Tens of thousands gathered in Richmond, Va., on Monday to oppose new gun-control measures being pushed by Democrats in the state legislature. 
The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday evening declined to hear a challenge to Democratic Governor Ralph Northam's temporary ban of gun-carry during a pro-gun-rights rally on Monday, leaving the ban in effect. 
A major organizer of an upcoming gun-rights rally vowed to appeal a Virginia judge's ruling on Thursday upholding Democratic governor Ralph Northam's emergency declaration temporarily banning guns on the grounds of the state capitol during the rally. 
Ralph Northam (D., Va.) won't say which of the gun-control bills introduced by his party in the last week he will support despite intense public focus on the issue. 
A gun-control event at the Virginia state capitol drew two hundred activists on Wednesday, a turnout dwarfed by the tens of thousands who have attended Second Amendment sanctuary meetings all over the state. 
Virginia Democratic leaders abandoned their gun confiscation proposal Monday following a grassroots outpouring of opposition to gun control across the state. 
The head of the group pushing Virginia counties to refuse to enforce unconstitutional gun laws, declaring themselves "Second Amendment sanctuaries," told the Washington Free Beacon he has seen an unprecedented groundswell of support that he expects to only grow. 
Virginia governor Ralph Northam (D.) announced after his party’s sweeping victory in Tuesday’s state elections that he would push new gun bans and other gun control measures, but did not answer questions about a possible confiscation effort.
Virginia governor Ralph Northam (D.) said he has "always been inclusive" in response to a question about his blackface scandal, arguing that people have "moved forward" from the scandal. Key Virginia Democratic candidates have been silent on Governor Ralph Northam's (D.) marquee plan to confiscate certain firearms in the lead-up to the 2019 election. 