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Gun shows will be banned from Roanoke, Virginia’s Berglund Center under a new ordinance approved by the city council on Monday. It’s the latest attack on legal gun owners as a result of a law approved by anti-gun Democrats in Richmond last year allowing localities to ban guns from public buildings and permitted gatherings. A number of cities and counties have taken advantage of their new authority to implement similar gun bans, but this is the first time that a city in Virginia has included gun shows on city property as a part of their ban.
Press Release From Terry McAuliffe Campaign: Roanoke Mayor Sherman Lea today endorsed Terry McAuliffe for governor, joining a growing list of prominent Virginia leaders backing Terry for Virginia since he launched his campaign just last week. In his endorsement, Mayor Lea touted Terry’s big, bold vision to create a more equitable Virginia by making an unprecedented investment in education and ensuring all Virginians benefit from the Commonwealth’s post-COVID economic recovery.
“Since he announced his campaign just last week, Terry McAuliffe has demonstrated his vision for the future of our Commonwealth is big, bold, and consequential. Terry has made racial equity central to his education and COVID plans, pushing to address inequalities that have plagued our communities for generations,” said Mayor Sherman Lea (Roanoke). “He will lift up our communities by making sure our kids have a quality education, fighting this opioid and heroin epidemic, and helping small businesses