Thousands rally in Virginia`s capital for gun rights
(WorldNews Politics)

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gun-rights activists - some making deliberate displays of their military-style rifles - began to descend on Virginia`s capital city Monday to protest plans by the state`s Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation. Several thousand activists - mostly white and male, many clothed in camouflage and waving flags with messages of support for President Donald Trump - appeared hours before the 11 a.m. rally was set to begin. Gov. Ralph Northam declared a temporary state of emergency days ahead of the rally, banning all weapons, including guns, from the event on Capitol Square. The expected arrival of thousands of gun-rights activists - along with members of militia...