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.”
SEE ALSO: ‘They’ve Awoken a Giant’: 20+ Virginia Counties Become 2A Sanctuaries Overnight
Gov. Northam did no spell out exactly what he meant by consequences. He did clarify that he would not confiscate firearms under the proposed ban on so-called “assault weapons.”
“We’re not going to take people’s guns away,” said the governor.
Democratic Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin (4th District) did have some ideas as to what those consequences could be. One way to get counties to fall in line is to cut funding; another, he said, was to bring in the national guard.
“They certainly risk funding, because if the sheriff’s department is not going to enforce the law, they’re going to lose money. The counties’ attorneys offices are not going to have the money to prosecute because their prosecutions are going to go down,” he told the Washington Examiner.
“And ultimately, I’m not the governor, but the governor may have to nationalize the National Guard to enforce the law,” he continued. “That’s his call, because I don’t know how serious these counties are and how severe the violations of law will be. But that’s obviously an option he has.”
Bringing in the National Guard to quell the resistance and arrest citizens who violate these unconstitutional measures would be a disaster. Let us hope that Northam has more sense than that. We’ll have to wait and see what happens.
The list of proposed gun control from local news affiliate WSET:
- Legislation requiring background checks on all firearms sales and transactions. The bill mandates that any person selling, renting, trading, or transferring a firearm must first obtain the results of a background check before completing the transaction.
- Legislation banning dangerous weapons. This will include bans on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, bump stocks and silencers.
- Legislation to reinstate Virginia’s successful law allowing only one handgun purchase within a 30-day period.
- Legislation requiring that lost and stolen firearms be reported to law enforcement within 24 hours.
- Legislation creating an Extreme Risk Protective Order, allowing law enforcement and the courts to temporarily separate a person from firearms if the person exhibits dangerous behavior that presents an immediate threat to self or others.
- Legislation prohibiting all individuals subject to final protective orders from possessing firearms. The bill expands Virginia law which currently prohibits individuals subject to final protective orders of family abuse from possessing firearms.
- Legislation enhancing the punishment for allowing access to loaded, unsecured firearm by a child from a Class 3 Misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony. The bill also raises the age of the child from 14 to 18.
- Legislation enabling localities to enact any firearms ordinances that are stricter than state law. This includes regulating firearms in municipal buildings, libraries and at permitted events.
The republicans are going to leave. we will take our money and businesses to other states that actually want our money. Threatening your people to take away their constitutional rights and threatening them with the military is not a smart move. It is an abuse of power!!! We will leave and the tax money that you think just magically appears out of nowhere will no longer be there because the people who make most of the money in your state (the republicans) are gone. they moved their businesses to states that actually want their money and respect their rights and don’t threaten their own people with military force. In my mind forced compliance leads to discompliance. Meaning bringing the military power to force people to give up their second amendment will only cause more disruption in the government that you think you are fixing. Sadly, I think this is how we fall into another civil war. The nation will fold in on itself. divide into two again. I think we should avoid that. But its really the Dems decision. If they want to take our rights away as AMERICAN CITIZENS than so be it. but I think they will come to realize that they no longer have money to fund their programs and whatever they think fixes the government.
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I’m just gonna say this. We are no longer the America we thought we were. We are now corrupted. Not only that but the politicians have seemed to forget that they are here for what the American people want. NOT FOR THEMSELVES AND THOSE PATHETIC IDEOLOGIES THAT THINK ARE FIXING THE GOVERNMENT WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY BREAKING IT. being 15 years of age, and still, in high school, it still means that there are a couple of things I do not understand. But remember that country that actually cared for its people. We have deviated from that. Remember how it said in the constitution, that if need be the American people can rewrite the government. I think that point is coming closer and closer to the GPS. We need to get it together. but that point may never reach cause we most likely will be divided nations.
Ain’t going to happen, Gov. There’s no way a Nat’l Guard can force citizens of 75 of 95 counties to do your bidding. And the Nat’l Guard is also under the auspices of the federal government–you think Trump will allow that to happen? Not. Also, the Nat’l Guard is made up of your citizens. You think that they are going to go and point guns in the faces of their loved ones, friends and neighbors to enforce your unconstitutional laws? Not.
Gov, you are a pompous, unrighteous, anti-servant of the people of Virginia. So are your legislators collaborating with you.
These idiot politicians are going to keep pushing the envelope until we have law abiding, tax-paying Citizens exchanging gunfire with police and or National Guard.
As a country, we could very well find ourselves in a very untenable situation. I am just glad that I am nearly at the end of the road and won’t be around to watch the Republic go to hell.
I just have one question….If over 75 of the 95 counties have declared themselves 2A sanctuary counties…..HOW IN HELL did both houses in the state of Virginia fall under the control of Democratic Nazi’s????? Either gun owners are not voting or…..sounds to me like more of RIGGED ELECTIONS!!!!!!
Virginia is for lovers………………..Of GUNS!
Idiot!
I don’t think you understand his post.
Once you give up your firearms you’re no longer a citizen…you become a subject.
Actually in this case you become a starving slave to a communist dictator. I’ll die fighting first and always!
If This doesn’t show Americans and Especially Virginians how important it is to vote!,Anyone can see that an Overwhelming Amount of Virginians do not want these New Gun Laws that are being forced upon them from These far left loons that will control both houses of The State Legislature along with The Baby Killing Dr. That is their Governor, oh yeah and he’s a Past and Probably Still Current Member of the KKK. But I bet it’s a Safe Guess that there’s Probably Thousands of Virginians who Love their Guns and do not agree with these Unconstitutional Guns Laws that will be Passed in January of 2020,and I bet that those same Thousands of Virginians did not exercise their Right as an American Citizen to Vote in The November Election and Because they didn’t, This is The Result!,American’s Must Exercise Their Right to Vote Every Single Election!,To Prevent These Wackos on The Socialist Left from Destroying This Great Republic along With Our Most Treasured Freedoms,Like The Right To Keep and Bear Arms!,Next November Let’s Stop These Crazy People from Destroying our Country, Get Out and Vote To Re-Elect President Trump and Candidates Across this Country that stand for What Makes America Great, Our Constitution and Our Freedoms Such as The 1st and the 2nd Ammendments!
