterday, in a Senate Courts of Justice committee meeting, Mr. Charles (Chuck) Cunningham, the…
A tale of two rallies.
Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. day and the State Capitol in Virginia saw two rallies near…
“Masterful exploitation of procedure” or “dirty pool”?
For many years the radical gun rights groups have been trying to hide any information on Concealed…
What can we appear to do about gun violence, without actually doing anything?
While the Governor's Commission has recommended some interesting and useful actions…
