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meow2u3

(24,774 posts) Thu Jan 16, 2020, 08:58 PM Jan 2020

Judge upholds ban on weapons at gun rally in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge on Thursday upheld a ban on firearms at a pro-gun rally scheduled for next week in Virginia, rejecting a request from gun-rights groups that sued to overturn it.

The Virginia Citizens Defense League and Gun Owners of America filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking an injunction against the ban, which Gov. Ralph Northam imposed for a rally scheduled to take place Monday on the grounds of the Virginia Capitol.

In her written ruling, Richmond Circuit Court Judge Joi Taylor said the governor has the authority under state law to take action related to "the safety and welfare" of the state.

Taylor cited rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court and other courts that found the Second Amendment right to bear arms is not unlimited. Because of that, she wrote, the gun-rights groups would not "suffer an irreparable harm" sufficient to justify the injunction.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gun-groups-want-firearms-ban-200035548.html

How can you have a gun rally without weapons? (commenting on the headline blooper)

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Judge upholds ban on weapons at gun rally in Virginia (Original Post) meow2u3 Jan 2020 OP

GREAT! bluestarone Jan 2020 #1

Those people can rally without guns. They just want to intimidate people. Blue_true Jan 2020 #2

take action related to "the safety and welfare" of the state. Aussie105 Jan 2020 #3

Those assholes from "the base" white supremacist woodsprite Jan 2020 #4

Isn't "The Base" the English translation of al-Qaeda? meow2u3 Jan 2020 #6

Oooh, Didn't realize that about iFunny being a Russian site. woodsprite Jan 2020 #7

Since they have to leave their weapons at home.... rickford66 Jan 2020 #5

bluestarone

(17,082 posts)

1. GREAT!

Reply to meow2u3 (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2020, 09:03 PM

Jan 2020

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

2. Those people can rally without guns. They just want to intimidate people.

Reply to meow2u3 (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2020, 09:07 PM

Jan 2020

Now is some group said that it would counter-rally and bring guns and RPGs, those gunners would soil their shorts and want the other side banned.

Aussie105

(5,451 posts)

3. take action related to "the safety and welfare" of the state.

Reply to meow2u3 (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2020, 09:08 PM

Jan 2020

If that applies to one moment in time at one venue in Virginia, it should apply to the whole state, really. And for all time.

Hell, the whole country!

I can but dream . . .

woodsprite

(11,933 posts)

4. Those assholes from "the base" white supremacist

Reply to meow2u3 (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2020, 09:20 PM

Jan 2020

group were apprehended right around the corner from my house. Sometimes i think they may not even adhere to the beliefs of whatever group they’re going along with. They just join because they look at it as a license to hurt people.

meow2u3

(24,774 posts)

6. Isn't "The Base" the English translation of al-Qaeda?

Reply to woodsprite (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 17, 2020, 08:47 AM

Jan 2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Base_(hate_group)

The Base is an accelerationist, neo-Nazi white separatist paramilitary hate group, formed in 2018 and active in at least the United States, Canada, Australia and South Africa, that advocates the formation of white ethnostates, a goal to be achieved through terrorism and the violent overthrow of existing governments. It organizes what have been called "race war preppers" and organizers of "hate camps".[1][2][3][4] The group was created in June 2018 by the pseudonym Norman Spear who also goes by Roman Wolf and claims to have military experience.[5]

The Base translated to Arabic is "al-Qaida".[5] The Base has recruited using iFunny, a Russian meme website.[6][7]

woodsprite

(11,933 posts)

7. Oooh, Didn't realize that about iFunny being a Russian site.

Reply to meow2u3 (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 17, 2020, 10:43 AM

Jan 2020

I'll have to let my kids know. Both spend time reading it after dinner every so often.

rickford66

(5,530 posts)

5. Since they have to leave their weapons at home....

Reply to meow2u3 (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2020, 11:09 PM

Jan 2020

and they are at the rally .... Hmmmm ... some nice weapons you have there. Hope nothing happens to them.

Maybe they'll have to stay home ??

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