You call them “socialist.” I call them exactly what they are and to this day none of them have denied it. Robert, I don’t know how old you are so I’m going to start at the end of WWII. The allies were against Nazi Germany and the Axis countries. At the end of Nazi existence when allied troops were racing for Berlin the Communist Russian troops from the old USSR attacked other allied armies. That is one reason for the Berlin Wall. Since then our nation has fought communism in the Cold War, the Korean War, the Bay of Pigs, the Viet Nam War and many other undeclared wars. USSR = Union of Soviet SOCIALIST Republic. Now we can reason that Socialist = Communist. Also Communist are enemies of the United States. As such we can deduce that the “socialist democrat party” is in reality the “Communist democrat party.” We also now know they are enemies of the United States.
The very first thing communist do when they want to take over a country is to take all guns away from Citizens. That is so the citizens cannot fight back against an oppressive communist government. It gets worse from there but you can read it for yourself in old history books from the 1950’s up to the mid 1970’s. Everything I have said can be verified either online or in your older history books.
With so many counties declaring themselves sanctuary counties, that’s the PEOPLE telling the STATE their wishes. Politicians forget they’re working for the PEOPLE.
Piss off you liberal VA idiots. You’re not going to get away with this crap here!
That governor is as stupid and anti American as NEWSOM. All these Anti American Assholes need to go live outside the USA somewhere 💪💪👊👊. Nobody will ever get the citizens of the United State of America’s gun’s ever.
“Come to Heel” ???!!!
(The Dems are certainly picking their catch-phrases with great forethought.}
This snake-pit of *%^$#@ politicians REALLY don’t understand Virginians.
I’m sorry, civil discourse is over when you threaten to come take my guns.
Let’s fInd a nice stout Liberty Tree and some strong rope; better yet, some tar and feathers (and we’ll heat the tar to about 300F; cause we’re THAT angry.)
I’m ever-so proud of the fact my people arrived in VA in 1609; we’re not about to put up with the BS of silly little Progressive dirtbags like these. As a young lad growing up in Chesapeake, every single day I read VA’s motto on the flag:
“Sic Semper Tyrannis.”
If 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, then only the few jerks who hold office are the ones who want it and “WE THE PEOPLE” do not.
Make any laws you want and call it constitutional of you want, but the people will let you know you made a mistake.
HMM, I wonder what happened in California, are they all asleep, or are they all just Sheep?
The British crown made laws here once restricting gun rights that was not anything like what the people wanted and they did something about it.
I’m looking forward to VA being safe, like Chicago, DC, Baltimore, L.A. and Newark with our new Nazi gun laws. I hope Guvn’r Nawthum hires MS-13 cadre to augment the National Guard in enforcing these common-sense safety measures.
Try finding an MS -13 to discuss that with. If you do, they will kill you. They don’t want to be identified. Law enforcement does not hire Murderers and rapists to work for them, ever.
Maybe not intentionally, but I can give you PLENTY of cases where cops murdered and raped… plenty.
Isn’t this the guy that blithely said it was completely fine to kill a perfectly normal baby after it is born if the mother tells the doctor she doesn’t want it? And he wants to protect the public from 2nd Amendment advocates? Wasn’t it Hitler in the 1930’s that wanted to protect the public so he had all Germans register their firearms and then had his henchmen take the list and forced all gun owner to give up their guns? That’s not going to happen in America. The public initiative in this state became law a couple years back. Most counties quickly became sanctuary counties for 2nd Amendment purposes. So far, the only thing we’ve heard is squeaks and squeals from the attorney general. Kind of hard for the governor and attorney general to have it both ways, as they totally support sanctuary status for illegal aliens.
I have not read all of the comments but one of the first things that comes to mind is the fact that all gun owners need to make it a permanent practice to vote and keep these communist traitors out of our Government. We have too many Democrats in our Government and as far as I’m concerned they are all Communist. With people like Soros and Bloomberg there will come a day when simply voting to keep them back will not be enough. We have let this get too far out of hand already because there are not enough gun owners voting.
GUN OWNERS PLEASE VOTE EVERY ELECTION LOCAL AND NATIONAL!!!
Do not give in to this yahoo that thinks it is his state to do what he wants with. Once your weapons are gone so are your freedoms and even your lives as you now know them. I believe what your beautiful state does about this left winged socialist idiot will set the tone for the many other states that will most likely encounter this very same event. My state of Ohio hasn’t fallen into this yet but many ideas such as red flag laws ect have been tossed around. In short we (The Real Americans) are with you 120% , Do what you must do and if bloodshed is a must so be it. God bless America and may he ride by your sides. ( V )
I m not sure what to say. He better watch out somebodies going to get shot. Does he know that there are people who can easily shoot, accurately, past 800 yards? Does he really mean the National guard? They are made up of us? He is really being very dangerous. Is this to cover up the fact he wears black face? This is way to dangerous. What ever you guys do I support you.
I think he’s going to borrow the NY National Guard, compliments of Michael Doomberg. Our own guys here in VA would probably end up rolling up on the guv’ner’s mansion in their APCs before deploying against their families and neighbors.
The Virginia State Seal along with the State motto is emblazoned on the State Flag. The seal in the center of the flag features the words “VIRGINIA,” and “SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS” (Latin meaning “Thus always to tyrants”). Depicting the state’s motto is the goddess Virtue holding a sword and a spear and standing with her foot on the chest of the slain tyrant. The Governor would do well to contemplate his state’s motto!
