Richmond Peacefully Protests For Gun Rights

Many gun-activists peacefully protested around the Virgnia State Capital a couple of weeks ago to take a stand against the Democratic legislation of new gun laws trying to be passed in The Virgina Legislature. These new laws consist of universal background checks for the sale of any firearm and incorporates a harsher restriction from local governments on firearms in a public setting. Along with that, The Virginia Legislature is now considering a new “red flag” law which would allow the government to strip a dangerous person of their right to bear arms due to their potential to either harm themselves or others. In my opinion, I believe it is inspiring to have a peaceful protest; it gets the point across without causing harm and that’s what the republic is supposed to be about: the people. These people of Virginia are strict Constitution followers due to their steadfast conservatism; they want to remain a state that follows the plan the Founding Fathers had for this country when they created its democracy. It makes one question, is the government really listening to the people of the republic, or doing what is in their best interest to make themselves look good?