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(VA)Gun supporters protest Richmond library rule with “open-carry” read-in
RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – The Richmond Public Library was inundated with guests carrying guns Wednesday evening. You could call it a silent protest (in a library, it’d have to be).
The read-in protest was against one of the rules recently changed on the library’s website. The rule reads, “Carrying concealed weapons is prohibited, except as permitted by law.” In the Richmond Public Library, it is legal to openly carry a gun without a permit, or to carry one concealed with a permit.
Gun supporters say that the wording of the rule is confusing and discourages people from exercising their 2nd Amendment right to carry a firearm, even in a quiet place like the library. More than two dozen people, like Samantha Downing, opened books while openly carrying guns.
”I’d really like to bring awareness to the fact that it is perfectly legal to carry in places like the library,” said Downing
2012-08-16 07:31:15
Source: http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2012/08/vagun-supporters-protest-richmond.html
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