As a former resident of this beautiful state I cry for what is happening to it.
I haven’t seen it discussed much, but most reservists aren’t willing to enforce this either. As in, quitting the reserves, units becoming undermanned, undeployable and useless. But since no order has yet come down, all reservists are still showing up for drills, getting paid, and you can bet, they’re talking about this crap from Richmond. Take that to the bank. The Guard is just about entirely on the side of the 2nd Amendment. Much the same with a significant portion of the LEO community. The secondary question is: How do the Libtards look when their “enforcement” force, revolts against them? When we have solidarity, they can’t win.
And the Dems claim that the National Guars in the militia protected by the 2A.
Any American that Loves This Great Republic and all of Our Rights that are Guaranteed by Our Constitution must never ever Vote for a Demoncrat Ever Again!,If You Care about Your Country, Do Not Vote For Demonrats!!!!
Delawareans for 2A rights stand with everyone in Va. I am starting to work on making some towns and county’s 2A sanctuaries. Thank you does random hip for your rights you are inspirations to us all who believe in the 2nd Amendment.
Well Virginia, welcome to California. We have all those laws and more. I hope you stand your ground on the 2A sanctuary cities. Funny how they want to bring in the National Guard and withhold funding to enforce the laws and break the 2A sanctuary movement but they won’t do the same thing to enforce immigration laws. Double standard BS from the left as usual.
so then the people need to stop having taxes taken out of their checks and tell the govenor to go F himself
Possibly bring in National Guard – hmmmm – last time the National Guard was used to help enforce the law did not go very well, if I remember correctly Four Dead at Kent State University.
This is literally Nazi Germany all over again, except in Virginia.
Take note boys and girls, this is the anti-American liberal communist socialists for you
Go ahead, Mr. Northam. Not only will your jails be full of the cops you need to accomplish this, but National Guardsmen, too. Because they aren’t full time soldiers. They have real jobs 24/7. They’re the working backbone of the counties and cities that have stood together to tell you where to stick it. My guess would be that there were a ton of those National Guardsmen standing beside us at the rallies all across the Commonwealth. So when your’re all done with your idiotic saber rattling, the only ones left to actually come and TAKE our guns will be you and your cream puff snowflake minions in Fairfax. Good luck with that.
Now here is a guy who needs to be impeached. It is a clear violation of the Constitution to infringe on the rights of Americans. Start the impeachment immediately.
Voting doesn’t really work anymore they’re all wolf’s in sheep’s clothing
This so-called “governor” has OBVIOUSLY never read the U.S. Constitution (And LIED when he swore to defend it!) so I wonder if he has ever heard about a place called LEXINGTON and CONCORDE? Or if he knows WHY the army of ANOTHER TYRANT was on the way to those places when the shooting started? While I would PREFER too see these sort of Traitors kicked-out-of office and sent to a PRISON, I fear that they are too much like cockroaches and other vermin! Once you allow them to get IN, it is nearly impossible to get rid of them w/o burning down the house! (See the current SCUM passing for a Congress in the District of Criminals – D.C. – )
We are well past time for tar and feathers. Keep your powder dry, Patriots!
“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.”
The real danger on display here has been present for the last couple of decades and threatens to divide the nation in half and result in violence, and that is: The migration of Americans to urban areas since the industrial revolution of the late 1800s — 1950s resulted in national elections where the popular vote was not the same as the electoral college results, as intended by the founding fathers, just for that purpose.
Add to that the intentional invitation to mass immigration through lack of enforcement of immigration laws and government sponsorship of millions of illiterate citizens from third world countries who by and large are receptive to the Democrats socialist free stuff big government cradle to grave entitlements by committee agenda.
Virginia progressives (read commies) are even bragging about how mass illegal immigration has allowed the urban centers to outvote the majority of the counties in Virginia, which are not urban. This was the issue when GWB defeated Gore, with Trump over Clinton and in many other races on state and local levels States turning blue are the result of urban centers with huge mass illegal and legal immigration out voting the rest of the states and in counties the same.
Wonder how many will resist when government withholds their paychecks. Hope everyone will stand for what they write. Other guy is right that all this is about satan causing strife and confusion. Seek god and Jesus for understanding.
We here in Virginia want to be free, we want to keep our rights like the rest of the states, but if this Tyrant gets his way and he is not stopped, the rest of the states may fall as well. The VIrginia Citizens Defense League has been very instrumental in organizing and fighting this assault. Hopefully we can stop this tyranny before there is insurrection, but if not, we will fight for freedom, thanks for everyone’s support
You have MY support!
Pretty much all that can be said about this matter has been said in others comments, or will be touched upon soon if not. I will specify the obvioius, this man is a traitor, and knows nothing about the Contitution he swore an oath too. He apparantly also knows nothing about law even if he holds a degreei in such and of that I am not certain. Any law or statute that goes against the Constitution is not law, and it is not only the duty of the people but their right to disobey it. Any law including background checks that goes against the infringement of the 2nd amendment is unconstitutional and therefore it is the right and the duty of the people to not only disobey them, but to drag this scumbag traitor from his office by his hair or ears, give him a swift trial on the capital steps, upon conviction, hang or shoot him upon conviction, and feed his sorry bones to the hogs. Now I hope I have been politcally correct as to not offend the weak like this scumbag governor.
AMEN!
Perfectly stated Skip, all of these ass clowns keep poking the 143 million American Patriot gun owners without any foresight of what will eventually happen. You can only push people so far. They also fail to realize that 143 million gun owners happens to be the LARGEST unofficial Army in the world, if we are pushed to act, it will be EPIC !!! People need to wake up and stop voting for these same Commies over and over again.
HOLY shit!!!
