Friday, November 29, 2019

‘They’ve Awoken a Giant’: 20+ Virginia Counties Become 2A Sanctuaries Overnight

 
The pro-gun crowd at the Amelia County Board of Supervisor’s meeting was much too large to fit in the building. (Photo: Philip Van Cleave)

Virginia gun owners have gathered by the hundreds at Board of Supervisors meetings in counties across the state to send a message to the newly elected Democratic legislature in Richmond.

As of this writing, 23 counties and towns have declared themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries since Michael Bloomberg flipped the state legislature from red to blue earlier this month. Second Amendment sanctuaries exist in many states across the country, but no state has seen so many in such a short span of time.

“It’s sending a message to Richmond saying we don’t want any more gun control out here,” Philip Van Cleave told GunsAmerica. Van Cleave is the President of the gun-rights group Virginia Citizens Defense League, which has been fighting for Second Amendment rights in Virginia since 1994, when they helped turned the state from may-issue to shall-issue.

6 comments:

  1. Sadly, that's not how the law works. It's no secret that red counties vastly outnumber blue in virginia. But they don't control the legislature by county. "Sanctuaries" have no credit under the laws or in the courts. The cure is in the next election. Better turnout on trump's coat tails could turn it around again. But make no mistake, the trend is solidly the other direction. At most, we buy a few years reprieve.

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    1. Better turnout on trump's coat tails could turn it around again.

      I've got my fingers crossed. I think if the economy stays more or less the same and nothing "new" surfaces he will win.

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    2. Sadly, it's not about the economy. It's about the tribe. Party loyalty matters. Results don't.

      --generic

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  2. http://www.captainsjournal.com/2019/11/29/intelligence-report-from-virginia/

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    1. Thanks and I don't see it passing with only a two seat majority in the Senate.

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