Mother of activist who was run down and killed by a white supremacist at the Charlottesville had this to say about firearms restrictions

The mother of slain activist Heather Heyer who was killed during a white supremacist rally in Charlottesvile in 2017 has weighed in on the gun control debate roiling Virginia this week, saying that as a long-time gun owner she believes some of the restrictions proposed by state Democrats are too extreme.

Susan Bro, president and chairman of the Heather Heyer Foundation, which she co-founded in the wake of her daughter's violent death during the Unite the Right march three year ago, spoke out as thousands of gun-rights activists - many toting firearms - rallied at the Virginia Capitol on Monday, protesting plans by the state’s Democratic leadership to pass sweeping gun-control legislation. 

Virginia Democrats are backing an assault weapons ban, along with bills limiting handgun purchases to once a month, implementing universal background checks on gun purchases, allowing localities to ban guns in public buildings, parks and other areas, and a 'red flag' bill that would allow authorities to temporarily take guns away from anyone deemed to be dangerous to themselves or others.