Dana Mathewson

There will be many articles about the rally in Richmond, VA as the day progresses. It's not only a "gun rally," however. It's called "Lobby Day" and happens every year, and exists to give the citizens a chance to gather in the Capital and give the state government a chance to hear what the citizens think about current government initiatives. The Fox News writer doesn't seem to know that. I'll let it pass for now.

RICHMOND, Va. —Stacks of chain-link fencing, white-covered tents and rows of metal detectors were in place Sunday night around Virginia's Capitol in Richmond, ahead of Monday's widely publicized gun rights rally.

Thousands of people from across the country are expected to attend the demonstration demanding state Democrats drop a push for comprehensive gun control in the commonwealth.

Richmond, once the capital of the Confederacy, has been on high alert for days following threats of violence, including claims of a militia storming the Capitol to protesters weaponizing drones.

The fear, though, wasn't enough to keep Maryanne Martin or her husband William away.

"All of our freedoms as Americans are under attack. We have to stand up for our rights."

— Maryanne Martin, protester

"All of our freedoms as Americans are under attack," Martin told Fox News. "We have to stand up for our rights."

The Martins, who live in Baltimore, Md., drove 160 miles to Richmond Sunday morning and spent much of the afternoon walking around the barricades in place around the Capitol.

 "We wanted to check it out today," she said. "If you ask me, it's a bit of overkill."

There had been concerns that white supremacists and anti-fascist activists would face off in Richmond but one of those activists, Molly Conger, tweeted Sunday that "there is no counter-demonstration planned for the january 20 (sic)convergence of armed militias on virginia's capitol. please, please encourage anyone you know who is thinking about counter protesting this event to stay away from downtown richmond on monday." (sic)

It's a long article and well-worth your time to read it. Found here, https://www.foxnews.com/us/security-measures-heightened-as-thousands-head-to-richmond-for-large-gun-rights-rally one thing that's either left out or under-emphasized is mention of the fears on the Right that the Left, or even the Governor himself -- Ralph "Coonman" Northam -- will stage an attack that will justify his otherwise overkill State of Emergency, which resulted in his being able to prevent law-abiding citizens from bringing their guns to a gun rally.

All in the name of "safety," of course.

Addendum by Dana: As you'd expect, some of the Leftists in the Drive-By Media have their knickers firmly in a knot because this rally is happening on MLK Day. I can't cite it directly but it was on Bloomberg News last week at some point.

Correction: Bloomberg News is not carping about the fact that the rally shares MLK Day; it merely points it out. The article is at https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-20/virginia-s-capital-braces-for-gun-rights-rally?srnd=premium and the relevant passage is

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