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New Virginia “guns in restaurants” law doesn’t change anything, yet leads to extreme reactions.

Washington Post’s Virginia Politics blog headlines a story “Va. Senate votes to allow guns in restaurants” and opens with “The Democratically-controlled Virginia Senate has voted to allow concealed weapons permit holders to carry guns in restaurants that serve alcohol, as long as the person carrying the weapon does not drink.” Problem is, guns are already [...]

Irony: smoking law goes into effect, cigar club geared toward men-only membership opens.

A New Cigar Lounge is coming to Alexandria, Virginia.  Why?  Because Virginia’s new no smoking law gave a restaurant’s owners no other choice but to move their successful cigar smoking clientele to a membership only format.