Virginia governor issues state of emergency barring weapons from the Capitol Square after credible intelligence hate groups and armed militias are planning violence at next Monday’s Lobby Day against gun control legislation.
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The governor declined to give exact details about the threats and the persons making them, but said that these groups, who were coming from outside of the state, talked about storming the Virginia Capitol. Gun rights protesters hold signs prior to the start of a meeting of the Senate Judiciary committee at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Jan. 13, 2020.
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