On 15/01/2020 22:17, jim bell wrote:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/virginia-plans-emergency-gun-ban-135403362.html

Virginia plans emergency gun ban at Capitol ahead of protest: AP
January 15, 2020, 5:54 AM PST

FILE PHOTO: Virginia Governor Northam speaks to an gun control rally in Richmond

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   How can people exercising their constitutional rights EVER be considered an "emergency"?  And worse, one which is used to 'justify' violation of exactly those rights?   I think this Governor Northam needs to FEAR doing what he's planning to do.  

If he fears that some people are going to violate others' constitutional rights to assembly and to bear arms, he should prepare his government to arrest those who will be doing that violation, not those excertising those rights.  And he should never prohibit people from exercising their right to self-defense and to the defense of others, including using guns to do so.

It seems to me that the key question is: Does the Governor's declaration clearly and unambiguously violate any local laws or any terms of the Constitution? If yes, then there are ground to fight him (in court ideally). If no, then he's not actually violating the Constitution.

Also, if yes (he is violating local law or the Constitution) then this sort of thing represents a crunch point: How far are people willing to go to uphold their Constitutional rights? What exactly does the Constitution allow them (or even require them) to do?