From Northam's college yearbook page (at least no one had a scary assault rifle):
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.
Why didn’t this man have someone with command of English grammar edit this letter?
This is a case for the Supreme Court ( gargle). It’s in blatant violation of the Constitution.
Giv. Blackface has been comprised by the PC police.
This is the same thing I see happening If at the federal level they try to use the military to remove our God given rights. The naysayers are going to be shocked at the number of armed forces stand down instead of following Mordor on the Patomic.
Beautiful State but like all things touched by liberalism, it is ruined. Kinda like Detroit, Chicago, Austin, etal.
And possibly support from outside the State
It needs to spread to NYS...
Oh the joy, that jackass in Albany needs it shoved right up his...…!
“I had once considered Virginia a state to retire to, but no more.”
I DID retire here and now I’m stuck (well almost stuck), at least I’m in a 2nd amendment sanctuary. Wish us luck.
I encourage everyone to look back at Boston after the marathon bombing and the unlawful house to house searches by jackbooted thugs. Even with our superior # of guns the Gubmint has the advantage.
What can the governor be thinking?
From Northam's college yearbook page (at least no one had a scary assault rifle):
The article opens with a statement that is vague. Dems will not be sworn in until January 8th, or thereabouts. However, it’s true that in their tyrannical glee, they have already drafted draconian gun bills for immediate passage upon assuming office. This is payback to Soros and Bloomberg. It is likely Northam will only be left with State Police (Troopers) who he will try to use to shake down travelers on the roadways. Remember the Maryland Troopers, who shook down the Florida Christmas travelers a year or so ago? Troopers on patrol can call in your tag number, determine if you are a registered gun owner and try to then use a pretext (ruse) to stop you. Then the fun really begins. If you are carrying or have a weapon in the car, I believe in Virginia, ‘laws’ already force you to disclose that fact to the stopping officer. If the weapon you are carrying on yourself or in the car doesn’t meet the new ‘law,’ bingo, the trooper will likely seize the weapon. See what tyranny is like. You can’t even go hunting or to the range anymore.
WWVD (What Would Virginia Do?)
“just think what they can do if we were unarmed”
Trust that they’ve been spending years and years thinking and dreaming about that.
#WWVD
I will not make any deals with you.
I’ve resigned.
I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered!
My life is my own.
The only confiscation that will take place will be through red flag laws, of which there have already been thousands of such events in other states.
Number of LEOs declining to participate?
Zero.
That’s how the left works. The get you over a PC barrel and you have to virtue signal your way into their good graces. That virtue signalling turns into merciless attacks on the right.
Thomas Jefferson was a man with vision.
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