Democrat says Second Amendment supporters in Virginia have 'mental issues'

Washington Examiner ^ | January 10, 2020 04:19 PM | Spencer Neale

[E. Pluribus Unum]

A Virginia state senator called Second Amendment supporters "little kids" at a public meeting over the weekend as tensions between gun rights activists boil over in the state.

Sen. Dave Marsden, who supports Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, is an advocate of proposed gun control legislation and is part of the Democratic majority in the Virginia General Assembly. Instead of apologizing for the insensitive remarks, Marsden called Second Amendment supporters "mentally ill" in a letter he sent following a meeting with constituents.

Mornings on the Mall host Mary Walter read part of Marsden's letter on-air and asked him to comment.

"Too many of your members and other 2A supporters appear to have mental health issues," Walter quoted.

"A significant number of these things were indicative of very unstable people, and this is worrisome," replied Marsden. "The responses I was getting were from people who showed signs of having mental health difficulties."

After Democrats swept into power in both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly last November, gun rights supporters passed Second Amendment sanctuary resolutions in 75 of 96 Virginia counties to protect their rights to own and bear firearms in their localities. Gov. Ralph Northam has threatened to deploy the National Guard if local police refuse to abide by new laws passed in this year's General Assembly session.

"The Second Amendment community is very, very concerned about us approaching the problem as a mental health problem, and this is just indicative of exactly what they're talking about. There are a lot of people who have mental health issues that are engaged on the current issues, and that's a concern to all of us," stated Marsden.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks fieldmarshaldj.

[rsteve]

I think claiming 2nd Amendment People have “mental Issues” has to go on the shelf next to Hillary's “Deplorable”.

[SecAmndmt]

Yep, supporting a Presidential candidate who suffers from the mental condition of wanting to sodomize a man.

[SecAmndmt]

Voters put these filthy socialists in place. Want to change that? Stop creating more Democrat voters! Abandon the government school system

[SIDENET]

I really hope these lefty aholes go down in flames.

I'd be cool with seeing them go up in flames.

[Susquehanna Patriot]

Thanks bert for the additional details. I really appreciate it. It appears to date I just scratched the history of the Overmountain trail. You have inspired me to plan some time in the next 12 months. Even though I have been to Sycamore Shoals State Park a couple of years ago, I would stop there (again) at that little gem as I follow the trail. Also, having been through the area’s mountains via the back roads numerous times, I can imagine some of the difficulties endured on their journey to get to Cowpens and Kings Mountain ... and once there, to engage in battle.

[Bodega]

I am ignorant of the Muster Ground in Abington, Virginia. My Great-great-great ....grandfather Henry Mann must have something to do with that. I regret I do not know more about him except his picture is hanging or was hung in the libary at the Univ of Virginia.
If family stories bear a modicum of truth, he would be furiously fighting for the 2nd Amendment because he understood the tyranny of the dictatorship, royalty, etc. Also he understood very well how easy it was to subjugate a population to whoever is in power if they population could not bear arms freely.
I hope we don’t repeat the Revolution or Civil War but with the pure ignorance and stupidity of the many uneducated in our population now, either may happen. Uneducated includes those who have “gone to school even unto the sacred Phd level” and not learned any history or the meaning of the Constitution and the Amendments.