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Do we have a gun problem, or a government problem?
wnd.com ^ | 1/24/2020 | Patrice Lewis

Posted on 01/25/2020 7:02:24 AM PST by rktman

Following Monday's 22,000-plus strong rally in Richmond, Virginia – which Gov. Northam claimed was "some kind of über-Klan rally of white supremacists," but the only arrest was for an LGBT activist who refused to remove her mask – the state's Democratic lawmakers proceeded to push through a gun-control bill one day later. I don't think Virginia politicians realize what a hornet's nest they're stirring.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2a; banglist; infringed; kaba; virginia
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Oh, they know the hornet's nest but don't care since they know best what citizens should and shouldn't be allowed to possess.
1 posted on 01/25/2020 7:02:24 AM PST by rktman
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The government has a gun problem. We have a government problem.


2 posted on 01/25/2020 7:04:48 AM PST by real saxophonist (Everything I Play Gone Be Funky, From Now On)
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The GUNS are not the problem!

ANYONE committing a crime with a gun should be automatically face the death penalty.

PERIOD!


3 posted on 01/25/2020 7:05:21 AM PST by conservativesister
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To: rktman

Ironic, is it not, that the first “problem” is the solution to the second problem.


4 posted on 01/25/2020 7:06:01 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: rktman

Don’t forget the mask arrest occurred 90 minutes after the rally ended. It’s not related.

I also think the 22,000 number is a little low. 40,000 is my guess. I was there.


5 posted on 01/25/2020 7:07:27 AM PST by cyclotic (Democrats must be politically eviscerated, disemboweled and demolished.)
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To: rktman

We need government control ... you know, like that Constitution thing hey ignore.


6 posted on 01/25/2020 7:11:31 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: rktman

Government is the problem, big time.


7 posted on 01/25/2020 7:11:56 AM PST by mulligan (EeThe)
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To: rktman

Render unto Caesar.

The government is our own creation. We will always have a government problem.


8 posted on 01/25/2020 7:13:10 AM PST by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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"I don't think Virginia politicians realize what a hornet's nest they're stirring."

Part of me hopes they continue to stir the hornet's nest. It's way past time for The People to put an end to Fedzilla's tyranny.

9 posted on 01/25/2020 7:13:16 AM PST by Windflier (Torches and pitchforks ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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”... should be automatically face the death penalty.”

And then fed to Mr. Woo’s hogs.
10 posted on 01/25/2020 7:27:37 AM PST by LIConFem (I will no longer accept the things I cannot change. it's time to change the things I cannot accept.)
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To: rktman

There’s been a lot of talk of counties seceding. How about the inverse operation, where the few counties around DC are evicted from the rest of the state?


11 posted on 01/25/2020 7:31:39 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: cyclotic

Fyi, the FAR LEFT &their toadies in the so-called “mainstream media” ALWAYS greatly underestimate the size of crowds of PATRIOTS & always vastly overstate the size of LEFTIST rallies.

In 2010, I attended the Tea Party national rally in Washington DC (which was attended by at least 750 THOUSAND people & likely more than a MILLION people). = ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, NBC& the major “print media” ALL said that “a few thousand” of “far right extremists” attended our rally.

In what universe is a crowd of that size considered fairly to be a “few thousand” people??

The bottom line is: THE PRESS LIES.

Yours, TMN78247


12 posted on 01/25/2020 7:47:53 AM PST by TMN78247 ("VICTORY or DEATH", William Barrett Travis, LtCol, comdt., Fortress of the Alamo, Bejar, 1836)
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when government intentionally releases criminals to the streets while simultaneously criminalizing the means of our personal protection it’s not only a problem...
it’s a declaration of war...


13 posted on 01/25/2020 8:01:26 AM PST by heavy metal (truth trumps lies...)
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Yep. Here’s a timelapse of the 2019 March for Life. (I’ve seen the one from yesterday but 2019 was more readily available)

Of course the media reports it as a few thousand anti-abortion activists...

I went to that rally too. There were so few people, it took us over an hour to get from the rally point (80 feet from stage and POTUS) to the march location about 1/4 mile away


14 posted on 01/25/2020 8:01:41 AM PST by cyclotic (Democrats must be politically eviscerated, disemboweled and demolished.)
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...the only arrest was for an LGBT activist who refused to remove her mask –...

That's why ANTIFA and related perpetrators of violence did not show up; word was out that masks would not be permitted. Those types require anonymity.

15 posted on 01/25/2020 8:05:49 AM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: cyclotic

I was there too. Notice there are no aerial shots anywhere of the 2A rally?


16 posted on 01/25/2020 8:09:45 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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The RVA 2A rally was the “Woodstock” event of gun rights.


17 posted on 01/25/2020 8:11:25 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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There are a few at the VCDL Facebook page.


18 posted on 01/25/2020 8:14:10 AM PST by cyclotic (Democrats must be politically eviscerated, disemboweled and demolished.)
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To: conservativesister
ANYONE committing a crime with a gun should be automatically face the death penalty.

In New Jersey, the most frequent gun "crime" is mere possession of a gun without written permission from the almighty state. That would mean a lot of executions for the "crime" of attempted self-defense!

And even for those permitted, if you show your weapon to frighten off a criminal, you are guilty of the "crime" of brandishing. More executions.

19 posted on 01/25/2020 8:14:22 AM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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ANYONE committing a crime with a gun should be automatically face the death penalty.

In New Jersey, the most frequent gun "crime" is mere possession of a gun without written permission from the almighty state. That would mean a lot of executions for the "crime" of attempted self-defense! And even for those permitted, if you show your weapon to frighten off a criminal, you are guilty of the crime of "brandishing". more executions.

20 posted on 01/25/2020 8:16:24 AM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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