§ 18.2-433.2. Paramilitary activity prohibited; penalty. (2020 VA General Assembly proposed bill)

Virginia's Legislative Information System ^ | November 21, 2019 | Unattributed

[Perseverando]

2020 SESSION

20101207D

SENATE BILL NO. 64
Offered January 8, 2020
Prefiled November 21, 2019
A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-433.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to paramilitary activities; penalty.
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Patron-- Lucas
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 18.2-433.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 18.2-433.2. Paramilitary activity prohibited; penalty.

A person shall be is guilty of unlawful paramilitary activity, punishable as a Class 5 felony if he:

1. Teaches or demonstrates to any other person the use, application, or making of any firearm, explosive, or incendiary device, or technique capable of causing injury or death to persons, knowing or having reason to know or intending that such training will be employed for use in, or in furtherance of, a civil disorder; or

2. Assembles with one or more persons for the purpose of training with, practicing with, or being instructed in the use of any firearm, explosive, or incendiary device, or technique capable of causing injury or death to persons, intending to employ such training for use in, or in furtherance of, a civil disorder; or

3. Assembles with one or more persons with the intent of intimidating any person or group of persons by drilling, parading, or marching with any firearm, any explosive or incendiary device, or any components or combination thereof.

2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 854 of the Acts of Assembly of 2019 requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.

[Openurmind]

Without question it is unconstitutional. And if allowed it will indeed eventually spread to all the other states.

[Tench_Coxe]

You know, if I put my tinfoil hat on it sure sounds like they’re trying to put a buffer zone around DC.

[Perseverando]

Without question it is unconstitutional. And if allowed it will indeed eventually spread to all the other states.

If any demoKKKrat is elected President in 2020 count on it being pushed as federal legislation. I'm not counting on the Turtle shutting this down in the U.S. Senate if the Rats hold the House and the White House.

[Pete Dovgan]

“Provides that a person is guilty of unlawful paramilitary activity if such person assembles with another person with the intent of intimidating any person or group of persons by drilling, parading, or marching with any firearm, any explosive or incendiary device, or any components or combination thereof. Such unlawful paramilitary activity is punishable as a Class 5 felony.”

This is as unconstitutional, IMHO, as it gets.

Amendment II

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

The SCOTUS will overrule, so giant waste of time.

[DarthVader]

This is only further proof that Virginia will be one of the first states that Trump will put under martial law.

[Perseverando]

The SCOTUS will overrule, so giant waste of time.

Did SCOTUS overrule lawsuits against firearms manufacturers, or did they just choose not to rule and allow the lower courts that had given the OK for lawsuits to prevail?

[cyclotic]

So these morons are going to declare the Virginia based NRA a paramilitary organization?

I’m glad my last rifle instructor course I taught there is already over.

[bert]

There will be revolution in Virginia west of Roanoke

[Openurmind]

“The SCOTUS will overrule, so giant waste of time.”

I wouldn’t make any bets on it. How many times have we heard that? SCOTUS does not always do what it should do. Look at where we are now because of their trend to outright ignore the Constitution. They judge by emotion and societal influence rather than constitutional fact, they have for many years now.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

qaz123 :" Funny how, in their rush to pass these ridiculous bills,
they always seem to forget to exempt law enforcement".

The legislative idiots in New York State did just that
and then had to rewrite the bill later.
Proving again that Progressism is a mental and social disease.

[TADSLOS]

Here we go...

[TADSLOS]

King George III would be proud...

[Uncle Miltie]

Gotta train harder for the Zombie Apocalypse.

[Perseverando]

Unfortunately training to defend against the Zombie Apocalypse in Virginia is going to become a Class 5 felony.

Coincidentally all zombies vote demoKKKrat. (After all they are brain dead.)

[vetvetdoug]

The names of those that are putting this “law” out should be well publicized. This law is so vague that a reenactor outfit of any period would be prosecuted with this law.

[Lurkinanloomin]

The SCOTUS will overrule, so giant waste of time.
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Maybe, in a few years when it gets there if we have two more justices appointed.
Right now, I wouldn’t count on it.
We only have three conservatives on the court.

[reardensteel]

CV2 must be on the horizon. No longer a distant crazy idea.

[qaz123]

I think the same thing happened in NJ, as well, not too long ago. And Jersey has an AG that is pretty insane. Publicly stated that Jersey will not abide by Federal Law, HR218, that allows cops, from other states, to carry guns in the state. Country is falling apart.

[Lurkinanloomin]

West of Goochland.

[Little Pig]

This wouldn’t be nearly so bad if the wording “for use in” was dropped. I wouldn’t have any problem outlawing training if it was intended “in furtherance of civil disorder”.

As written, this law would also put the kybosh on all the Leftist “gun clubs” that have been springing up lately too, so expect it to get pushback from both sides.