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Blame Game Set for Va. Gov. Northam's Gun-Free Kill Zone
American Thinker.com ^ | January 18, 2020 | James G. Robertson

Posted on 01/18/2020 6:50:10 AM PST by Kaslin

The political battle lines have been drawn over Virginia governor Ralph Northam's declaration of an emergency kill zone on the Capitol grounds for Lobby Day, Jan. 20. As of Friday night, after a Virginia district court rejected a legal challenge to the governor's gun ban, the ban appears to be in place, unless a last-ditch appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court can succeed in overturning the ban this weekend.

As it stands, an area bounded by 9th, Broad, Bank, and Governor streets around the Richmond Capitol has been declared an emergency gun-free zone. One section of the appeal to the Supreme Court argues:

These events merely underscore the Petitioners['] concern raised at oral argument before the trial court, that people who choose to show up armed to Lobby Day — and there will be many who seek to — will be forced by this EO into the unprotected chaos of the surrounding streets, rather than the "shelter" of the Capitol grounds. The EO's ban on firearms on the grounds for this permitted event has increased the risk of problems despite the purported justification of "avoiding another Charlottesville."

Philip Van Cleave, president of the VCDL, discussed the logistics of the rally on the Cam Edwards YouTube channel on Thursday:

... 9th Street is right there, that's the street that touches the Capitol square ... 9th street will be blocked off so that people can stand there and they will be able to hear the speakers[.] ... If you are on that street, you can carry[.]

Capitol police expect to funnel as many as 10,000 people through magnetometers into the outdoor gun-free kill zone that will be contained by fencing around the Capitol grounds.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: banglist; lobbyday; virginia
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1 posted on 01/18/2020 6:50:10 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

It’s an ambush.


2 posted on 01/18/2020 6:54:48 AM PST by SanchoP (Yippy,the next generation search engine.)
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To: Kaslin

Sounds like they’re putting people in a Compound of some type


3 posted on 01/18/2020 6:55:11 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: Kaslin

Don’t go there.


4 posted on 01/18/2020 6:56:32 AM PST by chris37 (Where's Hunter?)
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the outdoor gun-free kill zone that will be contained by fencing

So a maniac, baby-killing governor is planning to put law abiding citizens in an cage, or as they put it, "outdoor gun-free kill zone that will be contained by fencing"

After the set up at Charlottesville, who in their right mind would put themselves in this kind of situation?

5 posted on 01/18/2020 6:57:21 AM PST by JonPreston
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To: Kaslin

Folks, this is how the govt starts to remove your guns and eventually kill the 2nd amendment. If you ever thought how this would happen, it will be playing out for you right in front of your eyes.


6 posted on 01/18/2020 6:59:38 AM PST by duckman ( Not tired of winning!)
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To: Kaslin

This is going to be ab ambush to kill people. The governor has hyped this up for the purpose of starting the war. They know the impeachment isnt going well, racism didn’t work, collusion didn’t work, sexism didn’t work. So let’ start a rebellion and see where that goes........


7 posted on 01/18/2020 6:59:43 AM PST by realcleanguy
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To: Kaslin

“Notice that Gov. Northam is using a Stalinist tactic when he requests that private citizens disavow people they don’t even know. The implication is that if you don’t become a state-controlled denouncer, a stooge of the government, you will be held responsible for anything bad that happens when you express your First Amendment rights.”

This is the modern democrat party.
The CPUSA didn’t run a candidate in ‘08 or in ‘12 because they didn’t see the need. The dims filled that spot.


8 posted on 01/18/2020 7:00:39 AM PST by Texas resident (Democrats=Enemy of People of The United States of America)
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To: Kaslin

If your government is threatened by your independence, congratulations; you elected a tyranny.


9 posted on 01/18/2020 7:01:13 AM PST by conservativeimage (A Time For War?)
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To: JonPreston
After the set up at Charlottesville, who in their right mind would put themselves in this kind of situation?

Why, this person would:

And who is this person? Well, that's Philip Van Cleave, the president of the Virginia Civil Defense League (VCDL) who was duped by Sasha Baron Cohen in the movie "Borat". That's who.

10 posted on 01/18/2020 7:03:44 AM PST by bkopto
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To: duckman

It’s much worse than that.

They have purposely planned a fish in a barrel scenario.

The government of Virginia is out for blood.


11 posted on 01/18/2020 7:04:24 AM PST by chris37 (Where's Hunter?)
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To: Kaslin
Go heavily armed, rifle not pistol.
Gather just outside the kill box.
Have all Republican members of house and senate either stay home or join those gathering outside of the box.
Let the Dems wonder how they found themselves inside their own kill box.
12 posted on 01/18/2020 7:06:05 AM PST by Politically Correct
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To: Kaslin
Why is Gov. Northam doing this? It’s simple. Northam knows that it will take a ton of leftist decisions to erase this little Klan controversy from liberal minds.


13 posted on 01/18/2020 7:08:48 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: chris37

“They have purposely planned a fish in a barrel scenario.”
For some reason, I can’t see the police taking kill shots at their neighbors. If there is one innocent person killed, Richmond will be the start of Civil War 2. IMHO


14 posted on 01/18/2020 7:09:33 AM PST by duckman ( Not tired of winning!)
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To: Kaslin
The 'Ratz have carefully planned this event and the timing is perfect - if you are a 'Rat!

On Tuesday, after the Monday riots and murders in Virginia, 'Ratz will use that as the additional "Article of Impeachment" necessary to pressure a few Senators to vote to allow more witnesses or acquit - whatever they can parlay the deaths into.

This may not cause the impeachment of Trump but will bolster the gun-grabbers, put fear into 'Pubbies and potentially help to flip the Senate.

This is a brilliant scheme orchestrated by the Socialist-Marxist enemies of America.

15 posted on 01/18/2020 7:10:45 AM PST by Aevery_Freeman (Politicians don't seek solutions, they seek problems.)
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To: duckman

It’s not going to be the police.

Some leftist agitator will start it. They want it. They are manufacturing it.

I would not go here.


16 posted on 01/18/2020 7:11:39 AM PST by chris37 (Where's Hunter?)
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To: bkopto

Good Lord, is he the leader of this event??? Judgement doesn’t seem to be his strong point.


17 posted on 01/18/2020 7:12:04 AM PST by JonPreston
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To: conservativeimage.com

If few show up, the anti-constitutionalist win. They will say the second amendment proponents are a small minority. Meanwhile, the paid actors, pretending to be trump supporters, will still show up and provide fodder for the press and the un-constitutionalist.

If you attend, be very careful and heed Matt Braken’s advice.
https://banned.video/watch?id=5e20f4eda75733001ef7ec4d


18 posted on 01/18/2020 7:16:04 AM PST by Swirl
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To: JonPreston
Good Lord, is he the leader of this event???

Yes, he is.

Stay far away. Far, far away. It's gonna be a disaster.

19 posted on 01/18/2020 7:17:37 AM PST by bkopto
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To: Kaslin

Be Wise as Serpents,
Gentle as Doves.
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20 posted on 01/18/2020 7:19:53 AM PST by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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