Is it just me or does anyone else see a Kent State University coming ? We all know what happens when government officials send in the national guard to quell civilians rights !! HERE COMES THAT NEXT CIVIL WAR I KEEP HEARING ABOUT.
GOD, ALLAH, BUDDA , AND WHOM EVER YOU CHOOSE TO WORSHIP BLESS US ALL !!!
I LOVE MY COUNTRY BUT IM NOT GOING TO VOLUNTARILY HAND IT OVER TO ZELOITS AND THEIR idiot followers.
We will fight for our freedom and rights right down to we have nothing but rocks to throw .
What did all of the 2A-AllDay threeper crowd do when federal troops shot unarmed civilians at Kent State? Oh yeah, nothing. The same thing all you keyboard commandos will do this time.
The first Revolutionary war started when the British tried to confiscate guns and ammo. What do you think is going to happen when a Governor tries to do that? Do you think it will result in a happy ending? Do they really think people are going to roll over and give up their guns??? People will fight, people will die. The civilians outnumber the military. Do you think you will have a loyal national guard that will enforce or shoot at civilians? There will be blood on the ground if you try this. Anyone who decides to enforce this will have a target on them.
Did the Governor not read or understand the Constitution of the United States? Does he even know how to read? Did he not swear to uphold the Constitution when he took office? Sounds like an impeachable offence.
Our governor has also promoted “aborting” babies after they are born. I think the there should be no argument that that is murder. For a pediatrician (his background is not law) this seems particularly appalling but his comments on ‘abortion’ get little publicity. People seem more concerned about an old picture of him in ‘black face’. Do I believe him when he says he won’t push for confiscation? Not a bit. I believe very little of what he says.
This is serious! The governor is planning night raids on gun owners! I hear he’s already put on his black face.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU ALL NEED A NEW GOVERNOR TO ME THREATEN WE THE PEOPLE WITH VIOLENCE FROM OUR OWN NATIONAL GUARD THAT’S TREASON PEOPLE RUN HIM OUT ON A RAIL OR HANG HIM AND ANYONE ELSE THAT TRIES IT LIKE THEY DID IN THE REAL AMERICA WHEN WE WERE SELF GOVERNED AND FREE OF TYRANNY
I pray this does not deteriorate into armed conflict. If it has to happen, Virginia is as good place as any for the boogaloo to begin.
It would seem that 75 of 95 counties would show how the state majority feels about the issue. So much for of the people, by the people
It could be that the 20 counties not going against the governor are the most populated ones. Much as Clark county drivers all the anti gun laws in Nevada, the city of Richmond has more people in it Richmond many of the counties do. Large cities are the bastion of liberals and are where most of this anti 2A crud comes from.
If a second civil war were to start, the good news would be that large cities are much easier to capture as they are only consumers of resources, not producers. Cut of their food and water and energy will quickly fall.
Is this idiocy even legal? How many National Guards will refuse such activation? Talk about a Jumbo-economy-sized can of worms…
The shootings are a Symptom, not the disease. Treat the disease and the symptoms will go away (although that direction would garner less publicity and proof that someone in office is “Doing Something” about the problem – and let’s face it, the Republic is all about good Press (Optics) these days rather than substance.
I read the article very carefully and it said the Governor was going to NATIONALIZE the National Guard.
He can’t.
He can call up the National Guard but only President Trump can nationalize the guard units.
It is obvious beyond a shadow of a doubt that this Governor needs to be recalled and I can’t understand why it has not been started yet.
Am I confused about the concept of an elected representative? Aren’t they elected to represent their constituents? If 75 of 95 counties have declared themselves 2A sanctuaries, don’t the elected representatives have pretty clear directions on how to proceed?
Does he want to get the guns so can sell them to another country that’s what he went to jail for before wanst it
Two liberal cities comprised of a handful of counties here in Virginia, voted this loser and other Dems into office.
Three rest of Virginia is red. It’s a terrible situation.
Just what does he (The Governor) plan to do when a good number of his National Guard refuse to follow his plan? What will he do if the guard whose oath is to protect and defend the constitution take up arms against the law enforcement officers that attempt to enforce his plan? This might be the start of the second Civil War!!
What “law enforcement agency ” is going to enforce illegal “laws”?
Unfortunately too many of them just look at California Chicago and all the other libtard places!!!
I will pray for you VA citizens, that you vote this self righteous zealot out of office, l am surprised he was not one of the elite talking heads in the Impeachment witch-hunt as he throws around the constitution as it will be enforced but he must not of read the current amendment protecting your current 2nd amendment right. Good thing our framers of the constitution were not this self serving. Benjamin Franklin once said: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” The National Guard can always claim conscientious objector for going against his fellow citizens. Good luck Virginia, I will keep you in my prayers.
As a country in the 21st century with a constitutional 2nd amendment written 233 years ago some want to continue on a path of resisting any change. Denying change and realizing the need to ratify or pass laws is only self-serving for that smaller number of citizens. Given the world we all live in today where civilizations can become extinct with the push of a button and sales policies of personal weapons un tethered in some states , those denying any change should be held culpable and answerable to loop holes and out of control gun sales.
If you don’t like the US Constitution that was written 233 years ago, you are free to leave this country that is governments by that 233 year old Constitution and go somewhere that doesn’t have one. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass while leaving. I bet you are one of those that feels the 233 year old 1st amendment should only apply to liberals and their idiotic agenda (I was going to say thinking but very few liberals are capable of do that)
Doesn’t matter when the Constitution was written. The bill of rights is just as relevant today as it was then.
We as a country have changed a lot in 233 years sir. What hasn’t changed is tyranny. It is the same now as it was then. Our Constitution is ours and ours alone. The Bill of Rights is just as relevant now as it was then.
