DEVELOPING: Gun rights rally being held at the Virginia Capitol in Richmond; governor declared a state of emergency last week, citing 'credible intelligence' of possible violence.
Every year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Virginia Citizens Defense League holds a"Lobby Day" event at the Capitol to advocate for gun rights. The demonstration usually attracts a few hundred attendees. But this year's event is expected to swell because the Democratic-controlled Legislature is proposing several gun control measures, some of which would limit handgun purchases and require background checks.
The Defense League says it wants a"peaceful event," but law enforcement, the governor and residents fear that violence will erupt as white nationalists and far-right militias from throughout the country are expected to attend. Some saw, saying"Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia," as a call to join Monday's rally.
A restricted entrance at the Capitol after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency before a gun rights rally Monday in Richmond., which advocates for a white ethno-state, were arrested on the East Coast. Law enforcement officials said they had been planning to attend the rally. The next day, officials announced the arrests of three men from Georgia and one from Wisconsin, all alleged to be members of The Base.
The Base, which was formed about two years ago, says that it is neither a political organization nor a paramilitary group and that it has no clear formal leadership.
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