Coverage of Unite the Right 2, counterprotests in DC area
Sunday will mark the one-year anniversary of the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. “Unite the Right 2” is set to be held Sunday evening near the White House. Follow reporters covering the event in the D.C. area.
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House Dems rules resolution is rejected 44-51; Del. Simon speaks against originally proposed procedural resolution "we have no guarantee" that we'll come back. It passes 81-14.
(Meantime - Senate approves its procedural resolution 38-0)by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 4:20:21 PM -
Del. Barry Knight of Virginia Beach (R) now talking about the devastation of the shooting
"Virginia Beach has made me proud in the face of this unspeakable tragedy"
Reads the names of the 12 killed
wtop.com/virginia/2019/…by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 4:25:28 PM -
Sen. Norment office says he'll have his bill on guns in governmental buildings stricken laterby amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 4:30:23 PM
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.@EFillerCorn : "We are here, yet again, to try to pass meaningful" gun violence legislation
Since Va Tech shooting, 11,000 people killed with guns in Virginia
"Doing nothing is not an option"
wtop.com/virginia/2019/…by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 4:39:30 PM -
Del. Convirs-Fowler now talking about the victims of the Virginia Beach shooting
"I keep thinking about my children"
wtop.com/virginia/2019/…by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 4:44:28 PM -
Sen. DeSteph introducing a bill that would create VB Strong license platesby amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 4:47:02 PM
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Del. Chris Hurst, spurred to run for office after another shooting, says there's consensus and compromise over universal background checks and red flag laws
Says he's been tormented since his girlfriend Allison Parker was killed on TV wtop.com/virginia/2019/…by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 4:51:14 PM -
Hurst "I refuse to believe" that only way to consider saving lives is after a "high-body" mass shooting. Consider everyday gun violence wtop.com/virginia/2019/…by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 4:53:03 PM
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"What kind of man am I that I didn't protect her?" Hurst tells the room. twitter.com/amaxsmith/stat… -
Hurst: "Sticking your fingers in your ears looks exactly the same as a gun pointed at somebody's head"....time to take our fingers out of our ears and act wtop.com/virginia/2019/…by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 4:54:29 PM
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Del. Delores McQuinn (D): "No longer should we allow people to....hold a gun at our hearts and head"
"Let us do what is right today"by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:03:27 PM -
Speaker Cox says the morning hour is actually an hour now - so the speechifying will end shortlyby amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:04:44 PM
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Del. Mark Levine: Military-style assault weapons were designed for mass murder
"You don't need a high-capacity magazine to shoot a deer" wtop.com/virginia/2019/…by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:05:34 PM -
Del. Glenn Davis (R) - People say if can eliminate guns save lives?
Uncle was shot and killed at convenience store
Says his family never blamed gun access for the shooting, and better to be sure people have guns for self-defenseby amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:09:18 PM -
Del. Rip Sullivan (D) pushing extreme risk protection (red flag) gun bill -- highlighting past support of people like Pres. Trump, Rick Scott, William Barr for similar bills elsewhere wtop.com/virginia/2019/…by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:11:00 PM
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Senate Courts cmte has all Senate bills on its docket this afternoon lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp60…by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:16:10 PM
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House Clerk says there has been "video stream capacity issues" - video will be uploaded later.
They had been trying to do upgrades this summer but the special session has gotten in the wayby amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:16:58 PM -
House is having militia and courts committee meetings this afternoon as well wtop.com/virginia/2019/…by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:17:22 PM
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One member of @councilofdc will not vote today on fate of @JackEvansWard2 or Sports betting contract. @trayonwhite is expecting his second child. He’s at hospital where mother has been in labor since 4:30am. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_DMxZhXUAE1rub.jpg
by Mark Segraves via twitter 7/9/2019 5:20:40 PM -
Del. Ken Plum (Reston) - says this session is extremely similar to 1989 session about gun violence. News then was assault weapon shooting in Va. Beach - people didn't expect bill to go anywhere - but something got reported out - a background check billby amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:23:04 PM
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NEW: Senate motion is to adjourn until November 18 at 12 noon
Senate Majority Leader Tommy Norment won't take questions, since motion is parliamentarily not debatable.