Congratulations…you’ve very eloquently made the case that you view the U.S. Constitution as framed an impediment to your perception of security which you are willing to forego your freedoms for….as B. Franklin indicated you neither deserve nor will you wind up with either freedom or security
Gun sales are not out of control. The second amendment was never about hunting, or “sport shooting” the second amendment was written by men who just liberated a nation from tyranny. These founding fathers knew that the citizens keeping and bearing arms where key to a free society. I have many weapons and reloading capabilities, I will never give up my firearms to anyone!!! I am not a danger to anyone unless I have the need to defend myself or my god given or constitutionally given rights, then and only then will I be a danger to someone and you don’t want to be that person Or persons. I will die for my rights if need be but I will not be the only one!!! Ps good luck with the body armor I’ll be taking high and low chest shots. Read this to above and below where armor protects. Who wants to be a quadriplegic or live without their balls???
This is exactly why we have a Constitution and exactly what the Founding Fathers of The United States Of America feared, a person in Government who wants to ignore our Heritage and force his will, his version of and perhaps even a popular for the moment law upon the rest of us Citizens. He is abusing his power, he is trampling on our Constitution. He knows we have a Constitution. He knows we have the Second Amendment. He is willfully ignoring The Law and imposing his will upon the People. I can not abide men such as him. He is on a path that perhaps shall lead to the spilling of American blood. I understand he has a belief that guns kill people and that he in his way can do something about that. However he must work within the existing framework and not force his agenda. Many men have gone down this exact same Tyrannical path, forcing their populist agenda upon the land. Times change and each new generation is exposed to new and different forces, still if they work within the existing Constitutional framework of our Government then we shall be fine. If not, especially in regard to our second amendment “WE THE PEOPLE” are armed and “WE THE PEOPLE” Shall never Yield or fought for rights that are guaranteed under our Constitution.
Support our Laws, support our Constitution, support our Government when is it abiding by of Constitution and fight Tyranny where ever it rears it’s ugly head. If WE allow “this” man to force his agenda then who is next? What other new development shall take hold and inspire well meaning men to ignore our American Constitution and trample on our rights?
I think many of you are forgetting the fact that Bloomberg is bragging about the fact it was his money that made this possible.
When you go to get the Tar and Feathers don’t forget to get the asshole in New York that made all this possible.
And don’t forget this same POS is funding Democrats in other States to take them over too.
It’s interference like this that needs to be stopped.
Stop Bloomberg and the other Billionaires before it’s too late!
Sounds like Richmond might be burned, again.. But for entirely different reasons.
So, it’s OK to cut aid to counties that declare themselves 2A Sanctuary Counties. Imagine that. But let the Trump administration threaten to withhold federal money from cities/counties/states that are Sanctuaries for illegals and we have WWIII underway. Hypocrites all. There are 10 Democrat-controlled city states in Virginia. I’m willing to be lunch that the vast majority of any ‘gun violence’ occurs in those cities. Take those out of the mix and there’d be no ‘gun violence’ problem to rage against. Ditto for every Dem-controlled city in the country. And I’m not so sure the National Guard units in VA would comply. Democrats – Creating problems wherever they nest.
WELL SAID EDDIE !!!!!!!!!
Using the National Guard to perform police duties where the public is not rioting but is merely refusing to comply with one or two is likely quite a stretch of the Militia Act of 1903 (32 Stat. 775). A bigger roadblock is the backlash that would accompany it. I’m not so sure the dems want to go there. That’s too far into totalitarian country for even them.
#1, the President “Nationalizes” the guard, otherwise it is already under the control of the state.
#2, Thomas Jefferson weeps in his grave for Virginia
The National Guard has never been under complete control of the States. It is part of the army, and can in no way be compared to “the Militia of the several States”, in the Constitution. National Guard is the army and comes under congress’s delegated authority under Article I, § 10, Cl. 3 to allow the States to “keep Troops *** of war in time of Peace”.
Rudy PERPICH, Governor of Minnesota, et al v. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, et al. No. 89-542, 1990 – The DOD is in control of the National Guard. That is why it can function overseas.
Let’s see, the Federal Government can’t withhold funds from sanctuary cities and states who refuse to uphold federal law but this bozo wants to withhold state money from counties that won’t uphold state law? Are all Liberals this ignorant?
As for not being able to prosecute criminals. simple, load them on a bus and drop them off in front of the Governor’s house. Let him yake care of them.
‘Ignorant’ means that one doesn’t know something BUT, can be informed or can learn of. Stupid means one can never learn. Stupid, is the word here, not ignorant and “SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED” is why. George Soros interfering with the politics of Virginia does NOT make him the President!
What makes you think this is ignorant? They deny their opponent self defense regardless of the situation. If it’s a law, person, idea, or temperature they don’t like, resist. If it’s a law, person, idea, or temperature they do like, “we will kill you to make you conform to our diversity.”
If Gov. Ralph Northam is stupid enough to cross that bridge. He and the legislators who cross it with him must be tried by a citizens’ grand jury and, upon conviction, hanged by the neck until dead.
So the Libtards and Demonocrats are literally threatening to start the next civil war because cities and counties claim sanctuary status? When all the snowflakes were making illegal allian sanctuary STATES they called heroic to not in force law. So please you morons let’s get this party started. It’s time to fertilize the Tree of Liberty with the blood and man bunns of the triggered left girly men. There is NO safe space at the base of THAT Tree., Governor you called down the Thunder, get ready for the BOOM!!! Patriot Brothers…let us be ready to remind our Government why the founding fathers placed the 2A where they did, to protect the rest only after all the speeches failed. You are not alone Virginians. God bless Texas, God bless us all.
Whoa there tough guy!
What did all of the 2A-AllDay threeper crowd do when federal troops shot unarmed civilians at Kent State? Oh yeah, nothing. The same thing all you keyboard commandos will do this time.
