The special session comes less than six weeks after a gunman killed 12 people during a rampage in Virginia Beach.
USA TODAYVirginia Republicans slammed the door on a wide range of gun-control measures Tuesday, adjourning a one-day special legislative session called by Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam less than six weeks after a gunman's rampage in Virginia Beach left 12 people dead.
Supporters of the measures rallied Tuesday at the Capitol in Richmond as Northam led them in vigorous chants of"enough is enough." Nearby, gun rights supporters held their own demonstration. A memorial at the Municipal Center on Monday, June 3, 2019, for the victims of a mass shooting that killed 12 in Virginia Beach, Va.Norment, however, withdrew his bill and Stanley was voted back into the position as his party attempted to shore up its position of unity. A split in the Republican position would have aided Northam, whose biggest obstacle was numbers – Republicans hold narrow majorities in the State House and state Senate.
Brown said most Americans – and Virginians – overwhelmingly support the proposals and implored Republicans lawmakers in the state to support the plan's key ingredients. "Gov. Northam is engaging in a despicable act of political theater after the Virginia Beach tragedy in order to deflect attention from his recent scandals," the group said in a statement.
"Many people here think that his reputation has improved," Tobias said."He has engaged in much outreach on the the gun safety and other issues."
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