Posted on 01/11/2020 8:00:53 PM PST by bitt
Virginia Democrats have full control of the state government, and they are making the most of it. Less than two days after Virginia opened the 2020 legislative session, newly empowered lawmakers voted to pass a total ban on guns at the state capitol and legislative office buildings. Previously, those with a valid concealed handgun permit were allowed to bring a gun into the Capitol. Weapons were banned only in the Senate gallery and the governor's office. "Our focus is to keep everybody safe," said Democratic House speaker Eileen Filler-Corn. "These are policies and rules that should have passed a long, long time ago."
Democratic House majority leader Charneile Herring claimed the sudden policy decision by the Joint Rules Committee, just a handful of people, was at the request of the Capitol Police. "I think there are times when we sort of have to trust what our law enforcement officers are telling us," she said. When asked by reporters, after the rushed and less than transparent committee meeting, the Capitol Police's Col. Anthony Pike said he had made no recommendations on whether guns should be banned, only how to implement the ban. GOP delegate Kirk Cox called Herring's attempt to put the onus on the Capitol Police "a deliberate misrepresentation, there's just no way around that," he said.
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This is a defensive play. They are afraid of gunowners.
Take heed...
THis is what Doomberg and the democRATS will do when they gain control of FED-GOV.
Our rights will be gone in 48 hours.
It will be a military junta.
That's why Bloomingidiot was in VA recently downplaying the bill. Said the usual crap about how we just want common-sense laws, etc. Because he knows Northam already jumped the shark on this.
...” a total ban on guns at the Virginia state capitol and legislative office buildings”.....
Oh sheesh....a gun free zone! They should feel real safe then when the nutcases know the officials have no protection.
I thought the same thing. They just left themselves exposed.
Darwin award winners, the lot of them.
They know they are planning things that would cause people to want to shoot them.
“An honest statesman need not fear an armed populace’’.- Thomas Jefferson.
Yeah... Sure...
VA voters that set on their @$$ and didn’t vote in the last election can suck it for the next 2-4 years!
What bothers me MOST about this FOOLISHNESS is that it likely will be a Capitol Police Officer who gets wounded/killed when an armed NUTCASE come into the latest MASS SHOOTING GALLERY.
Despite the LIES told by the LEFTIST DIMocRATS, there has NEVER been a problem with licensed Virginians carrying concealed firearms on the Capitol grounds and/or inside the buildings.
The ONLY possible GOOD that may come out of this fiasco is that it may get the DIMs VOTED OUT.
Yours, TMN78247
Just like Republicans put all kind of conservative laws in place as soon as they assume power, LOL!
I don’t think the normal VA voters can out vote NOVA and Tidewater any longer. Those areas appear to own the state, with it being a deep purple at best. I don’t say that lightly considering a lot of my family is still in SWVA trying to fight those areas off.
It’s the old ploy of offering a solution when there is no problem!
I’m getting the popcorn — this should be good.
Virginians have now set themselves up for several years of libtard hell. What could have possessed them to put themselves in that situation?
“... was at the request of the Capitol Police.”
Yeah... Sure...
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I am sure the Capitol Police and ALL armed security for the Delegates etal will also be unarmed?
If ‘gun free zone’ mandatory for me, should be mandatory for thee.
No, you deceitful whore. Your focus is to keep only yourself safe. You skanks are on your way to pass laws that will make it impossible for the average citizen to be safe, and you know it. And you could not care less.
There are still plenty of us conservatives in Northern Virginia, but it is hard to outvoted the illegals. However, a lot of blame is on GOP. I live in gun grabber Dan Helmer’s district, and he unseated a long time Republican delegate. Helmer’s vote canvassers came to my door at least 5 times during campaign. Never got a single visit from GOP.
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