George Mason of Virginia, author of the Bill of Rights, wrote:
looks like major difference of opinion
So sanctuary cities have no legal effect.
Just what you’d expect from a Democrat. Its his opinion. Who cares?
Did anyone really expect anything different from these guys?
Illegal opinion. Cannot pick and choose which laws to enforce., When the states allowed “sanctuary cities” on illegal immigration they created legal principal being invoked here.
The Virginia State Constitution is very clear, in Article 13 it states-
‘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.’
The Progs are going to start equating with owning Assault Rifles as being on the same vain as Child Porn.
Immediate felonies, long prison sentences, the works.
We are laughing at them calling them stupid, but they are preparing and ready.
Mark Herring might want to avoid the sanctuaries because bullets are not impressed by his opinion.
“Neither local governments nor local constitutional officers have the authority to declare state statutes unconstitutional or decline to follow them on that basis”
Wow, really?
Someone tell Gavin Newsom and Xavier Becerra!
They’ve been actively obstructing federal immigration law for the last decade.
Now that the shoe’s on the other foot, the Rat party has a different opinion?
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
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.
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'.