Trump warns of 'attack' on 2nd Amendment ahead of Virginia gun rights rally

“Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!” Trump tweeted.

Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2020 ADVERTISEMENT The tweet comes after state legislators voted last week to ban firearms at the state Capitol and Gov. Ralph Northam (D-Va.) declared a state of emergency to temporarily ban individuals from carrying weapons on its grounds.

Both moves came before a gun rights rally planned for next week that is expected to draw armed protesters and a mass of counter-protesters, raising fears of clashes between the two crowds.

Northam said in his statement declaring the emergency that his office had received credible intelligence of “threats of violence” surrounding the demonstration that included “extremist rhetoric” similar to that surrounding the deadly Unite the Right white supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017.

The Virginia Citizens Defense League, the organizers of the rally, has said that the demonstration will draw thousands to the area. The group's Facebook event page indicates that more than 5,000 say they will attend.

"We support citizens’ rights to peacefully protest and express their views to their elected officials," said Northam. "But we must also keep the public, as well as those who work around Capitol Square, safe."

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...

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For NOT being a conservative, DJT is doing a wonderful job of faking it!!! He sure seems to be a STRONG CONSTITUTIONALIST!

In Rumps current position, he needs to stay out of it. It's a State's Rights situation and the Federal Government has ZERO say in it. He needs to shut his mouth and stop tweeting about it. Doesn't he have enough problems already?
 
“Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!” Trump tweeted.

Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2020 ADVERTISEMENT The tweet comes after state legislators voted last week to ban firearms at the state Capitol and Gov. Ralph Northam (D-Va.) declared a state of emergency to temporarily ban individuals from carrying weapons on its grounds.

Both moves came before a gun rights rally planned for next week that is expected to draw armed protesters and a mass of counter-protesters, raising fears of clashes between the two crowds.

Northam said in his statement declaring the emergency that his office had received credible intelligence of “threats of violence” surrounding the demonstration that included “extremist rhetoric” similar to that surrounding the deadly Unite the Right white supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017.

The Virginia Citizens Defense League, the organizers of the rally, has said that the demonstration will draw thousands to the area. The group's Facebook event page indicates that more than 5,000 say they will attend.

"We support citizens’ rights to peacefully protest and express their views to their elected officials," said Northam. "But we must also keep the public, as well as those who work around Capitol Square, safe."

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...

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For NOT being a conservative, DJT is doing a wonderful job of faking it!!! He sure seems to be a STRONG CONSTITUTIONALIST!

In Rumps current position, he needs to stay out of it. It's a State's Rights situation and the Federal Government has ZERO say in it. He needs to shut his mouth and stop tweeting about it. Doesn't he have enough problems already?

State laws do not override the US Constitution....
 
“Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!” Trump tweeted.

Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2020 ADVERTISEMENT The tweet comes after state legislators voted last week to ban firearms at the state Capitol and Gov. Ralph Northam (D-Va.) declared a state of emergency to temporarily ban individuals from carrying weapons on its grounds.

Both moves came before a gun rights rally planned for next week that is expected to draw armed protesters and a mass of counter-protesters, raising fears of clashes between the two crowds.

Northam said in his statement declaring the emergency that his office had received credible intelligence of “threats of violence” surrounding the demonstration that included “extremist rhetoric” similar to that surrounding the deadly Unite the Right white supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017.

The Virginia Citizens Defense League, the organizers of the rally, has said that the demonstration will draw thousands to the area. The group's Facebook event page indicates that more than 5,000 say they will attend.

"We support citizens’ rights to peacefully protest and express their views to their elected officials," said Northam. "But we must also keep the public, as well as those who work around Capitol Square, safe."

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...

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For NOT being a conservative, DJT is doing a wonderful job of faking it!!! He sure seems to be a STRONG CONSTITUTIONALIST!

In Rumps current position, he needs to stay out of it. It's a State's Rights situation and the Federal Government has ZERO say in it. He needs to shut his mouth and stop tweeting about it. Doesn't he have enough problems already?

State laws do not override the US Constitution....

In this case, the State laws are not in conflict with the US Constitution. You can use whatever weird interpretation you want on the 2nd A but in the end, the Supreme Court and other Federal Courts have ruled. I already tore their new law a new butthole. It's not the law itself, it's the stupid wording of it. And that wording has to be changed before it can pass legal muster. The US Executive Branch doesn't have a thing to do with it. It's strictly between the State Voter, State Government and the Courts. Rump needs to just stop stirring the hate.
 
On Friday State Senator Amanda Chase issued a warning to those attending the Monday rally.
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“Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!” Trump tweeted.

Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2020 ADVERTISEMENT The tweet comes after state legislators voted last week to ban firearms at the state Capitol and Gov. Ralph Northam (D-Va.) declared a state of emergency to temporarily ban individuals from carrying weapons on its grounds.

Both moves came before a gun rights rally planned for next week that is expected to draw armed protesters and a mass of counter-protesters, raising fears of clashes between the two crowds.

Northam said in his statement declaring the emergency that his office had received credible intelligence of “threats of violence” surrounding the demonstration that included “extremist rhetoric” similar to that surrounding the deadly Unite the Right white supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017.

The Virginia Citizens Defense League, the organizers of the rally, has said that the demonstration will draw thousands to the area. The group's Facebook event page indicates that more than 5,000 say they will attend.

"We support citizens’ rights to peacefully protest and express their views to their elected officials," said Northam. "But we must also keep the public, as well as those who work around Capitol Square, safe."

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...

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For NOT being a conservative, DJT is doing a wonderful job of faking it!!! He sure seems to be a STRONG CONSTITUTIONALIST!
Northam needs to lead by example and renounce armed police protection for himself and his family

It is the job of the police to protect political leaders who are in danger of being assassinated. There is no need for Northam to renounce anything. Police act under the authority of the people, they are trained, they take an oath, and they can be investigated and dismissed for improper conduct.

It is a key part of the Governor's job to keep the people of the Commonwealth safe.
 
Looking on the bright side, all of these nuts are in Virginia, instead on where I live, Arizona. I find comfort in that.

Thanks, Bub. I live in Virginia and the Commonwealth seems to have become a magnet for every asshole who was ever in the casting call for Deliverance. Please keep your weirdos at home. Sit them on a cactus, maybe.
 
“Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!” Trump tweeted.

Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2020 ADVERTISEMENT The tweet comes after state legislators voted last week to ban firearms at the state Capitol and Gov. Ralph Northam (D-Va.) declared a state of emergency to temporarily ban individuals from carrying weapons on its grounds.

Both moves came before a gun rights rally planned for next week that is expected to draw armed protesters and a mass of counter-protesters, raising fears of clashes between the two crowds.

Northam said in his statement declaring the emergency that his office had received credible intelligence of “threats of violence” surrounding the demonstration that included “extremist rhetoric” similar to that surrounding the deadly Unite the Right white supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017.

The Virginia Citizens Defense League, the organizers of the rally, has said that the demonstration will draw thousands to the area. The group's Facebook event page indicates that more than 5,000 say they will attend.

"We support citizens’ rights to peacefully protest and express their views to their elected officials," said Northam. "But we must also keep the public, as well as those who work around Capitol Square, safe."

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...

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For NOT being a conservative, DJT is doing a wonderful job of faking it!!! He sure seems to be a STRONG CONSTITUTIONALIST!
the Dems/Press want to see blood just for political gain
 
In Rumps [sic] current position, he needs to stay out of it. It's a State's [sic] Rights situation and the Federal Government has ZERO say in it. He needs to shut his mouth and stop tweeting about it. Doesn't he have enough problems already?

The Constitution is a federal law. It's the highest federal law, in fact, and it takes precedence over all other laws.

There is no states' right to violate the Constitution, nor to deprive those under its jurisdiction of any rights explicitly affirmed therein.
 
“Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!” Trump tweeted.

Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2020 ADVERTISEMENT The tweet comes after state legislators voted last week to ban firearms at the state Capitol and Gov. Ralph Northam (D-Va.) declared a state of emergency to temporarily ban individuals from carrying weapons on its grounds.

Both moves came before a gun rights rally planned for next week that is expected to draw armed protesters and a mass of counter-protesters, raising fears of clashes between the two crowds.

Northam said in his statement declaring the emergency that his office had received credible intelligence of “threats of violence” surrounding the demonstration that included “extremist rhetoric” similar to that surrounding the deadly Unite the Right white supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017.

The Virginia Citizens Defense League, the organizers of the rally, has said that the demonstration will draw thousands to the area. The group's Facebook event page indicates that more than 5,000 say they will attend.

"We support citizens’ rights to peacefully protest and express their views to their elected officials," said Northam. "But we must also keep the public, as well as those who work around Capitol Square, safe."

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...

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For NOT being a conservative, DJT is doing a wonderful job of faking it!!! He sure seems to be a STRONG CONSTITUTIONALIST!
Northam needs to lead by example and renounce armed police protection for himself and his family

It is the job of the police to protect political leaders who are in danger of being assassinated. There is no need for Northam to renounce anything. Police act under the authority of the people, they are trained, they take an oath, and they can be investigated and dismissed for improper conduct.