SENATE ADJOURNS UNTIL NOVEMBER ON A 20-18 VOTE
wtop.com/virginia/2019/…by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:26:58 PM -
Virginia Senate will not consider any gun bills that even do make it out of committee until after Election Day wtop.com/virginia/2019/…by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:28:27 PM
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The House has also now adjourned until Nov 18. No floor votes to be held before Election Day. @HalaAyala calls it “shocking” - @Lopez4VA “outrageous”. @marcussimon challenges a lame duck session as like Wisconsin, also says it lets lawmakers say they introduced billsby amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:40:27 PM
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Speaker Cox: The call for this special session was “premature” https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_DRrqZW4AASqyt.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:42:05 PM -
.@SpeakerCox says Virginia is already doing relatively well on crime rate, and none of the proposals would have stopped Va Beach shooting. Says should have had a state review panel before any legislative session https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_DR8T2XkAA3fYJ.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:43:10 PM -
Cox and Norment are having Virginia Crime Commission review Va Beach and Legislative proposals. Crime commission includes lawmakers. Cox says there should be focus on mental health and increasing punishments for criminal convictions https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_DSShJXoAgkXxr.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:44:46 PM -
A West Virginia man was charged with one count of Video Surveillance with Prurient Intent after a female minor in t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by Frederick Co Sheriff via twitter retweeted by darcyspencer 7/9/2019 5:45:11 PM -
Cox says a detailed report from bipartisan crime commission could help “better understand what steps Virginia might take to keep our communities safe” wtop.com/virginia/2019/…by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:45:42 PM
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Norment continues attacks on Northam, says Kaine did better as governor to work more slowly to reach agreement on any actions.
Norment says there’s political theory here with a number of actors https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_DS0-nW4AIuZYW.jpgby amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:47:08 PM -
Norment: “this has not been a year in which the executive branch has distinguished itself”
Norment goes all out attacking Northam, LG Fairfax (suggesting something about NDAs), and says it is too early to act on legislation following Virginia Beach murders https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_DTOanW4AAKEE5.jpgby amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:48:49 PM -
Sen. Obenshain says should have been more time to review language of bills. Says don’t question sincerity of advocates but “this is not just a gun issue” “we have deep problems in our society” says toughening criminal penalties just a gut reaction, should have evidence-based laws https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_DTtZ9WwAAbxV4.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:50:51 PM -
Obenshain says crime commission will have open process with presentations from “all sides”, promises no predetermined outcome wtop.com/virginia/2019/…by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:51:51 PM
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Obenshain: should do more than just stagemanage votes where we’re just trying to embarrass each other https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_DUF2VW4AEtofu.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:52:33 PM -
Del. Rob Bell, House co chair of Crime Commission, says the Virginia Tech review panel took months to make recommendations that led to some mental health rule changes. Says here - investigation not over, bills here wouldn’t fix what went wrong in Va Beach, need new approaches https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_DUwMwXYAYq7mM.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:55:25 PM -
Norment on the governmental buildings bill: “I don’t want to divert the focus”by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:56:55 PM
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Cox says GOP didn’t talk to Dems about adjournment until November, says Northam didn’t give them much heads up on calling session eitherby amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:57:29 PM
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Cox says money for Virginia Beach could be considered in the fall
Norment says companion bills not filed in Senateby amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 5:59:11 PM -
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Obenshain says crime commission not doing after action - just looking at policy and how can keep Virginia saferby amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 6:01:53 PM
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Obenshain says all bills introduced this special session will be sent to crime commissionby amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 6:02:33 PM
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Crime commission meets next month for presentations, staff will take written comments and develop recommendations, Obenshain says.
Deadline for bill filing is July 19 to get bills to be referred to crime commission.
Committees to formally refer bills this afternoon https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_DWzRQXsAkatKs.jpgby amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 6:04:22 PM -
Cox: “we’re going to send the bills from both sides to the crime commission”by amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 6:04:41 PM
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Norment says his governmental buildings gun bill shows he was probably too smart by half. “Thought the administration might bite on that”
People who don’t understand legislative process may have thought I was anti gun https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_DXWtRXkAI5R7V.jpgby amaxsmith via twitter 7/9/2019 6:06:53 PM
