VA AG Threatens Gun Sanctuary Counties, Warns New Controls “Will Be Enforced”
These outrageous measures have not even been debated or voted on, but apparently the liberal controllers of the state are sure they’ll pass and that they will force the people to comply.
Threatening over 100 local governments seems tantamount to dictatorship rule. (Source: YouTube Screenshot 13News Now)
In Virginia, conservative voters have been disenfranchised. The majority of the state has been silenced by a few districts that have given control of every branch of government to the most radical leftists in the state. In an attempt to protect themselves from unconstitutional infringement, over 100 local governments have fired back, creating “sanctuary” areas for the Second Amendment.
Although no new gun control measures have actually been passed… yet… this movement is infuriating the liberals who demand control over their neighbors. The Attorney General, Mark Herring, has essentially threatened these counties that regardless of the votes, they WILL comply with new erroneous gun control infringements, or else.
[Herring’s] opinion comes as at least 86 of Virginia’s 95 counties, and numerous cities too, have declared themselves to be Second Amendment Sanctuaries.
In all, over 100 local governments in Virginia have declared Second Amendment Sanctuary status.
Moreover, Culpeper Count Sheriff Scott Jenkins has made clear he is ready to “deputize thousands” to fight in defense of gun rights.
Jenkins spoke of the threat of gun control from the incoming Democrat majority in the Virginia legislature:
I remain very optimistic that our General Assembly will not pass the proposed bills. Obviously, if passed, there are many of us willing to challenge these laws through the courts. In addition, if necessary, I plan to properly screen and deputize thousands of our law-abiding citizens to protect their constitutional right to own firearms.
But AG Herring wants the 100+ local governments, Sheriff Jenkins, and others, to know new gun controls will be obeyed.
The Bristol Herald Courier quoted Herring saying: “When the General Assembly passes new gun safety laws they will be enforced, and they will be followed. These [Second Amendment Sanctuary] resolutions have no legal force, and they’re just part of an effort by the gun lobby to stoke fear.”
Herring’s pronouncement is in line with statements by Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA). Northam warned that Second Amendment Sanctuaries will face “consequences” if they refuse to enforce gun control and McEachin suggested Northam could use the National Guard to force compliance with Democrat gun laws.
So, they plan to use martial law to take away residents’ legal firearms? This situation in Virginia is a stunning warning to every American that liberals want an unarmed population that can be controlled, like slaves.
