2nd Amendment supporters gathered near the Virginia State Capitol on Monday for the state’s annual Lobby Day, where constituents lobby lawmakers near the beginning of the year’s legislative session. <br /><br />While demonstrators are now prohibited from carrying firearms on the Capitol grounds, gun rights advocates took to the streets nearby in Richmond, open carrying as some held a ‘Patriot Food Drive’ mutual aid event.<br /><br />Groups present on Monday included Liberate RVA, Black Lives Matter 757, VMAG (Virginia Mutual Assistance Group), Right to Bear Arms Virginia, and Virginia Kekoas, a local Boogaloo group.<br /><br />A few interactions took place with police over specific areas where demonstrations and carrying firearms are permitted, but the day otherwise proceeded without incident.
