Virginia Beach declares itself 'Second Amendment Constitutional City' 7 months after mass shooting

Source: source | January 7, 2020 | Rebecca Klar

Virginia Beach, Va., has declared itself a “Second Amendment Constitutional City” seven months after 12 people were killed and four others injured in a mass shooting. 

The City Council voted 6-4 Monday night in favor of taking on the symbolic message to encourage lawmakers not to pass gun reform laws during a meeting that attracted a crowd that spilled into the lobby and the outside lawn where gun rights activists screened the meeting on a projector, The Virginian-Pilot reported

The council stopped short of declaring Virginia Beach a gun sanctuary city, which would direct local law enforcement to ignore laws that put restrictions on the Second Amendment, as gun rights activists had sought, according to the newspaper. 

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Local lawmakers are expecting a large crowd on Tuesday, when the council will consider asking the General Assembly to allow cities to prohibit the public from carrying firearms in government buildings, according to The Virginian-Pilot. Last year’s mass shooting in Virginia Beach took place in a municipal center.

The issue was deferred in June, and Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer (R) said the council shouldn’t make decisions as the community grieves, fearing it would cause polarization, The Virginian-Pilot noted. 

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