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2019-12-13 -Land of the Free
Bring In the National Guard to Enforce Virginia Gun Control, Says Dem Gov. Northham
[Guns America Digest] As you may have heard, Virginia Democrats have promised to pass new gun-control legislation in 2020.

And as you also may have heard, this flagrant assault on the 2A rights of Virginians has created a groundswell of backlash as more than 75 of the state’s 95 counties have passed resolutions declaring themselves, "Second Amendment Sanctuaries," meaning they will not observe nor enforce any law that infringes on one’s right to keep and bear arms.

This face-off between pro-gun forces at the municipal and grassroots level and their anti-gun opposition in the Legislature raises an obvious question, who wins when the rubber meets the road? Say the Dems do pass all eight proposals (see list below), what happens when a large percentage of the population does not come to heel.

Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam said while there will not be "retaliation" there will be "consequences" for those who openly flout the law.

"There’s not going to be retaliation. That’s not what I’m about. I’m about making Virginia safer," said Northam on Wednesday.

"If we have constitutional laws on the books and law enforcement officers are not enforcing those laws on the books, then there are going to be consequences," he continued. "But I’ll cross that bridge if and when we get to it."
Posted by Besoeker 2019-12-13 08:40|| || Front Page|| [11142 views ]  Top

#1 What a maroon. Who do you think keep private arms in their own home?

What are you going to do if those members reject your illegal orders? Call Trump for federal troops? I can hear the laughter at the other end of the line.
Posted by Procopius2k 2019-12-13 09:08||   2019-12-13 09:08|| Front Page Top

#2 "If we have constitutional laws on the books and law enforcement officers are not enforcing those laws on the books, then there are going to be consequences," he continued."

Problem solved right there. Confiscation is patently unconstitutional. I refer you to a little known section, we the deplorables, call 2A.
Posted by Warthog 2019-12-13 09:50||   2019-12-13 09:50|| Front Page Top

#3 and NO Sanctuary Cities for Illegals?
Posted by Frank G 2019-12-13 09:52||   2019-12-13 09:52|| Front Page Top

#4 This was tried back in 1775. It didn't work so well for the people in charge, if memory serves correctly.
Posted by DarthVader 2019-12-13 09:53||   2019-12-13 09:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Always remember the instructive case of the Arizona traffic cameras. They were roundly criticized as being overly aggressive and left the ticketed driver with no legal chance for appeal.

The citizens of Arizona simply stopped paying any and all tickets that were issued by camera. Non- plussed by a revolt of the masses, the governor had his chief LEO figure out just what it would take to get them 'aire peons back on a paying basis. It was thought that it would require every LEO in the state. State, county, municipal, federal, every last one just to get the ticket racket back on line. Truly would you need to have a heart of stone not to be convulsed with mirth at the news conference with the 4 nearly tearful state troopers formerly in charge announcing the program's demise.

Moral of the story, there are more of us than there are of them.
Posted by Cesare 2019-12-13 09:54||   2019-12-13 09:54|| Front Page Top

#6 I think Gov Two-Face is confused on who make up the National Guard. It could just be him staring down the end of a gun barrel.
Posted by Snusotle the Lesser4227 2019-12-13 09:56||   2019-12-13 09:56|| Front Page Top

#7 VA vote for him, they voted for this. He is not a moron, he is doing what the voters asked. The true morons in this game are the citizens of VA, they brought this jackass into power.
Posted by 49 Pan 2019-12-13 11:14||   2019-12-13 11:14|| Front Page Top

#8 "But I’ll cross that bridge if and when we get to it."

Interesting choice of words, sir.
Posted by Francis Smith 2019-12-13 11:37||   2019-12-13 11:37|| Front Page Top

#9 Despite all the discussion of using the National Guard for law enforcement actions people see to remember that virtually all of the Guard equipment and pay comes from the Federal government. A phone call and signature by the President can federalize the Guard and remove all command and control from the states hands. Remember when George Wallace was using the Guard to resist integration and they we federalized on the spot by Eisenhower.
Posted by NoMoreBS 2019-12-13 11:58||   2019-12-13 11:58|| Front Page Top

#10 ^ = yet another example of how clueless our current class of idiot politicians is about constitutional law
Posted by Lex 2019-12-13 12:06||   2019-12-13 12:06|| Front Page Top

#11 (I'm referring to the cluelessness of the Governor of Virginia)
Posted by Lex 2019-12-13 12:06||   2019-12-13 12:06|| Front Page Top

#12 None of your arguments matter so long as the governor gets to signal his virtue.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-12-13 12:49||   2019-12-13 12:49|| Front Page Top

#13 more than 75 of the state’s 95 counties have passed resolutions declaring themselves, "Second Amendment Sanctuaries


Time is overdue to boot Blackface Northram out of office.
Posted by JohnQC 2019-12-13 13:13||   2019-12-13 13:13|| Front Page Top

#14 My oldest son lives in VA...I asked him about this and he said "got it covered Dad.
I live in California so we understand the mentality of gun control morons...
Posted by crazyhorse 2019-12-13 19:08||   2019-12-13 19:08|| Front Page Top

#15 Damn. Revolutions are what happens in other countries, right?

Read a post awhile back that stated approximately 50% of the NG would not follow (at what levels I don't know) an order to fire upon American civilians.
Posted by Anomalous Sources 2019-12-13 21:01||   2019-12-13 21:01|| Front Page Top

#16 "If we have constitutional laws on the books and law enforcement officers are not enforcing those laws on the books, then there are going to be consequences," he continued."

You mean like not notifying ICE of apprehended illegals?
Posted by bbrewer126 2019-12-13 21:05||   2019-12-13 21:05|| Front Page Top

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