 Lobbyists at VCDL's 2020 Lobby Day in Richmond, Virginia | |
| Date | January 20, 2020 |
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| Location | Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°32′24″N 77°25′57″W / 37.539918°N 77.432436°W |
| Organized by | Virginia Citizens Defense League |
The Lobby Day 2020 was a gun rights rally that took place on January 20, 2020, at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia.[1][2][3] The rally was an extension of the Second Amendment sanctuary movement and was organized by the Virginia Citizens Defense League. Fears of violence by neo-Nazis prompted Virginia governor Ralph Northam to declare a state of emergency ahead of the event, although the event concluded peacefully with no reports of violence.
- ^ Taylor, Alan (January 20, 2020). "Photos From the Pro-gun Rally in Virginia - The Atlantic". The Atlantic.
Thousands of gun-rights activists took part in a peaceful rally on Lobby Day, today, in Richmond, Virginia.
- ^ Brooks, Brad (January 21, 2020). "Thousands of armed U.S. gun rights activists join peaceful Virginia rally". Reuters.
More than 22,000 armed gun-rights activists peacefully filled the streets around Virginia's capitol building on Monday to protest gun-control legislation making its way through the newly Democratic-controlled state legislature.
- ^ Stracqualursi, Veronica; de Vries, Karl (January 20, 2020). "Virginia gun-rights rally concludes peacefully despite earlier fears of extremist violence". CNN.
The crowd, however, was peaceful, with no immediate reports of violence.