Sen. Barbara A. Favola, D-Arlington, right, stands in front of her office and talks with pro-gun advocate Joe Ligon, with the Virginia Citizens Defense League, who was wearing a gun, while at the General Assembly Building in Richmond, Va., Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. Ligon and a large number of pro-gun rights citizens were visiting lawmakers Monday to lobby for their cause. Gun groups are squaring off at the Virginia General Assembly. Pro-gun rights groups held a morning rally at the Capitol Monday, and gun control advocates held one a few hours later. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT ORG XMIT: VARIT101 (Bob Brown / Associated Press)