VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Virginia Gov. “The nation will be watching,” the governor said, four days after Virginia Beach employee DeWayne Craddock used two semi-automatic handguns, a silencer and extended ammunition magazines to slaughter 12 people at a municipal building. Most of the other legislation proposed this time also fell short before in Virginia, where Republicans hold slim majorities in the House and Senate. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWNortham got a standing ovation from gun-control advocates, state workers and elected officials as he said the massacre in Virginia Beach demands that lawmakers put saving lives ahead of party loyalty. The governor has long advocated stricter gun control and gets an F grade from the NRA.

Source: thestar June 04, 2019 13:09 UTC