2A group threatens legal action over governor’s gun ban at monument

By Chris Eger

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D), seen here at a press conference, has authorized emergency regulations at a Richmond monument that ban guns and other weapons from events. (Photo: AP)
The Virginia Citizens Defense League has their lawyers looking into Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s ban declared last week on firearms at a controversial monument to Robert E. Lee.
The Lee Monument in Richmond is owned by the state and McAuliffe last week announced emergency regulations banning guns and other weapons, limiting crowd sizes, requiring permits for rallies, and other restrictions in the aftermath of a deadly incident at a similar monument in Charlottesville earlier this year.
“We believe these regulations can be a model for localities across Virginia as they consider how to approach these types of events in the future,” said McAuliffe in announcing the regulations, which will be in effect for 18 months while state officials work on a final regulation.
The VCDL, in a statement posted Monday, argues there was no violence at the last rally at the statue to the Confederate general in Richmond, although guns were allowed, and says McAuliffe is overstepping his powers on the issue.
“The Governor has issued another ’emergency’ regulation prohibiting guns during rallies by tying the condition

Source: Guns.com