Posted on 12/26/2019 12:23:57 PM PST by MAGAlady
Earlier this year, disgraced Virginia Governor Ralph Northam tried pushing through his state’s assembly some of the strictest gun control policies ever introduced in the Commonwealth. The measures inevitably failed but Democrats gained a small majority in both chambers in November. The first task? Resurrect these dead bills. Now Virginia is facing two fresh laws; the banning of semi-automatic rifles as well as a registry of those already owned.
The new legislation is being introduced as gun confiscatory laws since they do not grandfather in existing firearms that would be banned and make current gun owners felons facing up to five years in prison.
Gun owners across the state and country are concerned that the registry will be used for future gun confiscations and that restricting access to certain rifles is no more than a power grab as these firearms are rarely used in crimes. Gov. Northam and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring are confirming these suspicions by reallocating a substantial hunk of the budget to prepare for residents not willing to comply.
The proposed $250,000 is for a special correctional department fund to “increase in the operating cost of adult correctional facilities resulting from the [gun law] enactment.” Not only are Virginians going to see their gun rights restricted, but they’ll be paying for it, too.
Governor Northam is still only floating the idea of a gun buyback program, a racket where the government buys your guns with your money much lower than market value.
Over the last six weeks, more than 100 Virginia townships and localities have passed resolutions declaring themselves as Second Amendment Sanctuaries as pro-gun activists hold rallies across the state. Most of these resolutions include wording that they will refuse the state the right to assign their revenue to pay for the unconstitutional infringements on Virginians’ right to bear arms.
Pro-gun rally outside VA Capitol Nov. 4th/Youtube Herring has warned that the state is king and localities opposing the new gun restrictions will be faced with statist force to comply. Democratic House Delegate Lee Carter has introduced a bill which makes any law enforcement officer that specifically refuses to enforce Virginia’s strict gun laws open to immediate termination.
Following Carter’s example, a Richmond Delegate, Donald McEachin is calling for Governor Northam to use the National Guard to enforce these laws if the local governments still refuse as well as cut their funding. Speaking to Newsweek, he says:
“[T]he governor may have to nationalize the National Guard to enforce the law. 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…
They certainly risk funding, because if the sheriff’s department is not going to enforce the law, they’re going to lose money.”
And those aren’t even the craziest of suggestions. Police Chief RaShall Brackney from Charlottesville called for a ban on all weapons in a judicial committee meeting.
Michael Hammond, a legal councilor for Gun Owners of America is helping to craft legislation “that would prohibit the governor from declaring martial law for the purpose of confiscating guns through the National Guard.”
A Culpeper County Sheriff is also taking on the gun restrictions by declaring he will personally deputize thousands of residents in order to bypass these limitations. While Sheriff Jenkins did note that he is trying everything within his power to legally oppose the potential gun grab, he did tell Fox & Friends:
“[Residents] will be properly vetted through a normal process. Everything from normal background checks that we do for other deputy sheriffs as well as psych evaluations… It’s not just a blanket policy of swearing-in anyone who is interested.”
It also means that the residents that take advantage will be required to complete at least 8 hours of volunteer work a month.
On Capitol Hill, Democrats are excited about Virginia’s authoritarian wet dream. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) told the Washington Examiner he hopes the local county police who are refusing to enforce these gun control measures resign or, “they [will be] prosecuted for failure to fulfill their oath.” Then he went on to say:
“The law is the law. If that becomes the law, you don’t have a choice, not if you’re a sworn officer of the law.”
The “law is the law” argument falls flat considering Democratic lawmakers in Virginia have simultaneously been pushing immigrations bills that would see tuition lowered for the “undocumented” aliens as well as give them driver licenses.
Image result for virginia state seal Virginia’s state motto “sic semper tyrannis” (thus ever unto tyrants) once represented victory over tyranny. The irony is tragic.
It’s important to note in this brouhaha:
1. No such law has been enacted.
2. There will NOT be door to door confiscation.
3. The Governor has not raised the specter of confiscation, nor calling out the guard.
Commies just like these laws on the books in case they catch somebody. Then you’re screwed.
Lee Carter and the rest of the Virginia rats have gone full on crazy. The want a confrontation; pray they don’t get one or, if they really intend to push the State to the breaking point, that they suffer the most for their attempt to subvert a free people.
Yes and plenty will choose to enforce the law. However, if they're willing to kill to enforce this law, then they better be ready to die as well. because it won't all go their way. Also the prominent Dems who started this better stay sharp. The governor has round the clock protection by state police jackboots*, but few of the others do.
Reinhardt Heydrich (another tyrant in the mold of Northram)had 24 hour protection by some of the toughest bastards alive at the time (waffen SS) and he still was killed
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated”
Part of being secure is not being on a list.
It's not only that unreasonable seizures are prohibited, but building the ability to perform unreasonable seizures is also prohibited.
Amendment XIV Section 3:
"No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."
Article VI of the Constitution:
“The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution...”
Try messing with our Amendment II and VI rights and we will get you thrown out and barred from public office.
I just purchased Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Civil Disobedience. I’ll give you a book report in a day or so.
On Capitol Hill, Democrats are excited about Virginia’s authoritarian wet dream. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) told the Washington Examiner he hopes the local county police who are refusing to enforce these gun control measures resign or, “they [will be] prosecuted for failure to fulfill their oath.”
Coonman Northam already violated the Hippocratic Oath taken by all physicians with his statements about murdering newborn babies. Democrats violate the oaths they took to uphold the Constitution. Rep. connolly is pretty selective about which oaths he considers important.
90%+ of all VA counties are sanctuary.....good luck with that one, blackface.......
Not to mention section 242 of title 18:
“Deprivation of rights under color of law”
https://www.justice.gov/crt/deprivation-rights-under-color-law
“The governor has round the clock protection by state police jackboots”
Sure, but that won’t protect him from the angry citizens.
It’s in the works.
Bingo and well said.
As a student of history, “I was just following orders” was and will never be tolerable as an excuse AND VA law enforcement needs to be reminded of this historical fact!
I thank you for your kind and encouraging words. I can and will send them to the White House as a suggestion.
Your comment about billboards in the DC area made me smile. What you don’t know is the my eldest daughter lives in Alexandria, VA with her lesbian “Wife”, and both of them would see those billboards daily. LOL
Of course... they don’t want to piss off their base.
Question: are all DemonRats nuts? Answer: YES!!!
As I understand it, none of the legislation has actually passed yet. Therefore, no one would currently have any “standing” upon which to file. If the laws are eventually passed, I would think there will be numerous lawsuits filed.
I wonder if I can have their houses? They, their wives, their parents, their children, aunts, uncles, cousins, pets won't be needing theirs, where they are going...
Will Brazil be far enough away for them?
time to start a recall on all of the Virginia anti 2nd amendment democrats, in conjunction with practicing your 2nd amendment rights in doing so if necessary.
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