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.
I love the State Song of Virginia the old Dominion state you posted. To the tune of “Shenandoah,” but with far more meaningful and profound lyrics.
This Pennsylvanian joined the Virginia Citizens Defense League. The least I could do, for the present time.
they’ve been trying to gin up a Civil War for several years now.
Antifa couldn’t get the blacks and whites to start playing cowboys and Indians with one another, now they’ll try for demonizing gun owners and forcing a 2nd Amendment decision tree to get the job done for them.
President Trump should direct that the civil rights branch of the US Justice Department should investigate states that interfere with the 2nd Amendment.
Many legal VA gun owners will willingly give up their guns.
You are correct. If turns into a shooting war, he will be removed as will many Dems who voted for this bill. Long guns have a long reach.
Love to see it, but so far we haven’t even seen prosecutions for for coup attempts.
The Pols have forgotten NOTHING!!
They realize that without private ownership of arms, they don't NEED the consent of the governed.
For anyone interested Thoreau was arrested for refusing to pay a $1 poll tax in protest of the Mexican War...A PDF version of Thoreau’s essay is available for download here:
https://www.ibiblio.org/ebooks/Thoreau/Civil%20Disobedience.pdf
Paging Claire Wolfe, paging Claire Wolfe; It’s time.
Those dumb voters wanted this. No pity from me.
“They are part of the checks and balances of government and can refuse to enforce laws they do not agree with, such as a law that says kill all law enforcement officers.”
True, that was also the decision at Nuremberg.
He’s on twitter.
“90%+ of all VA counties are sanctuary”
Then how did this bozo get voted in?
“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.”
Using tax money from the very people who’s rights are being infringed.
And...AND...using their tax dollars to imprison them.
Tyranny at its finest
I was wondering about that.
Ping me to your book report, please
This will not turn out well for the Governor nor for Democrats.
Maybe this would be a good time to re-institute "tarring and feathering," a non-lethal way to humiliate government goons and demonstrate that they are individuals, personally accountable for actions they undertake regardless who directs them.
They have the protection of anonymity within the agencies they work for, and the moral excuse of "just following orders." Bring them out and punish them publicly.
It's a frighteningly extreme prospect to consider, but we may be near the point that it becomes necessary. Whoever gets involved will need self discipline and a well considered plan of how to proceed, something that needs to be worked out ahead of time. You can be sure the FBI has a plan.
We'd better start boning up on the recent history of such actions. There are plenty of parallels to be drawn from successes like the Bundy Ranch standoff, and failures like the Malheur National Wildlife mess. The government will employ terror, given opportunity and an excuse.
“True, that was also the decision at Nuremberg.”
Excellent point. “Just doing my job” is not a defense.
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