The only question is, when the uniformed National guardsmen take your shit, will you thank them for their service?
Make sure you have the right targets.
Who is instigating all this legislation? Lawyers.
Who stands to make money from all the court fights this will entail? Lawyers on both sides.
Since we are a nation of laws, we have let lawyers rule our country.
No matter who wins lawyers on both sides still get paid.
Virginia’s law makers are walking on extremely thin ice. Pushing and pushing their citizens…knee jerk policy is very dangerous…. non-violent citizens are being intentionally provoked by political system… remember what King George did….. wake up and think…. this is not the way to prevent violence but rather provoke and agitate it…. this is what the political left wing extremists desire….. an excuse to use our military against its own citizens and totally control the population. This is just the tip of the iceberg for this nation…. socialist/communist/fascist rule destroying this country! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎁 Government encroachment and totalitarian dictatorship…
Remember what the federal government did to the families at Waco, TX in 1993. Those families did not think that they would be subjected to a siege and firey extermination by the FBI, ATF and US Army , but 88 children and adults in those buildings were.
Yeah, and the tough Texas 2A crowd did absolutely nothing about that did they? You gotta love the Texas tough-talk when they live in a damned police state, where cops can do anything they please. The only difference between Texas and Jersey is that Texas knows that the 2A-All-day crowd talks shit, so there is no harm in letting them have guns.
Comrade Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam Seems to have made that jump from Representative Democracy governed by a Constitution which happens to be the Law of the Land to the Totalitarianism of the communists, fascist, etc..
The voters of VA must have been asleep when they voted for this turkey.
George Soros made sure the voters of Virginia had NO Republican on the ballet to vote for!
Kids, this was the cause of the second civil war.
99 percent of the National Guard own Gun these idiots are trying to get rid of so good luck on that stupid move.
Looks like you people elected Joe Stalin as Governor. He’s just another commie loving democrat. Good luck getting rid of this gun grabber . I know it’s the large Cities who elected this POS Just like Chicago in Illinois down State has no say so in Elections.
Say what you will, Stalin was also nationalist. American Dems ( and most Repubs ) are Trotskyite Globalist homos and pedos.
As the rest of the nation looks on with the greatest of apprehension, Virginia throws itself headlong into the fires of a civil war. This is not some random set of circumstances that just happened. The entire scenario has been choreographed from its very inception.
It’s funny that he uses the words “Constitutional Laws”, in his wording of his unconstitutional laws.. He calls his own unconstitutional laws, constitutional, even though they Violate the 2nd amendment of the Constitution, as well as other amendments.. It’s funny how politicians think that they can just re-write the constitution anytime it fits their agenda.. They forget that the Declaration of Independence gives the people the “Right and Duty”, to Rebuke a tyrannous govt, for that is what the 2nd Amendment is all about…
It looks like Virginia will be a testing ground for the Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence..
I guess we will see who the Real “Oath Keepers” are. The Politicians who Swore to Uphold the Constitution, or the People, those who served in the armed Forces, who Swore to uphold the Constitution.. Don’t legal immigrants who become citizens, also Swear to uphold the Constitution?
But this is Not about gun control, but about Satan and the Catholic Papacy/Vatican, gaining Power to impose the Mark of the Beast upon all the people of the world.. The Catholic church leadership, system, is the Beast, and it’s Mark will be Forced Sunday worship to the Beast. But God the Creator says to Worship Him on His holy 7th day sabbath, Saturday.. So therefore What Day we then Worship on, will show Who we are Worshiping, and will determine if we receive Eternal Life, or Eternal Death.. Once every person on Earth has made their choice, Jesus will return, and life on Earth will be over.. The saved meet Jesus in the air and go to heaven, those who are unsaved are destroyed at the brightness of His coming..
We fight Not against humans, but against Satan, his Demon angels, the powers of darkness.. And we will see that darkness in these last days exhibited in the words and actions of people, and the world’s govts. enforcing Pagan Religious laws upon the people.. As it was in the Dark Ages, so shall it be again..
The sabbath technically begins Friday at sunset and ends Saturday at sunset. In the new covenant, which is for us, says whatever day you esteem as your holy day is your holy day. So, we choose. If you are in Christ you are in his rest.
LOL! and I think that is all I have to say about that……..forest
On the back of the registration plates in PA it has been written, “you have a friend in Pennsylvania”, well Virginia you have many, many friends in Pennsylvania.
You got that right Eric, us PA boys are ready and willing to befriend our fellow American Patriots.
Will the guardsmen honor Posse Commitatus, or will they become sheeple for the leftofascist dictator?
Will they give up their pay and benefits and think for themselves? Doubtful. Where does the idea come from that a soldier will not follow orders? That’s what they’re trained and indoctrinated to do.
What were you people in Virginia thinking of when you voted this nutcase into office?
Northram and his next in command two Democrats were all involved in either racist actions or sexual assault accusations just a few months ago. But instead of doing the honorable thing and admitting their actions and accepting the consequences, instead of stepping down they all continued holding office. Why? The fourth person in line to take office was a Republican, so it benefited the Democrat party to throw accountability to the wind and stay in office. Evidently the people of Virginia allowed them to get by with this so now you reap what you sow. You have a corrupt governor who is willing to walk all over your rights just to further his agenda.
Blacks and immigrants voted in droves while the wealthy white, Northern VA-Washington DC suburbs are overwhelmingly DEM-Left and highly motivated against rural whites.
I’m in Fairfax county and when I voted I was blown away at the number of people bringing Democratic sample ballots into the polling booths. I was the only one out of about 20 people at the time, with a republican sample ballot.
is it not time to stop and think the liberals have gotten a foot hold in this country democrats want use the military to enforce unconstitutional laws on its people just where is this nation headed
So, the gov is threatening to cut funding from non compliant counties. Maybe these counties should keep all their tax money that they send to the governor. Most counties get back less than they collect. Maybe President Trump can isolate the communist governor and counties that agree with him, and send federal aid dollars directly to the non compliant counties.