It is a key part of the Governor's job to keep the people of the Commonwealth safe.
Nonsense

The police exist to serve the people not the political elite

northam needs to take his chances in public without the protection of a firearm just as he wants average citizens to do
 
“Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!” Trump tweeted.

Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2020 ADVERTISEMENT The tweet comes after state legislators voted last week to ban firearms at the state Capitol and Gov. Ralph Northam (D-Va.) declared a state of emergency to temporarily ban individuals from carrying weapons on its grounds.

Both moves came before a gun rights rally planned for next week that is expected to draw armed protesters and a mass of counter-protesters, raising fears of clashes between the two crowds.

Northam said in his statement declaring the emergency that his office had received credible intelligence of “threats of violence” surrounding the demonstration that included “extremist rhetoric” similar to that surrounding the deadly Unite the Right white supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017.

The Virginia Citizens Defense League, the organizers of the rally, has said that the demonstration will draw thousands to the area. The group's Facebook event page indicates that more than 5,000 say they will attend.

"We support citizens’ rights to peacefully protest and express their views to their elected officials," said Northam. "But we must also keep the public, as well as those who work around Capitol Square, safe."

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...

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For NOT being a conservative, DJT is doing a wonderful job of faking it!!! He sure seems to be a STRONG CONSTITUTIONALIST!
Northam needs to lead by example and renounce armed police protection for himself and his family

It is the job of the police to protect political leaders who are in danger of being assassinated. There is no need for Northam to renounce anything. Police act under the authority of the people, they are trained, they take an oath, and they can be investigated and dismissed for improper conduct.

It is a key part of the Governor's job to keep the people of the Commonwealth safe.
It is a key part of the Governor's job to keep the people of the Commonwealth safe.

Northam is not protecting the people

he demands armed bodyguards to protect him 24 hours a day

but he denies the right of average citizens to protect themselves when the police are not around because they are busy protecting him
 
“Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!” Trump tweeted.

Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2020 ADVERTISEMENT The tweet comes after state legislators voted last week to ban firearms at the state Capitol and Gov. Ralph Northam (D-Va.) declared a state of emergency to temporarily ban individuals from carrying weapons on its grounds.

Both moves came before a gun rights rally planned for next week that is expected to draw armed protesters and a mass of counter-protesters, raising fears of clashes between the two crowds.

Northam said in his statement declaring the emergency that his office had received credible intelligence of “threats of violence” surrounding the demonstration that included “extremist rhetoric” similar to that surrounding the deadly Unite the Right white supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017.

The Virginia Citizens Defense League, the organizers of the rally, has said that the demonstration will draw thousands to the area. The group's Facebook event page indicates that more than 5,000 say they will attend.

"We support citizens’ rights to peacefully protest and express their views to their elected officials," said Northam. "But we must also keep the public, as well as those who work around Capitol Square, safe."

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...

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For NOT being a conservative, DJT is doing a wonderful job of faking it!!! He sure seems to be a STRONG CONSTITUTIONALIST!
Northam needs to lead by example and renounce armed police protection for himself and his family

It is the job of the police to protect political leaders who are in danger of being assassinated. There is no need for Northam to renounce anything. Police act under the authority of the people, they are trained, they take an oath, and they can be investigated and dismissed for improper conduct.

It is a key part of the Governor's job to keep the people of the Commonwealth safe.
Nonsense

The police exist to serve the people not the political elite

northam needs to take his chances in public without the protection of a firearm just as he wants average citizens to do

Then tell the Secret Service to step aside and let the orange whore and his minions take their chances. The legitimate police act under the authority of the People.

he demands armed bodyguards
to protect him 24 hours a day
You are spouting nonsense. Northam doesn't "demand" security. Security protocols have been in place for decades, if not centuries. This cannot be attributable to him. If that POS gillespie had won the governorship, he would have gotten the same thing. All governors have.

Northam was acting on "credible threats" to safety and security. If those "credible threats" had come from people with Middle Eastern sounding names, I doubt that you would feel the same way about his actions.

This hysterical "the Dems are going to take our guns away" is just a cheap ploy to attract the ignorant. I grew up with a rifle, a shotgun, and two pistols in the house. They were more than adequate to defend against a home invasion, which is a rarity in any event. Nobody said a word and my father was a member of a shooting club.

What thug gangs like this laughably named "Virginia Citizens Defense League" wants to get away with is having machine guns, automatic weapons, whatever you want to call them, when there is absolutely no legitimate use of them in civil society, except for the very rare standoff that the cops have with people armed with them. Remember the standoff between the bankrobbers in California and the police officers who were terribly outgunned, which occurred several years ago.

