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'The law is the law': Virginia Democrats float prosecution and National Guard for police who fail to enforce gun control legislation
Washington Examiner ^ | 11 December 2019 | Kerry Picket

Posted on 12/12/2019 3:44:33 AM PST by Erik Latranyi

Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill say local police who do not enforce gun control measures likely to pass in Virginia should face prosecution and even threats of the National Guard.

After November's Virginia Legislature elections that led to Democrats taking control of both chambers, the gun control legislation proposed by some Democrats moved forward, including universal background checks, an “assault weapons” ban, and a red flag law.

Legal firearm owners in the state, however, joined with their sheriffs to form Second Amendment sanctuary counties, which declare the authorities in these municipalities uphold the Second Amendment in the face of any gun control measure passed by Richmond.

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; alenayarmosky; armedcitizen; banglist; chickensheites; comeandtakeem; confiscation; constitutionalleo; cwii; cwiiping; guncontrol; gunsanctuarycity; gunsanctuarycounty; leo; noovaries; notesticalsorovsfies; nra; ralphnortham; rkba; secondamendment; vageneralassembly; virginia
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To: AppyPappy

Democrats can no longer walk back their desire for confiscation. We will make it hang around their necks like a millstone.


21 posted on 12/12/2019 4:03:09 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party is now a hate-group)
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To: All

Yeah, The law is the law....

Unless it is unConstitutional.

What part of “Shall Not Be Infringed” are you Democraps unable to understand?


22 posted on 12/12/2019 4:03:32 AM PST by LegendHasIt
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To: Erik Latranyi; mylife; Joe Brower; MaxMax; Randy Larsen; waterhill; Envisioning; AZ .44 MAG; ...

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23 posted on 12/12/2019 4:03:57 AM PST by PROCON (Molon Labe)
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To: goldstategop

The Virginia patriots are being smart:

1. Employing the “sanctuary” crap back at them, and

2. Operating what are indeed “well-regulated militia.”

3. And saying NO! from the get-go.


24 posted on 12/12/2019 4:04:51 AM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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To: Erik Latranyi
McEachin also noted that Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam could call the National Guard, if necessary. “And ultimately, I'm not the governor, but the governor may have to nationalize the National Guard to enforce the law,” he said. “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.

------------------------------ These people are truly stupid. 1) A governor cannot nationalize the National Guard 2) The Guard is not nationalized to enforce a STATE law 3) Having recently retired from the National Guard, I foresee big support from the command and staff, and an absolute hemorrhage of soldiers heading out the door.

25 posted on 12/12/2019 4:05:33 AM PST by AbnSarge
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To: MarMema
South Carolina bill in progress about being able to secede if they choose to do so.

No law is needed because the US Constitution is silent on the issue of secession. It is not unconstitutional.

26 posted on 12/12/2019 4:05:46 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Erik Latranyi

The law IS the law, Little Ms. Democrats. Let’s not be pickey-and-choosy on which ones we feel like enforcing.


27 posted on 12/12/2019 4:06:05 AM PST by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: Erik Latranyi

The second amendment is the law.


28 posted on 12/12/2019 4:07:43 AM PST by MrEdd (Caveat Emptors)
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To: Erik Latranyi

They are pushing for a civil war. I wonder which country has pledged its support to the denmocrats? China perhaps?


29 posted on 12/12/2019 4:08:42 AM PST by OpusatFR
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To: central_va

Article 1, Section 10.


30 posted on 12/12/2019 4:09:09 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Why doesn’t this apply to lawmakers who ignore their Constitonal oath and the Bill of Rights?

...I would hope they either resign in good conscience, because they cannot uphold the law which they are sworn to uphold, or they’re prosecuted for failure to fulfill their oath”
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31 posted on 12/12/2019 4:09:53 AM PST by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
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To: Erik Latranyi

If you submit, they will just kill or subjugate you later. The Dems are in an awful hurry; if they just waited, demographics would win it for them, but their rush gives us an opportunity to show them the consequences of their insane lust for power and control.


32 posted on 12/12/2019 4:09:58 AM PST by Truth29
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To: Erik Latranyi

If they mean to have a war, let it begin here.


33 posted on 12/12/2019 4:10:03 AM PST by Lazamataz (We can be called a racist and we'll just smile. Because we don't care.)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Well this IS what the idiots in Virginia voted for SO now they can live with it!!!


34 posted on 12/12/2019 4:11:14 AM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: fproy2222

Sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants are not the same as sanctuary counties from anti-RKBA laws. The former are interfering with the constitutional powers of the federal government. The latter are fighting unconstitutional violations of the Second Amendment.


35 posted on 12/12/2019 4:13:02 AM PST by Ken H (And Epstein didn't kill himself.)
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To: ealgeone
Western Virginia is largely descended from the Scots-Irish that in a title of a book, Born Fighting, have been very willing to resist authority, from the British Crown in Ulster and colonial America to the Union Army in 1861 to the “revenuers” in the 20th Century. Interestingly, other liberal states have not been too aggressive in mass gun confiscation.

It remains to be seen whether the Virginia Legislature will be more aggressive than their counterparts in other liberal states. As long as Trump controls the military and National Guard, the State government will not get Federal military assistance. However, it appears he has minimal control over Federal law enforcement.

36 posted on 12/12/2019 4:13:37 AM PST by Wallace T.
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To: ealgeone

I wonder how many of the NRA members, 2nd Amendment advocates and other “patriots” stayed home on election day? The real patriots are those who go out and vote against the tyranny of the left.


37 posted on 12/12/2019 4:14:17 AM PST by Russ (I)
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To: Erik Latranyi

That’s just it. They don’t want to confiscate all guns, just YOUR guns. They get to keep their guns. All they really want is a win.
Let’s say they ban assault weapons. Next they will say “We banned guns rarely used in crimes with the support of The People. We really need to ban the guns that are used in crimes . Obviously, The People support that”.


38 posted on 12/12/2019 4:14:40 AM PST by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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To: Erik Latranyi

So state law trumps constitutional law? This battle needs to be fought. State insurrection needs to be put down.


39 posted on 12/12/2019 4:15:27 AM PST by D Rider
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To: Erik Latranyi

I suggest the southern and western counties secede from the beltway counties and either form south Virginia or join up with West Virginia


40 posted on 12/12/2019 4:17:34 AM PST by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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