Posted on 12/23/2019 2:17:25 AM PST by WWG1WWA
Over the last few months, Virginia Democrats have worked to pass extreme gun control measures in the state. In fact, a Democratic congressmen went as far as to say that the National Guard my have to be used in order to enforce a door-to-door gun grab.
“And ultimately, I’m not the governor, but the governor may have to nationalize the National Guard to enforce the law,” Rep. Donald McEachin said, according to Newsweek. “That’s his call, because I don’t know how serious these counties are and how severe the violations of law will be. But that’s obviously an option he has.”
However, one National Guardsman — who opted to remain anonymous — will not be going along with state’s prospective gun control measures, writing a direct letter to McEachin that “we will not comply.”
Here’s the letter, per Law Enforcement Today:
Mr. McEachin, have you ever heard of a little thing called the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878? Apparently, you are not.
Allow me to fill you in.
The purpose of the act is to limit the military branches from enforcing laws against US. citizens. While the PCA does not prevent a governor from calling the Virginia National Guard, the law enforcement capacity of the Guard while on state active duty is full-scale enforcement of martial law when local law enforcement can no longer maintain civilian control.
Are you listening Mr. McEachin? If Governor Northam were to call up the National Guard, it would be through enacting martial law. …
Martial law is the imposition of direct military control of normal civilian functions by a government, especially in response to a temporary emergency such as invasion or major disaster, or in an occupied territory.
Sheriffs and police chiefs refusing to go against the Constitution to fulfill your stupid anti-gun drivel hardly constitutes a temporary emergency.
If you and your fellow Constitution-hating hacks continue to push an agenda of gun banning, forfeiture and confiscation, I can almost assure you that you might meet more than one requirement for enacting martial law.
If you force local law enforcement to start violating peoples 2nd Amendment rights by taking their guns, you will wind up with temporary emergency due to an occupied territory.
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If the state deems that it should enact martial law because sheriff’s, whose only “crime” is standing up for the Constitution, here is what it looks like.
The state Constitution would be suspended. So would habeas corpus and civil rights.
There would be no freedom of the press, assembly or speech.
Curfews would be enforced on the people.
Troops would be in the streets for enforcement.
Checkpoints would be set up for control.
The Guard would have the ability to hold a person without charge.
Imprisonment without representation or due process.
Seeing that we are talking about gun control, there would be warrantless, house to house confiscation of firearms, ammunition, food supplies.
I have to wonder if this is really what Democratic leaders in Virginia want. Because what it equates to is a tyrannical government using its military as ‘enforcers.’
And that is exactly what the 2nd Amendment was created to protect against.
If the Virginia legislators want to push this issue, it could get ugly.
And oh, by the way, plan on seeing the vast majority of the Virginia National Guard become Conscientious Objectors. It will be really hard for them to arrest cops and confiscate guns when none of them will carry the necessary arms to enforce said arrests and confiscations.
How do I know this? I am one of them and will be one of the first to lay down my gun and walk away.
I will not be a pawn in a tyrannical game of human chess. Neither will most of the men and women I serve with.
Let us know what you think of this National Guardsman’s letter to Rep. Donald McEachin about not complying with anti-2A gun control measures.
It was on Fox News.
There are no registration requirements for weapons
in Virginia.
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Thanks for that valuable information. Unfortunately, a hell raising Highway Patrol officer can get into your knickers in a number of ways other than matching a license tag to gun registration. NRA stickers, Don’t Tread on Me license plates, a visible gun rack, etc., may give an over zealous officer the excuse he needs to scrutinize the vehicle and driver for the slightest vehicle infraction (ruse) for a pullover to set up a declaration by the driver that he is armed. When the declaration idea was first floated, it was mostly viewed positively as a means to de-esclate a situation between the officer and the gun bearer. With the clarity of hindsight we see where even a well intended concession on the right to carry has now turned into a way for LE to grab your weapon. Give them an inch and they will take the whole stink’n yard.