The Progressive’s have an agenda.
It is to disarm America, because they are afraid of armed Americans.
Americans who know the Constitution is the Law of the land.
We need to take a firm stand against unlawful laws.
The moron who signed the unconstitutional law still has his armed body guards.
As the Progressive’s are elected to more states we will have more unlawful laws shoved down our throats.
George Sourous and Bloomberg are really pushing to disarm America. Disarm the citizens they you can do as you wish with them Hitler did that to Germany. We all know the outcome of that.
You’d think that if the majority of your state’s police said they will not enforce a law, then perhaps you should rethink said law. The governor is proposing withholding funding of the police who don’t comply, which means he is willing to hold the state’s public safety and criminal justice system hostage to Michael Bloomberg’s schemes. Also, many in the Va guard own those “banned” weapons and are members of law enforcement, so he’s expecting them to arrest themselves? Finally, the Va guard is trained to fight terrorism overseas and provide disaster relief, not to serve as a police force in the US.
Blackface Ralph is dumber than a bag of hammers, and considerably less useful. Calling up the VA National Guard to enforce the unconstitutional “laws” of he and his idiot minions WILL end VERY badly.
He didn’t say he was going to call up the National Guard, he said he was going to NATIONALIZE the National Guard. Only President Trump has the right to nationalize any guard unit.
Passing a law and then trying to enforce it without having a strategy to enforce it is the same philosophy as going to war without any weapons or men. That idiot governor needs to strap on a weapon and go take the guns himself. If he chooses not to than why should he expect the National Guard to try and take firearms from their own friends and family?
And if Virginia depends on tourism as revenue they will need to raise their taxes because tourists will avoid that state like the plague.
The Idiot Governor will only serve 1 term, maybe less, but he will go down in history as starting the biggest conflict in the U.S. since the civil war.
Scripture tells us that there will be Worldwide revolutions in these last days, as well as wars and rumors of wars. A time of trouble as has Never been is coming upon the Earth. It’s Not about guns, or people, but about spiritual powers of Darkness, and about Worship.. Satan is using the Catholic church, the Vatican, to get the Governments to impose a coming Sunday law, Mark of the Beast, in the name of Climate Change, and Common Good.. This law will progress into Forced Sunday Worship, an Abomination to God the Creator and His holy 7th day Sabbath Worship on Saturday.. Therefore what day we then Worship on, will show Who we are Worshiping, and will determine our Eternal destiny, Life or Death eternal..
The line is drawn in the sand. Now Virginians must decide. Will you stand your ground? The counties must stop sending revenue (when the time comes and it’s coming) to the State, and all Nation Guard and law enforcement must honor their oath to Protect and Defend the Constitution and the PEOPLE’S rights from a tyrannical government. Honor your state’s moto: Sic Semper Tyrannis. Remember Katrina and how the people were disarmed by police and some National Guardsmen who either disregarded their oath or were ignorant of it and just followed orders.
Right – I can see some dufus National Guard officer telling his Virginian troops, “Now you go out there from house to house confiscating those mean and ugly looking “ass”ault rifles from your brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers, aunts, uncles, and cousins, neighbors and friends. I can imagine the chuckles that will spread through the ranks! Lots of “Yes Sirs” but I seriously doubt there will be much compliance (lol). Lots of luck “guvnor!”
This is what happens when too Many Yankees are allowed to migrate to one’s state.Stay the hell out of Texas.
You, too, Califreaks.
Amen brother! “Thanks for visiting our beautiful, friendly, God fearing, gun toting state. NOW get the he’ll out !!!!!!!!” Billboards need to be placed every 100 square miles of highway. In Texas that’s a lot of billboards.
So the Governor “suggests” cutting funding from counties that don’t kneel to his wishes? What will the state do if those counties simply stop reporting any criminal justice data to the state’s State Police and other state agencies? And what if citizens tear down state road signs, fail to have their vehicles inspected and registered, hide income and fail to report that income for taxing purposes, go to local interstate and secondary roads and block these with tire fires or other obstacles, and on, and on, and on? I suggest “The People”, quietly and subversively, can ultimately cause the state a lot more trouble and expense than the state can cause the people. And if the people begin these type of activities, what then happens to their tourist industry? No one wants to visit a state where their is open hostility by the citizens to their “govern”ment masters. This is going to be fun to watch!
Obviously he has a solution for your tire fires.
He will bring out his not so secret weapon that will make you quiver in your boots.
He will bring out Greta Thunberg to tell you not to burn tires because she should be in school.
You are treading on dangerous ground by forcing this action by the Governor.
One must wonder what the electorate expected when they voted in such a large Democrat (communist) majority.
Well, northern VA is infested with federal bureaucrats and big-government lobbyists….controlling your life for your own good is what they do
The liberal/leftist voters of just 3 cities (Alexandria, Richmond, and Norfolk/Hampton metro), assisted by 87% of the huge black population in those cities, voted those circus-clown DemonKKKrats into office. The entire rest of the (rural) state voted conservatively, but had insufficient population. The 80 rebelling counties are all rural.
They folks didn’t vote them in. The rats cheated their way in.
Is he serious ? Calling out the National Guard . What is next ? Bloomberg is trying to buy the Office of The President, this is what we have to look forward to if any of the libs get elected.
So, according to this ‘representative’, call out the National Guard to physically stop cities from enacting Sanctuary Status for Unconstitutional gun laws…at gunpoint. BUT, don’t use the National Guard for cities that are Sanctuary for ILLEGAL-ALIENS?!
Can someone please tell this buffoon that he works FOR Real-Americans, not ILLEGAL-ALIENS and Globalists.
