The mother of Heather Heyer, the activist who was run down and killed during the Charlottesville race rally in 2017, has revealed she is a long-time gun owner and believes Virginia Democrats are going too far with their firearms restrictions. Bro noted that while she believes some of the gun restrictions under consideration are 'a bit extreme,' other parts of the legislation are sound. A gun rights rally is underway today in Richmond, Virginia, amid threats of violence, according to the FBI. Susan Bro, whose daughter Heather Heyer was killed in Charlottesville, says she hopes "sanity reigns today. However, the threat of violence largely kept other groups away from Virginia's Capitol, including gun control groups that hold an annual vigil for victims of gun violence.

Source: Daily Mail January 20, 2020 19:11 UTC