Hand guns are not on the list (Charlottesville)

[demmiblue]

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Effective the evening of August 10, 2018, the City of Charlottesville will establish a defined security area within downtown. There will be two entry points for pedestrians to access the security area. Law enforcement personnel will be positioned at the entry points at 1st Street S & Water Street and at 2nd Street SE & Water Street. [VIEW MAP]

By order of the City Manager of the City of Charlottesville, the following items are prohibited within the downtown security area: BB Guns, Pellet Guns, Air Rifles or Pistols, Paintball Guns, Pellet Guns, Nunchucks, Tasers, Stun Guns, Heavy Gauge Metal Chains, Lengths of Lumber or Wood, Poles, Bricks, Rocks, Metal Beverage or Food Cans or Containers, Glass Bottles, Axes, Axe Handles, Hatchets, Ice Picks, Acidic or Caustic Materials, Hazardous or Flammable or Combustible Liquids, Skateboards, Swords, Knives, Daggers, Razor Blades or Other Sharp Items, Metal Pipes, Pepper or Bear Spray, Mace, Aerosol Sprays, Catapults, Wrist Rockets, Bats, Sticks, Clubs, Drones, Explosives, Fireworks, Open Fire or Open Flames, and Any Other Item Considered an “Implement of Riot.”

Any person in possession of a prohibited item will be denied entry into the downtown safety area. Violation of these restrictions may result in criminal penalties.

http://www.charlottesville.org/Home/Components/News/News/9718/635

[Girard442]

1. It's hard to read that in such a way that doesn't allow firearms.

More on edit:

http://www.nbc29.com/story/38851784/virginia-law-states-city-cannot-ban-firearms-during-state-of-emergency

[Yonnie3]

2. We've got to vote out those GOP idiots in the General Assembly who wouldn't update the law. n/t