ADThe governor — flanked by Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney (D), state, Capitol and city police leaders, and state Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran — began his announcement by stating his belief in the right to debate, assemble and bear arms. AD“This includes out-of state militias and hate groups from across the country,” Northam said. That event was held on the first business day after a Democratic-majority legislative committee banned weapons inside the Capitol and an adjacent legislative office building. State Police have been out in force, providing backup for the Capitol Police, who normally patrol the square. Crews have been erecting steel crowd-control barricades around the manicured Capitol grounds in recent days.

Source: Washington Post January 15, 2020 20:13 UTC