Firearms Seize From Black Men
- 19-Jan-2021
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Police stopped a car of Black men and confiscated two guns frome them at Virginia on Monday, white gun rights activists defied local laws unimpeded in the state capital of Richmond.
In a day with racial tensions, Black protesters denounced what they called a double standard in a state where people are free to openly carry firearms.
Virginians converge on the capitol each Lobby Day to petition state legislators on issues of public interest, but the day has been dominated by gun rights activists in recent years. It coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which honors the slain civil rights hero.
Police stop of the African Americans, which stood in contrast to dozens of white pro-gun activists on foot and in hundreds of trucks that drove through Richmond’s streets flying “Guns Save Lives” flags without police interceding.