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Now that post should be a keeper for all gun owners. Note the enhanced penalties if the rights deprivation is effected with the use of a firearm. I would add 42 U.S.C 1983 to the list where the aggrieved party can personally sue the ass of the offending official.
Thank you. You are correct. An Unlawful order.
Merry Christmas!
Activate the Guard, not federalize or nationalize (meaning being placed under the command of federal authorities).
I think.
Recall? The ahole needs to be swinging from a tree!
The Governor can call the Guard to State Active Duty, but the President can mobilize them to Active Federal Service, thereby removing them from state control. It’s been done before during the Civil Rights Era. They can be sent to barracks, or held at their mobilization station under Federal control.
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I like the sound of this.
But it makes me wonder: Why wasn’t this being mentioned when some of the state governors said they would not allow their NG troops be used for border enforcement duties?
I thought Trump had called for some NG troops to be used for the border.
Because due to the last 50 years of dis-education of our youth, there are few who have even a little command of English.
As predicted in the book, The Sovereign Individual by Rees-Mogg and Davidson, the large nation states are going to break apart and different forms of government will arise, such as march regions and city-states. It seems time for the large cities to go their way and the rest of us to go ours.
The laws are already there it only takes the will to enforce them.
Good, but what if “they” make private ownership of a firearm a crime?
“gun registration”
A backround check is not a gun
registration form. The type of
firearm you’re purchasing is
not recorded on a backround
check form. All backround check
forms must be destroyed within
24 hours according to federal
law.
Federal law prohibits the
federal government
from collecting firearm sales
records in a central repository.
Without a central repository
of all firearm sales records,
tracing is a slow, cumbersome process.
A state cop isn’t going to be able
to tell from your name only, what
type of weapons you may own.
It’s sad and wrong that those who
own “illegal” weapons, are forced
to keep them in their homes, out
of sight. And it goes without
saying, if you own one, keep
your mouth shut, and definitely
don’t be a dummy and carry it
around in your vehicle.
When a cop runs a serial number
of a weapon that’s found in
your vehicle, the only thing
that shows up is if it’s stolen.
That’s when your name is tied
to the weapon.
They truely don’t know what
you have...unless you tell
them.
The President, as CinC could very easily called their bluff and Federalized the Guard units he wanted. There was probably a better way to humble those blowhard Governors/TAG’s...witholding Federal funding for their pet state projects for instance. Playing chicken at that level is a bloody art.
It also is amu3that many National Guardsmen are in fact sherriff’s deputies and cops... Lol. They are Police captains, judges, physicians. They are us.
So good luck.
C’mon down to Flori-Duh, ‘Pod!
So far so good, but I hear that Morgan and Morgan and the LIEberals are all about following VA’s lead on gun confiscation.
We’ll see about that!
HST, I don’t think the LIEberals are going to survive this assault on the deplorables! VA will probably remain a safe 2A state.
LIEberals have pissed off a lot of folks!
Why are you still in Maryland? The entire state is a gun-FRee zone, isn’t it?
At some point, it must become the responsibility of the people, not SCOTUS (5 years down the road) to deal with this tyranny.
If I recall my history correctly, that very thing happened quite a bit during both our Revolutionary and Civil wars.
Hunker down and be prepared. Once it starts, it will be far uglier than we think. And once they fire the first shot against us, then all of the fury of hell must be unleashed upon them.
And once it happens, then patriots must drive home the point that no politician who aligns himself or herself against the Constitution should ever have reason to feel safe.
If the US supreme court has Incorporated the 2nd amendment against the states then said law would be struck down by them as well. Otherwise it is constitutionally within the power of a state to ban guns provided its constitution permits this, something i seriously doupt is the case in Virginia.
In any case don’t ask us to help the baby killing state of Virginia to deprive any U.S. Citizen born or unborn of their natural rights. Perhaps Virginia give some meaning to its state moto, thus always to Tyrants.
Why didn’t this man have someone with command of English grammar edit this letter?
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That was my first thought as well ... then again, that presupposes that the ‘Rats reading it can tell the difference ... ;>)
Time to start doxing
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