Activists gathered at Capitol Square's Bell Tower Monday to lobby for gun rights, while others lobbied to prevent gun violence.

Standing just outside the iron fencing surrounding Virginia’s Capitol in downtown Richmond on Monday, Alexandria resident Gerald Vandendries hoisted a semi-automatic rifle and scanned the crowd gathering for Lobby Day — an annual ritual for gun rights supporters that carried renewed urgency this year.

A Virginia Senate committee advanced several gun bills, including proposals on assault weapons and gun storage, while rejecting a sentencing increase measure.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin, whose term ended Saturday, had vetoed about a dozen Democrat-introduced gun laws that passed the General Assembly during his tenure.

Gun rights advocates and gun violence prevention supporters gathered at the Virginia State Capitol on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with both sides drawing large crowds as the legislative session gets underway.

The General Assembly started its 2026 legislative session this week. Several bills related to firearm safety are among the many issues that will be considered in the House of Delegates and State Senate.

The Virginia General Assembly is reportedly considering enactment of a firearm purchase licensing law (FPL), meaning that prospective gun buyers would first need to obtain a license before the purchase. Such measures are already law in 13 states, and three ...

Virginia’s background check law for private handgun sales is officially dead, and it took five years of courtroom trench warfare to get there. According to attorney Rachel Moss of Attorneys On Retainer, the final order in Wilson v. Hanley has now been ...

Last month’s Virginia election of a new liberal governor, attorney general, and Democratic legislative super majority sparked a run on gun shops by many fearful of a new wave of attacks on Second Amendment rights. Black Friday purchases and November FBI ...