Virginia Capital on Edge as F.B.I. Arrests Suspected Neo-Nazis Before Gun Rally

By artappraiser on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 10:53pm |

The three men had obtained guns and discussed traveling to Virginia for protests against new gun control measures, officials said.

This crowd is coming to my state capital this weekend, and the governor has declared a state of emergency. What does Trump do in the wake of Heather Heyer’s murder? He cuts resources for stopping domestic terrorists, then eggs on this armed mob in a tweet. https://t.co/eNJPfsVFZO
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) January 18, 2020

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/us/fbi-arrest-virginia-gun-rally.html

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Remember this tweet if any of my fellow Virginians die this weekend. Like last time. pic.twitter.com/hpEKJr3TgL
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) January 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 10:58pm

The total arrests now stands at six

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/neo-nazis-virginia-gun-rally_n_5e221a24c5b63211761391ad

by rmrd0000 on Sat, 01/18/2020 - 11:05am

Trump is fanning the flames

“Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia,” Trump wrote in a post on Twitter Friday night, referring to the amendment in the Bill of Rights that gives Americans the right to keep and bear firearms. “That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away.”

The Virginia Senate late on Thursday passed bills to require background checks on all firearms sales, limit handgun purchases to one a month, and restore local governments’ right to ban weapons from public buildings and other venues.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-rally/ahead-of-tinder-box-virginia-gun-rally-trump-says-constitution-under-attack-idUSKBN1ZH09W

by rmrd0000 on Sat, 01/18/2020 - 12:04pm

From a friend of mine in Richmond:

"The Virginia State Capitol is a fortress today. Fencing everywhere, armed guards, and a forced cancellation of MLK, Jr. Day activities because of credible violent threats from alt-right groups. It’s sad and unacceptable."
— Diana Butler Bass (@dianabutlerbass) January 19, 2020

a mixture of the noise I see on Twitter:

I stand with my legal, law-abiding, gun-owning, Second Amendment supporting brothers and sisters in #Virginia . . . Molon Labe! #VirginiaRally #Virginia2A #2A #MLKDay pic.twitter.com/Wc9AXLsJyh
— Allen West (@AllenWest) January 20, 2020

We stand in solidarity with our brothers, sisters, and siblings in Virginia who are facing a state of emergency due to white supremacists and Nazis. They are using their extremist interpretation of the 2nd Amendment to infringe upon our 1st Amendment rights. #IStandWithVirginia pic.twitter.com/4ttdAi9S6B
— March For Our Lives (@AMarch4OurLives) January 19, 2020

BREAKING: Virginia Will Be Flooded With ANTIFA posing as Pro-Gun:
It's a set up by the Deep State—
BEST ADVICE IS STAY HOME
Please read & pass along @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @SenTedCruz @FBI @DevinNunes @SaraCarterDC @LindseyGrahamSC @SecretService @SeanHannity pic.twitter.com/IgvYSAdWMA
— Ken Jones⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@sxdoc) January 20, 2020

New: Anti-fascists activists from Richmond and Charlottesville said they will not be holding any counter-protests at Lobby Day on Monday.

They strongly urged supporters to stay away from the event altogether: https://t.co/nR0R3MpxTj
— Lois Beckett (@loisbeckett) January 20, 2020

This one's too much though, lol:

My prayers to all Patriots who will attend Virginia’s #2ARally tomorrow. Be safe #2ADefenders
You are representing us All. “America’s Law Abiding Citizens” Stand Tall, Stand Firm, Hold the line. Our constitution is on your side.
May God Protect Y’all. #GodBlessAmerica #NC04 pic.twitter.com/bbz98x1VWi
— Steve A. Von Loor for Congress (@steveavonloor) January 20, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/20/2020 - 12:36am

Pffffft! Despite the best efforts of social media shit stirrers...

Washington Post live coverage Jan. 20, 2020

2:38 p.m. EST

Virginia pro-gun rally live updates: Despite threats, massive rally is peaceful, with no arrests [....]

2:30 p.m. EST

‘It was kind of fun’: Some Richmond businesses get a boost post-rally

Though most eateries downtown were closed, the few that stayed open were rewarded with brisk business as a flood of freezing gun rights activists sought to warm their hands with a warm cup of whatever [.....]

2:00 p.m.

‘It was the opposite of what they expected’: Rally ends quietly [....]

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/20/2020 - 2:41pm

They barred weapons from the main site.

Edit to add:

Despite the massive attendance at the rally, a Washington Post poll from October shows that the majority of Virginian’s are in favor of stronger gun control policies. The poll showed that 88 percent of Virginian’s approve of universal background checks and 82 percent approving “red flag” laws that would allow the government to remove guns from someone deemed dangerous.

https://www.theroot.com/thankfully-gun-rights-rally-ends-peacefully-in-virgini-1841117180

by rmrd0000 on Mon, 01/20/2020 - 9:46pm

Virginia Capital on Edge as F.B.I. Arrests Suspected Neo-Nazis Before Gun Rally

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