That buffoon works ONLY for himself and the Nazi-Democrat Party. He flatly refuses to work for the citizenry.
Any Guardsman enforcing laws that violate the Constitution is violating his oath. Any Guardsman attacking citizens should be dealt with like any other tyrant…
“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.”
IS THIS IDIOT THAT DAFT???? “Constitutional Laws”???? Not likely, Mr. Blackface. Why don’t you, the rapist segundo, and the Mr. Blackface AG take a hike before you are tarred, feathered, and hung for violation of your oaths of office and TREASON.
It’s unbelievable that IDIOTS and MORONS like this are in these positions. Apparently, they have no clue what the Constitution for these united States even says.
Molon Labe
I think it’s funny that Demonicrats always think the military will obey them on suppressing citizen rights. Unlike those politicians, most that join the military love or country and take their oath to support and defend THE CONSTITUTION seriously. So go ahead, hand actual weapons of war out to the national guard, they’ll be useful when We the People start to fight back.
Sadly, you’re going to be rather disappointed when you see the military will ‘just follow orders’. By now, they all know who did 9/11, they ALL know we just invade innocent countries illegally, and there is no ‘war on terror’ – because ISIS an al Qaeda are products of the US and Israel. And THAT’S a fact.
It is what it is and I love it we still got some red blooded Americans willing to fight for our 2A rights!!!!!! There’s always going to be law but we the people must keep the order
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union had plenty of law and order.
Just not much justice.
Perhaps there will be “consequences” for this despotic scumbag; like forced removal from office at the hands of freedom-loving patriots. Out-of-touch fools like Northam need to tread lightly when talking of taking away individuals Constitutional rights.
Sounds as though it could be construed as a threat to one’s 2nd Amendment Rights. It could possibly start another civil war or at least an uprising against the Virginia government.
So let me get this straight…We’re not allowed to use the National Guard to go into what were once beautiful cities / towns to live in, but are now overrun by drug dealing gangs with illegally obtained guns, we can’t do that… But… You think you should be able to send the National Guard around to take legally purchased guns away from law abiding citizens?? I don’t think so. Time for SCOTUS to end this silliness, and uphold 2A rights.
‘SCOTUS’? You’re going to have a verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry long wait
If there are all these pro 2a people against the jack wagon Governor how sis he get elected? So why don’t they recall him?
Immigration from the North and West Coast.
Richmond, Norfolk, Quantico, Alexandria. The rest of the State is red. Look at a political map. It looks just like the U.S. political map. The major cities are Democrat. the rest of the country is Republican. Except the Peoples Republic of Commiefornication.
I don’t live in Virginia, but FULLY support the 2A sanctuary cities.
Since the election was such a short time ago, there should be considered a recall election if within the states election laws. An impeachment would not happen.
If the National Guard was called out to enforce, that would end badly as I believe that the majority of the units and its members are outside of the capital, hence in 2A cities and towns. So the response towards enforcing gun laws, zero!
If funding was held back, I’m certain that many members of each community would stand up and volunteer time as a deputy or other team member to protect their community and citizens.
Virginia is a beautiful state, unfortunately democrats are leading the state to destruction with their policies.
Do the citizens want to be like California?
I pray that they don’t. Taking a stand all the way to the capital to change will be required!
Here’s the problem. The National Guard is not Militia, nor can it be. Read the Constitution and the associated Militia Acts, and State statutes.
National Guard is part of the army and does not have the same authority as Militia. Consequently, as we’ve seen in the past, if ordered to do something it complies. Militia on the other hand is a branch that is controlled by the People with the purpose of supporting the rights of the People. It can refuse orders from public officials, and instead arrest those who violate the oath of office.
I have no idea why those who claim to be pro-2nd ignore and disparage the first 13 words of the amendment that clearly expresses that it is “necessary to the security of a free State”.
Withholding county funding to make the come into line is an impeacheable offense , quid pro quo according to the Democrats so impeach the governor.
Haha! True dat. Maybe the VA citizens will withhold their funding from the oppressive state government.
Explain to me how you, We the People, enforce the law if we ignore the parts of the Constitution that tell us how to do so?
This is why Bloomberg Bought…Virginia. His stooge of a Governor is now going to enforce violence against ALL “Law abiding. Constitutional protected Gun Owners”. This may be ground zero for the next revolution. Lock & Load America, & “Remember” who the real enemy is.
Why do you think DC and MSM spend sooooo much time trying to make Americans hate each other for their color?
DIVIDE AND CONQUER
If Americans would stop falling for this stupidity, DC would be in REAL trouble.
Calling out the national guard, who have all taken an oath to “protect the constitution against all enemies, both foreign and domestic”? That sounds like a great way to bring the whole issue to a head.
What a “maroon”!
As of 12/12/2019 We have 91 counties as 2a
Right on!
Let’s recap: local LE and Counties (75 of 95) will not comply. The Virginia National Guard is composed of “Citizen Soldiers” from those same Counties. The VNG Members also swear an Oath FIRST ITEM: to defend the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES,”
Governors “mouthpiece” errand boy just commited the VA version of the Swalwell ” We got Nukes” threat. These type remarks arise from desperation to bully their Plans into reality.
Its going to be an interesting VA Tea Party, possibly a Mexican Standoff, at least till the next elections. I think 75 of 95 Counties voting populations could easily change political representation and B.S. laws the gun grabbers enact.
They’re saying 91 Counties now.
So Virginia is where the revolution is gonna start?
Sooo..call out the National Guard to enforce laws that are unconstitutional………
I was taught that we were a nation of laws (a Republic) and the Constitution rules unless powers are SPECIFICALLY designated to states.
The Second Amendment is part of the Constitution.
What part of this is not clear….???
Apparently the first 13 words of the second amendment are not clear to those who profess to be supporters of the right to keep and bear arms.