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...RICHMOND, Va. - Police are scouring the internet for clues about plans for mayhem, workers are putting up chain link holding pens around Virginia's picturesque Capitol Square, and one lawmaker even plans to hide in a safe house in advance of what's expected to be an unprecedented show of force by gun-rights activists.
...The Virginia Citizens Defense League's yearly rally at the Capitol typically draws just a few hundred gun enthusiasts.
...Democrats have permanently banned guns inside the Capitol, and Gov. Ralph Northam declared a temporary state of emergency Wednesday that bans all weapons, including guns, from Capitol Square, during the rally to prevent "Armed militia groups storming our Capitol." Gun-rights groups asked the Virginia Supreme Court to rule Northam's declaration unconstitutional, but the court on Friday upheld the ban.
...The Virginia State Police, the Virginia Capitol Police and the Richmond Police are all coordinating the event and have plans for a huge police presence at Monday's rally that will include both uniformed and plainclothes officers.
...Gun control became a leading issue in the 2019 Virginia legislative elections after a city employee in Virginia Beach opened fire on his co-workers in May, killing 12 and injuring four others.
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