VCC Magazine Fall 2019

V irginia C apitol C onnections , F all 2019 3 Fall 2019 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. C O N T E N T S VIRGINIA CAPITOL CONNECTIONS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE On The Web www.vccqm.org 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 25 VHHA Foundation Partnerships 26 The Lighter Side of Lobbying Cover illustration by Chris OBrion Chris OBrion has created illustrations, editorial cartoons and graphics for dozens of newspapers, magazines and other publications. He lives in the Richmond area. VCC QM Team Left to Right: Nick Mai, Cierra Parks, Bonnie Atwood, Hannah King page 5 BELL page 7 VAN CLEAVE page 7 GODDARD page 9 SASLAW page 9 KRIZEK