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Skip to content FullFrame Virginia Media Staff Photo Blog Menu Home About Us Staff Photographers Visuals Thousands of gun-rights advocates rally on lobby day at the Virginia state capital to protest proposed gun law changes Image | January 20, 2020 January 20, 2020 | Adrin Snider In a view from the Virginia capital grounds, gun rights supporters gather in a show of support for 2nd amendment rights and against proposed gun laws restricting guns on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. (Rob Ostermaier/The Virginian Pilot) Thousands gather in support of gun rights during a rally at the Capitol in Richmond during lobby day on Monday, January 20, 2020. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot) Gun rights protestors chant “We will not comply” as they gather on Bank Street outside the Virginia state capitol Monday January 20, 2020. (Rob Ostermaier/The Virginian-Pilot) More Photos Skimboarding puddles at Riverview Farm Park Image | January 16, 2020 | jfgruenke Matthew Hallaren falls into a puddle after attempting to skimboard across the water and mud Wednesday afternoon at Riverview Farm Park January 15, 2020. Samuel Hallaren leaps into the air as he attempts to skimboard across a puddle of water and mud Wednesday afternoon at Riverview Farm Park January 15, 2020. Jamie Rowe skimboards across a puddle of water and mud as Aaron Nipp, left, Matthew Hallaren and Samuel Hallaren, right, watch Wednesday afternoon at Riverview Farm Park January 15, 2020. (Photos by Jonathon Gruenke / Daily Press) To see more photos by Daily Press and The Virginian-Pilot photographers, click here . Veterans gather for a duck hunt held by Wounded Warrior Project Image | January 6, 2020 | kaitlinmckeown Twelve veterans gathered for a duck hunt along southeastern Virginia waterways on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. The event was held through the Wounded Warrior Project. (Kaitlin McKeown/Daily Press) More photos: https://bit.ly/2ujXjSR Video: https://bit.ly/2ujXjSR Army veterans Kevin Felix and Del Clark circle a duck blind on the Back River while rearranging decoys during a duck hunting event held by the Wounded Warrior Project on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Poquoson, Va. Army veteran Del Clark leans from a boat to adjust decoys on the Back River during a duck hunting event held by the Wounded Warrior Project on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Poquoson, Va. Army veteran Ernie Lowe takes aim during a duck hunting event held by the Wounded Warrior Project on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Poquoson, Va. Navy veteran Larry Jones rides in a boat to a duck blind as the first hint of daylight creeps over the Back River at the start of a duck hunting event held by the Wounded Warrior Project on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Poquoson, Va. The christening of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy at Newport News Shipbuilding Image | December 7, 2019 December 7, 2019 | Adrin Snider A panoramic view of the christening ceremony for the carrier John F. Kennedy Saturday December 7, 2019 at Newport News Shipbuilding. (Rob Ostermaier/staff) Petty Officer 3rd class Ryan Grubb stands before the start of Saturday’s christening ceremony of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy at Newport News Shipbuilding December 7, 2019. (Jonathon Gruenke/staff) Ariel Wilder waits before the start of Saturday’s christening ceremony of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy at Newport News Shipbuilding December 7, 2019. (Jonathon Gruenke/staff) John Gorman, who served on the first aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy, awaits the christening of the new aircraft carrier in Newport News, Va. on Saturday, December 7, 2019. (Steve Earley/staff) A flyover of jets pass overhead amid a sky full of confetti as the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy is christened in Newport News, Va. on Saturday, December 7, 2019. (Steve Earley/Staff) Caroline Kennedy christens the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy in Newport News, Va. on Saturday, December 7, 2019. (Steve Earley/Staff) More photos Newport News Shipbuilding prepares for christening of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy Image | December 6, 2019 | jfgruenke Newport News Shipbuilding employee Connor Wolfe attaches a decorative tarp to a stand Friday December 6, 2019 as the shipyard prepares for Saturday’s christening ceremony of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy. (Photo by Jonathon Gruenke / Daily Press) The aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy sits in dry dock 12 at Newport News Shipbuilding on Friday, December 6, 2019, one day before ship’s planned christening on Saturday. (Photo by Adrin Snider / Daily Press) To see more photos, click here . USS Gerald R. Ford returns after 20 days underway Image | November 27, 2019 | jfgruenke The sun sets behind the USS Gerald R. Ford after the ship returned to Naval Station Norfolk after being underway for 20 days on November 25, 2019. A F/A-18 Legacy Hornet is seen through the widow of the flight deck control aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford on November 25, 2019. As seen reflected in a monitor, Cmdr. Mehdi “Metro” Akacem, the Air Boss aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford, explains the operations that occur inside the launch control monitor station on November 25, 2019. The Air Boss is responsible for coordinating a team to maintain and operate all systems involving the aircrafts. A sailor aboard USS Gerald R. Ford walks along the flight deck at sunset after the ship returned to Naval Station Norfolk after being underway for 20 days on November 25, 2019. (Photos by Sarah Holm / Staff) To see more photos, click here . Virginia Symphony Orchestra presents sensory-friendly concert Image | November 8, 2019 November 7, 2019 | kaitlinmckeown The Virginia Symphony Orchestra, in partnership with several community organizations, presented a sensory-friendly concert on Nov. 2, 2019, in Newport News, Va. The performance was designed to welcome a full range of audience expression, and noise-reducing headphones, stress balls and designated quiet spaces were available to all in attendance. (Kaitlin McKeown/The Virginian-Pilot) More photos: https://bit.ly/2Con9Wy Video: https://bit.ly/2NqzX4X Tristan Talley, 5, reacts to the music while sitting with his mother, Brenna Talley, during a sensory-friendly concert by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at the Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News, Va. Seven-year-old Jackson Howard, with help from his mother, Renee Howard, and Rachel Keene, tests out the strings of an upright bass prior to a sensory-friendly concert by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at the Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News, Va. Jackson, who has Down syndrome, attended the performance with his parents and sisters. Renee Howard described the event as an important opportunity to make music more accessible. “We’re always striving for events with more inclusion, but particularly cultural events where you’re expected to sit quietly,” she said. “This was really a dream come true that the symphony decided to pursue this — we’re becoming more accepting of people who might enjoy experiences differently.” Makenzie Miga, 5, listens to a sensory-friendly concert by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at the Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News, Va. Linda Dyer, director of development for the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, helps Vivian Howard, 9, play a violin prior to a a sensory-friendly concert on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at the Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News, Va. Scenes From Local Elections: November 2019 Image | November 5, 2019 | rostermaier Voters cast their ballots at Hampton City Hall Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. President Donald Trump is on voters’ minds as Virginians decide whether Republicans or Democrats will control Virginia’s legislature. (Jonathon Gruenke/The Virginian-Pilot/Daily Press) CLICK FOR MORE PHOTOS Guy Tower, Winship Tower and Aaron Rouse huddle around a cell phone as election results come in on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at The Shack in Virginia Beach, Va. (Kaitlin McKeow/The Virginian-Pilot...