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

[1]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 thos
e 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 w
ho will be doing that violation, not those excertising those rights.  And he sho
uld 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?

References

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