RICHMOND, Va. _ Gun rights advocates filled the streets of downtown Richmond and the area around the Virginia statehouse Monday, demanding that lawmakers drop their consideration of several measures to limit gun rights and saying they will not comply with the new laws if passed.
"We ain't going to turn our guns over. We ain't going to register our guns. It ain't happening. Wait until the next election comes around," said Kenny Butler, 62, of St. Stephens Church, Va. "We've had it in Virginia. I'm telling you: We've had it."
Despite pre-rally concerns that the event could turn violent, particularly in light of the deadly "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville in 2017, no arrests were reported, according an official police account tracking the event.
