VCC Magazine Fall 2019

C O N T E N T S VIRGINIA CAPITOL CONNECTIONS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE

Fall 2019

4 Publisher’s and Editor’s notes 5 Review of the Second Amendment 7 More gun control will not make us safer 7 A multifaceted strategy is needed 9 One of the most important issues we face 9 The Good News? 10 Through the Voter’s Eyes 11 Campaign Finance 12 Voter Registration 14 Conscientious Diversity 15 Education Beyond the Classroom 16 Swords into plowshares 18 Memories of a Southern Childhood 18 “I Am 400” 20 They Changed Us All 21 “Amazon had it right” 21 Why invest in CTE? 22 Ginny Edwards: A lifetime of legislative service 23 Bring It to the Table 24 State Offices Help Veterans and Families

VCC QM Team Left to Right: Nick Mai, Cierra Parks, Bonnie Atwood, Hannah King

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25 VHHA Foundation Partnerships 26 The Lighter Side of Lobbying

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On The Web www.vccqm.org

Cover illustration by Chris OBrion

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Chris OBrion has created illustrations, editorial cartoons and graphics for dozens of newspapers, magazines and other publications. He lives in the Richmond area.

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Volume 25 Number 4 • Editor-in-Chief –Bonnie Atwood • Assistant Editor – Cierra Parks • Student Editors –Hannah King, Nick Mai • Publisher –David Bailey • Art Director –John Sours School Distribution – schools@capitolsquare.com • Advertising – Ads@CapitolSquare.com • Printer –Wordsprint • Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine (ISSN 1076-4577) is published by: Virginia Capitol Connections • 1108 East Main Street • Suite 1200 • Richmond, Virginia 23219 • (804) 643-5554 • Copyright 2019, Virginia Capitol Connections, Inc. All rights reserved. The views expressed in the articles of Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine , a non-partisan publication, are not necessarily those of the editors or publisher.

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