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| VA sheriff says he'd ‘deputize thousands' of citizens to exclude them from state gun bans |
| 2019-12-07 |
| h/t Instapundit Sheriff Scott Jenkins of Culpeper County, Va. proposed a way to exempt citizens from newly proposed Virginia gun laws that might otherwise bar them from owning certain firearms. In a Wednesday Facebook post, Jenkins warned that some of the gun laws proposed in the Virginia General Assembly would "disarm or handicap our law-abiding in their defense," and in turn suggested he would confer the label of deputy on thousands of law-abiding citizens to include them in law enforcement carve-outs included in new gun legislation. "I remain very optimistic that our General Assembly will not pass the proposed bills. Obviously, if passed, there are many of us willing to challenge these laws through the courts," Jenkins said. "In addition, if necessary, I plan to properly screen and deputize thousands of our law-abiding citizens to protect their constitutional right to own firearms." |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #6 Oops, I meant, Will the first pitched battle also take place in Virginia? |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-12-07 11:49 |
| #5 Will the next Civil War also start in Virginia? |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-12-07 11:49 |
| #4 IIRC, this is the sort of thing that Terry McAuliffe did in reverse: he blanket pardoned convicted felons so that they would be allowed to vote. Turn about is fair play. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2019-12-07 11:44 |
| #3 If the citizens are serious, when the bill is passed they would storm the legislature and governor's house and throw the bums out. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2019-12-07 08:53 |
| #2 And would they not as deputies, be allowed to purchase newly manufactured LEO weapons?:) |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2019-12-07 08:34 |
| #1 Someone finally figured out the original intent of 'militia'. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-12-07 08:18 |