Virginia Beach City Council Debates Allowing Guns into City Buildings Months After Deadly Workplace Shooting

A Virginia Beach City Council member withdrew a resolution of support for a bill that would allow localities to make their own rules when it comes to firearms in government buildings.

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WOOTENAND TOWER WERE PUSHING FOR.AND TOWER WERE PUSHING FOR.AND TOWER WERE PUSHING FOR.DOZENS WERE OUTSPOKENDOZENS WERE OUTSPOKENTONIGHT AGAINST THAT SAYING THEYTONIGHT AGAINST THAT SAYING THEYNEED TO PROTECT THEMSELVES ANDNEED TO PROTECT THEMSELVES ANDGUN FREE ZONES ONLY PROMOTENEED TO PROTECT THEMSELVES ANDGUN FREE ZONES ONLY PROMOTEDANGER.GUN FREE ZONES ONLY PROMOTEDANGER.GUN FREE ZONES ONLY PROMOTEDANGER.KEEP IN MIND, JUSTDANGER.KEEP IN MIND, JUSTDANGER.KEEP IN MIND, JUSTYESTERDAY COUNCIL DEEMED THEKEEP IN MIND, JUSTYESTERDAY COUNCIL DEEMED THEYESTERDAY COUNCIL DEEMED THEYESTERDAY COUNCIL DEEMED THECITY A )SECOND AMENDMENTCITY A )SECOND AMENDMENTCONSTITUTIONAL CITY ) PROTECTINGCONSTITUTIONAL CITY ) PROTECTINGSECOND AMENDMENTCONSTITUTIONAL CITY ) PROTECTINGSECOND AMENDMENTRIGHTS.CONSTITUTIONAL CITY ) PROTECTINGSECOND AMENDMENTRIGHTS.LETS BACKTRACK ASECOND AMENDMENTRIGHTS.LETS BACKTRACK ARIGHTS.LETS BACKTRACK ALETS BACKTRACK ALETS BACKTRACK ALITTLELITTLELITTLETO BE DISCUSSED IN JUNETO BE DISCUSSED IN JUNETO BE DISCUSSED IN JUNEBUT WAS PUSHED BACK BECAUSE OFBUT WAS PUSHED BACK BECAUSE OFBUT WAS PUSHED BACK BECAUSE OFHOW CLOSE THAT WAS TO THE MASSBUT WAS PUSHED BACK BECAUSE OFHOW CLOSE THAT WAS TO THE MASSSHOOTING.HOW CLOSE THAT WAS TO THE MASSSHOOTING.HOW CLOSE THAT WAS TO THE MASSSHOOTING.ONE MAN WHO SPOKESHOOTING.ONE MAN WHO SPOKEONE MAN WHO SPOKETONIGHT WAS EVEN IN BUILDING TWOTONIGHT WAS EVEN IN BUILDING TWOAND PASSED THE GUNMAN BUT IF HEAND PASSED THE GUNMAN BUT IF HEHAD HIS GUN THE OUTCOME MAY HAVEAND PASSED THE GUNMAN BUT IF HEHAD HIS GUN THE OUTCOME MAY HAVEBEEN DIFFERENT.AND PASSED THE GUNMAN BUT IF HEHAD HIS GUN THE OUTCOME MAY HAVEBEEN DIFFERENT.SOT :IHAD HIS GUN THE OUTCOME MAY HAVEBEEN DIFFERENT.SOT :IBEEN DIFFERENT.SOT :IBEEN DIFFERENT.SOT :ICROSSED PATHS WITH THE GUNMANSOT :ICROSSED PATHS WITH THE GUNMANCROSSED PATHS WITH THE GUNMANCROSSED PATHS WITH THE GUNMANTHREE TIMES...AND HE CARRIED OUTCROSSED PATHS WITH THE GUNMANTHREE TIMES...AND HE CARRIED OUTWHAT HE CAME TO DO.THREE TIMES...AND HE CARRIED OUTWHAT HE CAME TO DO.THREE TIMES...AND HE CARRIED OUTWHAT HE CAME TO DO.BUT IF I HAD MYWHAT HE CAME TO DO.BUT IF I HAD MYBUT IF I HAD MYBUT IF I HAD MYWEAPON, I HAD THREE OPPORTUNIESWEAPON, I HAD THREE OPPORTUNIESWEAPON, I HAD THREE OPPORTUNIESTHAT I KNOW I COULDTHAT I KNOW I COULDTHAT I KNOW I COULDHAVE TAKEN CARE OF HIM WITHOUTHAVE TAKEN CARE OF HIM WITHOUTHAVE TAKEN CARE OF HIM WITHOUTANY COLLATERAL DAMAGE.HAVE TAKEN CARE OF HIM WITHOUTANY COLLATERAL DAMAGE.SOT : THERE WAS SUPPORT FOR THISANY COLLATERAL DAMAGE.SOT : THERE WAS SUPPORT FOR THISANY COLLATERAL DAMAGE.SOT : THERE WAS SUPPORT FOR THISMEASURE IN OUR COMMUNITY.SOT : THERE WAS SUPPORT FOR THISMEASURE IN OUR COMMUNITY.SOT : THERE WAS SUPPORT FOR THISMEASURE IN OUR COMMUNITY.I JUSTMEASURE IN OUR COMMUNITY.I JUSTMEASURE IN OUR COMMUNITY.I JUSTDON )T KNOW IF I HAVE THE SUPPORTI JUSTDON )T KNOW IF I HAVE THE SUPPORTI JUSTDON )T KNOW IF I HAVE THE SUPPORTON COUNCIL.DON )T KNOW IF I HAVE THE SUPPORTON COUNCIL.DON )T KNOW IF I HAVE THE SUPPORTON COUNCIL.THIS EVENING FOR THISDON )T KNOW IF I HAVE THE SUPPORTON COUNCIL.THIS EVENING FOR THISRESOLUITION.ON COUNCIL.THIS EVENING FOR THISRESOLUITION.THIS EVENING FOR THISRESOLUITION.THIS EVENING FOR THISRESOLUITION.AND WITH THAT I WILLRESOLUITION.AND WITH THAT I WILLAND WITH THAT I WILLAND WITH THAT I WILLWITHDRAW THE RESOLUTION.WITHDRAW THE RESOLUTION.WITHDRAW THE RESOLUTION.MAYOR DYER ENDED THEWITHDRAW THE RESOLUTION.MAYOR DYER ENDED THEMEETING BY SAYING YES WE AREMAYOR DYER ENDED THEMEETING BY SAYING YES WE AREMAYOR DYER ENDED THEMEETING BY SAYING YES WE AREGOINGMEETING BY SAYING YES WE AREGOINGMEETING BY SAYING YES WE AREGOINGTO DISAGREE BUT TO MOVE FORWARDGOINGTO DISAGREE BUT TO MOVE FORWARDTO DISAGREE BUT TO MOVE FORWARDTO DISAGREE BUT TO MOVE FORWARDTHE CITY NEEDS TO DO SOTO DISAGREE BUT TO MOVE FORWARDTHE CITY NEEDS TO DO SOTOGETHER.TO DISAGREE BUT TO MOVE FORWARDTHE CITY NEEDS TO DO SOTOGETHER.IN VB EM N3.THE CITY NEEDS TO DO SOTOGETHER.IN VB EM N3.TOGETHER.IN VB EM N3.IN VB EM N3.