Posted on 03/19/2020 3:39:01 PM PDT by USA Conservative
It seems that America is changing a lot after the “Chinese Virus”.
Panic gun buying is taking place in strict gun control states, lines are building outside Gun stores.
The latest video we have comes from California:
https://twitter.com/AmyMek/status/1239852040227979269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1239852040227979269&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rightjournalism.com%2Fcities-run-by-liberals-shut-down-gun-sales-using-the-coronavirus-pandemic-as-an-excuse%2F
But liberals will use this hysteria to push for their globalist agenda, which includes aggressive move on our second amendment rights.
Cities that are run by liberals are using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to shut down gun sales.
San Jose, Calif. Mayor Sam Liccardo declared that gun stores were “non-essential businesses,” and they are no longer permitted to stay open during the lock down effective immediately.
“We are having panic buying right now for food,” Liccardo said on Wednesday. “The one thing we cannot have is panic buying of guns.”
The move to ban gun stores has only made the emergency situation even tenser as panic grips the public. People are worried that they will not be able to defend themselves and their families as the crisis worsen.
“Essential? It’s our right to arm ourselves,” 37-year-old painting contractor Joshua Wolfe said. “Toilet paper is essential, right? People are going nuts for that, right?”
“If they’re short on supplies, they’ll come after people who are prepared,” Wolfe added.
“I’ve seen people fighting over toilet paper. I’m worried what they will do out of desperation,” said 31-year-old San Jose resident J.V. Sumabat.
“When people start looting stores and they don’t have access to food, they could come into the homes of those they feel are vulnerable. I’d rather be prepared,” he added.
But it seems that this isn’t the only city affected by these kinds of policies.
Unconfirmed reports are emerging that the city of Washington D.C. has halted gun sales as well.
https://twitter.com/ArthurSchwartz/status/1240636281316618241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1240636281316618241&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rightjournalism.com%2Fcities-run-by-liberals-shut-down-gun-sales-using-the-coronavirus-pandemic-as-an-excuse%2F
Our Constitution is the source of all Government power. That power is established by the people. The people do not get their power from the Government. On the contrary, the Government gets its’ power from the people. But if we don’t stand up and enforce our rights, then the Constitution is merely pieces of useless, yellowed papers, that were once a part of history.
The 2nd Amendment empowers us as citizens to defend our lives, and other’s lives in life and death situations. It rightfully enables us to stop an attacker intent on deadly bodily harm.
The 2nd Amendment grants our right to lawfully carry firearms. Lawful carrying deters crime and reduces violent crime. This has been proven statistically.
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but they probably keep the abortion clinics open longer.
I wouldn’t call them liberals, especially if they are doing this.
Never let a crisis go to waste. Despicable people.
What does a coffee or a pair of sneaker have to do with it as well. Closing down every store it appears in a lot of cities.
So what’s the Attorney General and the DOJ doing about it? They’re more interested in destroying Michael Flynn, than protecting our Constitutional rights. They trashed his rights, now it’s on to ours.
Who cares what these communist azzholes say or think at this point? Most sane people are already armed to the teeth long before this crap ever came along...all thanks to their mighty messiah, the long dong odongo....the best gun salesman in US history...lol. Suck it, idiot libs...the horse is long gone outta the barn.
They voted for the liberal politicians that made their states anti-2A.
This over reach virus episode has officially ENDED the globalist agenda. When calm returns there WILL be an investigation into how all of this got started and those responsible will be running for their lives from here on end.
I’m just saying, banning guns is not liberal.
Quite a bit.
Because we are seeing severe disruptions of food supply in supermarkets stripped of food, people are naturally worried that if it gets worse hungry people will go house-to-house to find food. That's when you realize: maybe I should have a gun! (Even though you've always been an anti-gun LibTard).
From the Public Health point of view: for the same reason that they are closing restaurants, if the most crowded store in town in the Gun Store the authorities can at least plausibly claim it's for everyone's good because of the virus. (This might be a pretext, of course).
From a legal point of view, having read about 4 or 5 different state and local ordinances, they are all structured like this:
The chief executive may declare a state of emergency when needed and then:So, seeing as they are already invoking a "State of Emergency", if they are an unscupulous LibTard mayor, county executive, or governor (and aren't all 'tards unscrupulous be definition) -- then it's perfectly legal for them to throw in the prohibition on sale of guns.• Institute a curfew.
• Prohibit or limit the size of gatherings.
• Shut down streets and other areas to traffic.
• Require people to evacuate.
• Suspend commercial activity.
• Redirect city funds for emergency purposes.
• Shut off utility services.
• Prohibit the sale of alcohol, gasoline, weapons and explosives.
Despite this, even in places where a legal State of Emergency has been declared- like Washington State, the Governor has been very circumspect in how he uses his powers and his not (so far) closed gun stores.
You'll not a lot of the articles about this say "The law *permits* the Governor (or mayor, or ...) to ban gun sales, but I haven't seen any where they have actually Invoked that power and used it.
But, maybe they have somewhere.
I see two strategies going foward from here: <1>Get the laws that give this power to mayors ammended after this event, so that they no longer can ban gun sales, not matter what type of emergency they have.
And, a second MUCH MORE FUN IDEA! We need to start arguing for "remote gun buying laws" and "buy from home" laws for firearms, so that we can get guns as safely as we get stuff from Amazon when the other types of stores are closed.
It's a sacrifice the 'tards just have to make, to keep us all safe, they need to repeal and replace the 1968 gun control act, which made mail-order deliver of common guns illegal. It's just too risky with coronavirus out there to keep that antiquated law around any longer.
Then sell them private sale. Or Buy them outside of city limits.
Wherever you can, just DO it.
Give the libs a gian middle finger and exercise your right, no matter what shit they try to pull.
Time to shake our guns in their faces, to paraphrase the late great Mike Vanderbeough.
New Orleans tried that during Katrina and lost in court. 2nd Amendment Sisters were at the forefront in crying foul. Thou shall not Infringe!
8 years of Obama certainly lead to a massive pre-positioning of firearms for moments like this.
Whenever you talk to a “liberal” or “progressive” who advocates gun control, ask them why they don’t trust people to own guns. Leave out the “law-abiding” qualifier. Just wind the lib up and let them go. When they finish, smile and say “I’m waiting for a real reason, so why don’t YOU trust people to own guns?”
“What has gun ownership to do with Coronavirus? “
Well, if you’ve got a gun you can make people keep their six foot distance...if not horizontally then vertically:)
As far as I know, Washington, D.C. does not have a single gun store.
Remember that in Nov, folks.
But gas is cheap enough to go to the next town...way to go, DUmba$$es! You can’t beg for more money when your sales taxes are not enough to cover your debt any longer.
Let them continue to show their colors.
This “pandemic” changes no laws it just allows government very wide control.
Just watch who does what.
In South Carolina racing is continuing this weekend because it is a private ownership track.
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