I've been following this for a bit.
1: Virginia elected a bunch of Democrats, many of whom promised to enact gun control legislation if elected.
2: The Dems followed through, passing some gun control laws. Background checks, limits on per-month purchases, red flag laws, a few others. They considered bans on assault rifles but that died in committee.
3: "Lobby Day" is apparently an annual thing. Gun rights and guns control advocates both people hold events that day.
4: Lobby day is on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
5: As a result, there will be a big pro-gun rally/protest at the Virginia State Capitol on MLK day.
That is, a big pro-gun rally at the (former) capitol of the (defunct) Confederate States of America, on a holiday named after Martin Luther King Jr.
Did I mention that the usual militia and white supremacist groups will be there? Alex Jones and his friends?
So now the governor has declared a state of emergency.
Virginia governor declares state of emergency following militia threats over gun reforms
Charlottesville Banned These Far-Right Activists, but They’re Bringing Their Guns to Richmond
As Virginia gun rally approaches, Alex Jones and his Infowars outlet hype prospect of violence
From what I understand, the State of Emergency is limited to the capitol grounds. Lots and lots and lots of Conspiracy Theories flying around about using the National Guard to seize guns, bringing in the United Nations, all the usual nonsense.
As I said, I have been following this for a bit, wondering how big of a thing it will be. Gun advocacy people on social media are claiming that 100,000 to 150,000 pro-gun people will be there, many from out of state (dozens of busloads from Texas, according to some). The organizer has asked people to not bring long guns and to not wear camouflage or other military-looking gear. Then again, if it snowballs enough his requests may just be ignored.
Hopefully this just fizzles out, as these things often do.
1: Virginia elected a bunch of Democrats, many of whom promised to enact gun control legislation if elected.
2: The Dems followed through, passing some gun control laws. Background checks, limits on per-month purchases, red flag laws, a few others. They considered bans on assault rifles but that died in committee.
3: "Lobby Day" is apparently an annual thing. Gun rights and guns control advocates both people hold events that day.
4: Lobby day is on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
5: As a result, there will be a big pro-gun rally/protest at the Virginia State Capitol on MLK day.
That is, a big pro-gun rally at the (former) capitol of the (defunct) Confederate States of America, on a holiday named after Martin Luther King Jr.
Did I mention that the usual militia and white supremacist groups will be there? Alex Jones and his friends?
So now the governor has declared a state of emergency.
Virginia governor declares state of emergency following militia threats over gun reforms
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued a state of emergency on Wednesday that bars any weapons from the Richmond’s Capitol Square from Friday to Tuesday, after he received credible intelligence that hate groups and armed militias are planning violence at next Monday’s Lobby Day against gun control legislation. ....The announced weapons ban will include sticks, bats, chains, projectiles, and firearms, similar to the prohibitions issued on airlines and in courthouses, |
Charlottesville Banned These Far-Right Activists, but They’re Bringing Their Guns to Richmond
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Shoaff, a Tennessee resident, has gone further than most other right-wing personalities in his calls for violence in Richmond. In a December broadcast, he advocated for the hanging of Rep. Donald McEachin, an African-American congressman, after McEachin suggested Northam could use the National Guard to enforce new gun laws. “I hope to see you personally on Lobby Day, because I would love nothing more than to tell you to your face that you’re a coward, you’re a tyrant, committing treason,” Shoaff said in a December livestream. “And as a good friend of mine said just a few minutes ago, treason is punishable by death. I’m not telling you that I’m going to kill you, I’m telling you that your acts constitute treason, and the punishment for treason is hanging in the middle of the street.” |
As Virginia gun rally approaches, Alex Jones and his Infowars outlet hype prospect of violence
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Jones and his associates are also preemptively claiming that any violence that does occur at the rally, planned for January 20 outside the Virginia Capitol, will be a “false flag,” a similar claim to what he’s said about violence that occurred at the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017. Jones said that he and “dozens of our people” will be at the January 20 rally, and he has invited white nationalist Richard Spencer to join him. |
As I said, I have been following this for a bit, wondering how big of a thing it will be. Gun advocacy people on social media are claiming that 100,000 to 150,000 pro-gun people will be there, many from out of state (dozens of busloads from Texas, according to some). The organizer has asked people to not bring long guns and to not wear camouflage or other military-looking gear. Then again, if it snowballs enough his requests may just be ignored.
Hopefully this just fizzles out, as these things often do.
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