What is TRULY "absurd" is the IGNORANT BLATHER of the DIMocRAT "minority leader", who suggested that his fellow state legislator might get an argument & shoot someone. = The average "gun control advocate" seems to be from outer space & 90% have no idea how IGNORANT, FOOLISH & HATEFUL that they sound to the "regular Joe & Jane".
As a member of this forum recently said: I don't carry my pistol because I'm looking for trouble but rather to defend my loved ones & myself, in the event that trouble comes looking for us.
OPEN CARRY of handguns is lawful in VA (& always has been), with the exception of public schools/bars/courthouses/polling places & those locales where federal law prohibits carrying firearms.
Concealed carry requires a VA permit but the permit is EASY to get, when compared to the rather cumbersome TX DPS process..