"While my son is lying cold in his coffin, these guys are out there running the streets, so it s good to have them off the streets," Christopher s dad, James Cummings, said.
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Last year, Democrats in control of Virginia’s legislature passed a universal background check bill requiring all gun sales to go through a federally licensed firearms retailer who conducts a NICS check before firearms are sold. The new law was widely praised by gun control activists and anti-gun politicians when it was enacted, but it’s done jack squat in terms of reducing crime.
In fact, while Democrats were patting themselves on the back for their new gun control laws, homicides in Virginia were rising to a 20-year high. And as lawmakers prep for a special session in Richmond early next month, both Republicans and Democrats are hoping to present themselves as the party with a solution before voters head to the polls in November.
Norfolk City Council debates whether to bring back high-speed police chases
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and last updated 2021-07-20 20:31:30-04
NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk City Council held a session Tuesday to discuss numerous matters, including the return of police chases for stolen vehicles.
Norfolk s current policy says chases are prohibited unless there is an immediate need to apprehend a suspect which outweighs the inherent risk of the pursuit. Council members brought up a resolution about an expansion of allowed police pursuits.
According to council members, Norfolk Police Chief Larry Boone has brought up the return for some high-speed chases after a recent uptick in vehicle thefts. Mayor Kenny Alexander says Chief Boone s logic is that these stolen cars tend to have stolen guns in them and says recovering them will help keep the public safe.
and last updated 2021-07-13 23:52:04-04
NORFOLK, Va. â Community members leaned on one another Tuesday as they consoled a mother overwhelmed by grief after losing her teenage son overnight in another senseless shooting.
Kristopherâs aunt, Dominique Williams, said the teen loved his family and cared for his mom, Crystal Edmonds.
âEvery moment you think about him - that smile, that laugh, how he came around - he made everybody feel good,â said Williams. âThat s what we should want in our community.â
A block away from where the shooting happened, family members and neighbors stepped out of their homes and onto their porches to take a stand against gun violence.