Some of those arrested for ties to the Capitol insurrection have been seen at the massive annual event held in Richmond, which in recent years has drawn a mix of gun rights advocates and right-wing extremists from rural parts of the state to its liberal enclave capital.
Crowds gather for the 2020 Lobby Day in Richmond, Va., to protest gun-control laws that were later signed by Democratic Governor Ralph Northam. (Photo via Virginia Citizens Defense League/Facebook)
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) Days after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an effort to stop the confirmation of President-elect Joe Biden’s win, gun-rights groups are heading to Virginia’s capital for an annual rally that shares faces and themes with the Washington mob.