We have had schools, houses of worship, medical clinics, stores, restaurants, and other public places shot up by hoodlums who had these weapons, but you morons keep asserting that you have to have these weapons to fight off some imaginary boogeyman, while totally ignoring what has actually happened.

Threats of domestic terrorism seem to come mostly from people who have racist motives and some who want to actively steal land from the United States to set up some weird country of their own. They want to attack the United States. How do we protect Americans from these threats. Think about it.
 
In Rumps [sic] current position, he needs to stay out of it. It's a State's [sic] Rights situation and the Federal Government has ZERO say in it. He needs to shut his mouth and stop tweeting about it. Doesn't he have enough problems already?

The Constitution is a federal law. It's the highest federal law, in fact, and it takes precedence over all other laws.

There is no states' right to violate the Constitution, nor to deprive those under its jurisdiction of any rights explicitly affirmed therein.

It's already been established in the Federal Courts. The Intent of the VA Law is NOT outside the State's rights. Yes, it's poorly written and won't survive the first Federal Court. But it won't be because it's outside the COTUS. It's because it's poorly written. Without screaming "Shall not infringe" at the top of your lungs, show me any part of the intent of the VA law that will not stand up in court if it's written by someone with at least a 10th grade education. The ball is no your court. And don't try and use the 2nd as your justification. It doesn't apply on this one. That went out the window in the Heller V ruling.
 
Looking on the bright side, all of these nuts are in Virginia, instead on where I live, Arizona. I find comfort in that.

Thanks, Bub. I live in Virginia and the Commonwealth seems to have become a magnet for every asshole who was ever in the casting call for Deliverance. Please keep your weirdos at home. Sit them on a cactus, maybe.

Naw. Most of them are from Montana and Idaho. In fact, when the weather is good, they come down here with their rifles and camos trying their best to look like soldiers manning the AZ border. Unfortunately for them, their beer bellies give them away. The BP complains that they steal their desert survival gear.
 
Without screaming "Shall not infringe" at the top of your lungs, show me any part of the intent of the VA law that will not stand up in court if it's written by someone with at least a 10th grade education.

Dismissing a valid argument does not invalidate it.

The simple fact is that the Second Amendment explicitly identifies a right as belonging to the people, and forbids this right from being infringed.

Any attempt, through any policy enacted at the federal level, state level, or local levels, to infringe this right is illegal, and those in government who attempt to enact or enforce such laws or policies are no better than common criminals.
 
Kinda quiet thread....in the face of yet another state about to go "gun free"......

Americans actually don't care other than a small group (FAR smaller than the LGBTQ crowd). The Left will get it's gun free America. It's guaranteed. Mark those words.
 
Without screaming "Shall not infringe" at the top of your lungs, show me any part of the intent of the VA law that will not stand up in court if it's written by someone with at least a 10th grade education.

Dismissing a valid argument does not invalidate it.

The simple fact is that the Second Amendment explicitly identifies a right as belonging to the people, and forbids this right from being infringed.

Any attempt, through any policy enacted at the federal level, state level, or local levels, to infringe this right is illegal, and those in government who attempt to enact or enforce such laws or policies are no better than common criminals.

LOL.

Another who believe freedom is 'free' and that the Constitution protects HIM, so he doesn't need to protect the Constitution.

Freakin Hilarious

Ya..just go ahead and change the name to The United Socialist States of America.
It's done. Put a fork in it. The Left has no opposition.
 
Without screaming "Shall not infringe" at the top of your lungs, show me any part of the intent of the VA law that will not stand up in court if it's written by someone with at least a 10th grade education.

Dismissing a valid argument does not invalidate it.

The simple fact is that the Second Amendment explicitly identifies a right as belonging to the people, and forbids this right from being infringed.

Any attempt, through any policy enacted at the federal level, state level, or local levels, to infringe this right is illegal, and those in government who attempt to enact or enforce such laws or policies are no better than common criminals.

In other words "Shall not Infringe" is your argument. Hate to break it to you but Heller V established that the States can use Reasonable in their laws. Now, you wish for the 2A to read like you say it should, I suggest you get a 2/3rds amendment to that affect in Congress and get a President to sign it into law. Until then, Heller V is what we have to go by.

"Shall Not Infringe" is not a legal argument.
 
I totally stand behind and support the people of Virginia against the hack trying to take away their rights as American citizens. These politicians who are trying to take away our rights should be hung up by their gonads.
 

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