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https://www.npr.org/2020/01/15/7966...tate-of-emergency-ahead-of-pro-gun-rally

Fearing potential violence, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is declaring a state of emergency and is banning firearms and other weapons on the Capitol grounds in Richmond ahead of a gun rights demonstration planned for next week.
"We have received credible intelligence from our law enforcement agencies that there are groups with malicious plans for the rally that is planned for Monday," Northam said during a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
Gun rights supporters are preparing to converge on Richmond for a lobbying day and a rally Monday morning. They're opposed to efforts by Virginia Democrats — who've just taken over control of the Virginia legislature following the November 2019 elections — to pass a slate of gun control bills backed by Northam.

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The event, hosted by Virginia Citizens Defense League, is expected to draw thousands of armed demonstrators, some from out of state. Organizers have said they hope to hold a peaceful event.
But Northam said officials have heard reports of "out-of-state militia groups and hate groups planning to travel from across the country to disrupt our democratic process with acts of violence." He said they "are coming to intimidate and to cause harm."
Northam is raising concerns about a reprise of the deadly violence surrounding the white supremacist march in Charlottesville in August 2017. He said state intelligence analysts have identified threats and rhetoric online that mirror the chatter they were picking up around that time.

Of course he does. He is a pussy. He is going to call out his goons because he can't talk to concerned citizens who are angry at him for his political view points. What a jerk.

kwg

That doesn’t sound good.

I am sure antifa will be there along with any other bussed in troublemakers
I am betting on selective enforcement. Anyone know the mindset of the local police?

"This is your Communist future, FUSA.

Real shame that armed protest teams are not being tasked with supplemental peaceable demonstrations at Red legislators’ district offices all over the state, while that main element proceeds to Richmond.

Stretch out the opfor.

Obtain stress innoculation in small unit actions."

He’s full of f^cking [bleep]. Some state libtard read something on the internet about someone from somewhere. He’s already gotten his dream quote “we disarmed the public and Lobby Day was safe”

The violence he fears comes from the Dem's.

Not from us.

Sounds like it’s time to school the Virginia government on their place and the constitution.

No schit; he commits treason, violates his oath of office and supports making felons out every day people.

HE is the malicious one and I hope he gets to reap what he's sown.

This is a bad deal, a made-for-TV chance for leftist thugs pretending to be NRA to beat people up in front of a camera.

Also, the rhetoric I've seen from one of the promoters is openly threatening violence. Dumb on his part.

Sounds like a setup but it could just be the tinfoil getting warm.

I think the governor is promoting violence, words and action.

Dont fret. Hes against peaceable assembly too....

Charlottesville 2 coming up.

this event is ripe for a false flag

Sure having our own troubles up here with gov wanting to ban guns

Post a link to a rally promoter openly advocating violence.

Lexington Green V2.0?

He doesn't even believe the words that come out of his own mouth. He had credible information that the groups were going to engage in illegal malicious behavior, so he made possession of firearms illegal. They won't break that law too?

Did he say something like "let's burn this bitch down" on national TV. I suspect if he publicly openly advocated violence they would have arrested him.

Yep. Antifa will be free to bring the flame throwers, frozen water bottles filled with piss, bike locks, knives, etc., and will never see the inside of a jail cell, but any act of self-defense against them will result in the book being thrown at the defender.

Yep.