Posted on 12/20/2019 9:41:08 AM PST by Perseverando
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring issued an advisory opinion stating that the resolutions that more than 100 localities across the commonwealth have passed declaring themselves "Second Amendment Sanctuaries" have "no legal effect."
Herring, a Democrat, said Friday the localities and local constitutional officers “cannot nullify state laws” and must follow the gun laws passed by the General Assembly.
"Neither local governments nor local constitutional officers have the authority to declare state statutes unconstitutional or decline to follow them on that basis," Herring wrote in the opinion.
Spooked by Democrats taking control of the General Assembly and promising to pass gun control measures, dozens to hundreds of people have packed into rooms across rural Virginia to ask their local governments to pass Second Amendment sanctuary resolutions. Some Republican lawmakers have vocally supported this effort.
Democrats have already filed several gun control bills ahead of the January legislative session. Proposals include universal background checks, civil penalties for not reporting lost or stolen firearms to police, reinstating the state's lapsed one-handgun-a-month law and giving localities the ability to prohibit the carrying of firearms in a public space during an event that would require a permit.
Some proposals, such as universal background checks, have broad public support, according to polls. But gun rights advocates have been stepping up now that it appears more likely Democrats will be able to pass gun control measures.
Herring has been an advocate for passing gun control measures, including a red flag law that would allow courts to temporarily ban people from possessing firearms if there are clear signs that they pose a danger to themselves or others.
“When the General Assembly passes new gun safety laws they will be enforced, and they will be followed," Herring said in a
(Excerpt) Read more at roanoke.com ...
‘That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state, therefore, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.’
Attorney General Mark Herring 's answer:
Virginians should have voted when it mattered. Too little, too late, now.
Funny how Democrats hate sanctuary cities and counties when the shoe is on the other foot.
Now suddenly, we must all follow the law. Ain’t that special.
Guess a conversation will have to had to resolve this question.
Actually Herring, they have every right no nullify and refuse to enforce. Just because you don’t like it and can’t admit your laws are crap doesn’t mean they can’t do it. Sic Semper Tyrranis, mofo. Keep on cruising, that cartridge box is closer than you think.
When the General Assembly passes new gun safety laws they will be enforced, and they will be followed,” Herring said.
Ve vill make ze laws und you vill obey zem, peasant.
Perhaps the AG should go around and try to confiscate their guns.
You get what you vote for.....good and hard.
“You get what you vote for.....good and hard.”
In this case Americans are getting what foreigners voted for good and hard. You don’t get to just wipe your hands of it and pretend you did your part.
The Courts may not rule in their favor and if they try to use force, they may start a civil war.
Democrats are hypocrites.
Thomas Jefferson, “I enclose you a list of the killed, wounded, and captives of the enemy from the commencement of hostilities at Lexington in April, 1775, until November, 1777, since which there has been no event of any consequence …
I think that upon the whole it has been about one half the number lost by them, in some instances more, but in others less. This difference is ascribed to our superiority in taking aim when we fire; every soldier in our army having been intimate with his gun from his infancy.” - Thomas Jefferson, letter to Giovanni Fabbroni, June 8, 1778
SECOND AMENDMENT
Right to Bear Arms
Passed by Congress September 25, 1789. Ratified December 15, 1791. The first 10 amendments form the Bill of Rights:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
DemocRats are dictate-o-cRats.
a February 2019 CNBC piece re: ‘Red’ Herring.
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Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, third in line for governor, wore blackface in college
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KEY POINTS
Virginia’s already chaotic executive branch became even more tumultuous Wednesday as the state’s attorney general, Mark Herring, admitted he wore blackface at a college party in 1980.
Herring, a Democrat, is third in line to the governor’s office.
Gov. Ralph Northam faces widespread calls for his resignation after a conservative news site last week published a photo from his 1984 medical school yearbook page showing two men, one in blackface, the other wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood.
Hey folks, THIS is AG Mark Herring .... of course, he’s going to issue an advisory opinion of “no legal effect” ....
He did THIS in 2015 - jump to the last paragraph excerpted (more article at the link) if you want to see what this anti-gun AG did - lot of VA residents got non-resident Utah permits so they could carry in neighboring states, most of which recognized Utah:
Virginia to stop recognizing concealed carry gun permits from 25 states
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-attorney-general-mark-herring-delivers-blow-to-gun-rights-advocates/2015/12/21/d72ce3d0-a821-11e5-9b92-dea7cd4b1a4d_story.html
RICHMOND — Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced Tuesday that the commonwealth will no longer recognize out-of-state concealed handgun permits, part of a national push to circumvent legislatures opposed to tightening gun laws.
Herring (D) said 25 states have lax laws compared with Virginia, where a history of stalking, drug dealing or inpatient mental health treatment can disqualify someone from carrying a concealed handgun. The move is in step with actions governors and attorneys general are taking to address gun violence without going through Republican-controlled legislatures.
“While you are here, you are subject to the commonwealth’s gun laws,” Herring said during a news conference.
But Herring’s office could not say how many people are suspected of crossing into Virginia with concealed weapons to commit crimes, and Republican lawmakers sharply criticized the move, which enforces laws already on the books.
Nevertheless, more than 6.3 million people who could legally carry concealed handguns into Virginia today will lose the privilege when the change takes effect next year. An additional 420,000 Virginians with concealed-carry permits will no longer enjoy reciprocity when they travel to six states.
Well, go ahead and try to enforce those laws, Mr Badass.
Officers sworn to defend the constitution have a duty to NOT follow unconstitutional 'law'.
Our lawless attorney general said the same thing about the Virginia constitution and refused to uphold his oath and defend it.
Go to the local county sheriff Mr Democrat AG and order him to start confiscating guns.
He’ll laugh in your face and throw you out of his office.
Take your so-called advisory opinion and stick it where the sun don’t shine.
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