A Springfield model 1911 .45acp pistol, foreground, is worn by gun-rights advocate John Savarese, from Chesterfield County, Va., as he stands outside the General Assembly Building in Richmond, Va., Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. This is the day that gun rights groups and gun control groups will lobby members of the Virginia General Assembly at Capitol Square, where open carry of firearms is approved. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Bob Brown)
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell gestures as he talks with members of the Virginia General Assembly after the session adjourned at the Capitol in Richmond on Saturday, March 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell applauds as he delivers his State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly in the House chambers at the Capitol in Richmond, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)