When a man at the pro-Second Amendment rally in Virginia seemingly tried to agitate others into violence, conservative rally attendees shut him down and dismissed him as an &#8220;infiltrator.&#8221;
&#8220;Wanna hop the fence and kill that guy?&#8221; a man at the rally said to another attendee talking about &#8220;revolution,&#8221; video shows.
Pro-Second Amendment advocates quickly jumped in. &#8220;He&#8217;s starting stuff up,&#8221; one man accused. &#8220;Why would you say something dumb like that?&#8221;
&#8220;Are you conservative?&#8221; the man seemingly advocating violence was asked. &#8220;I&#8217;m a libertarian,&#8221; he responded.
&#8220;I&#8217;m a libertarian and that is not how we are!&#8221; another rally-goer shouted. &#8220;I think what that guy just said was absurd. We don&#8217;t believe in going and killing people. This is a peaceful rally.&#8221;
The man who asked about killing then seemingly claimed he was trying to expose a pro-Second Amendment rally attendee for promoting violence.
&#8220;We know what you&#8217;re about,&#8221; the attendees told him. &#8220;You&#8217;re an infiltrator. Get the f*** out.&#8221;
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Agitator tried to stir up the crowd at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VirginiaRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VirginiaRally</a> by suggesting violence but the crowd wasn’t having it. <a href="https://t.co/SUh1C3fO6l">pic.twitter.com/SUh1C3fO6l</a>
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Tens of thousands of pro-Second Amendment Americans gathered outside Virginia’s capitol on Monday to express their opposition to new gun control bills pushed through by the Democrat-majority state legislature and backed by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-kkk-blackface-photo-emerges-virginia-ryan-saavedra">controversial Democratic Governor Ralph Northam</a>.
Three gun control bills passed the Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate, last week. “The three bills that made it through include a law that will allow local authorities to ban weapons from public spaces during some events, another that limits handgun purchases to one a month, and a law requiring background checks for all firearm purchases,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-massive-gun-control-protest-here-are-the-three-gun-control-laws-causing-all-the-controversy">The Daily Wire</a> reported Monday.
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Gun rights rally at Virginia State Capital to protest newly proposed gun control laws. 
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The rally has been completely peaceful despite media fearmongering. For example, those in attendance have touted pro-civil rights signs, chanted &#8220;USA&#8221; together, sang the national anthem, and recited the pledge of allegiance in unison.
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Virginians rallying for civil rights <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VirginiaRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VirginiaRally</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Virginia2A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Virginia2A</a> <a href="https://t.co/uYOwVTJo7D">pic.twitter.com/uYOwVTJo7D</a>
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Representation for the gay community is also in attendance at the 2nd amendment rally in Richmond, Virginia.
“Gun rights are also gay rights” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VirginiaRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VirginiaRally</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Richmond2ARally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Richmond2ARally</a> <a href="https://t.co/ED98qLXsKL">pic.twitter.com/ED98qLXsKL</a>
&mdash; Michael Coudrey (@MichaelCoudrey) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelCoudrey/status/1219263988208291840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Amazing <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VirginiaRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VirginiaRally</a> <a href="https://t.co/24obUhMQJH">pic.twitter.com/24obUhMQJH</a>
&mdash; Jack Posobiec🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) <a href="https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1219287208806506500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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2A Protesters in Virginia singing the Star Spangled Banner.
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As outlined by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-massive-gun-control-protest-here-are-the-three-gun-control-laws-causing-all-the-controversy">The Daily Wire</a>, here are three gun control bills sparking the protests:
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<li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lis.virginia.gov_cgi-2Dbin_legp604.exe-3F201-2Bsum-2BSB35&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=aLv4kG3eFBuAUFgZFQ07JQ&amp;r=ksyXiO9uHm8aOu377TmyBg&amp;m=E1cLqjPNpOTZMsqEF6xThaBZeuo655xCnWqwNUE8G-o&amp;s=V3e6PzeNJP8EPwyJUs3a0PdzLBsDHH1rNpu9pyo9dBI&amp;e=">Senate Bill 35</a>: Authorizes any locality to prohibit the possession of firearms and ammunition in public spaces during permitted events or events that would otherwise require a permit. Introduced by Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Mount Vernon.</li>
<li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lis.virginia.gov_cgi-2Dbin_legp604.exe-3F201-2Bsum-2BSB69&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=aLv4kG3eFBuAUFgZFQ07JQ&amp;r=ksyXiO9uHm8aOu377TmyBg&amp;m=E1cLqjPNpOTZMsqEF6xThaBZeuo655xCnWqwNUE8G-o&amp;s=zAb21OJWZSa3Iio8QplBQNNR2rM5c6cS-FRHszV5EX8&amp;e=">SB 69</a>: Prohibits anyone who is not a licensed firearms dealer from purchasing more than one handgun within a 30-day period, making the offense a Class 1 misdemeanor. Exempts those with valid Virginia concealed handgun permits and those replacing a lost or stolen handgun, as well as law enforcement agencies, state and local correctional facilities, private security companies and those with special circumstances with a  background check from Virginia State Police. Also exempts purchases made during a private sale for a personal collection of rare or historical items. Introduced by Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton.</li>
<li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lis.virginia.gov_cgi-2Dbin_legp604.exe-3F201-2Bsum-2BSB70&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=aLv4kG3eFBuAUFgZFQ07JQ&amp;r=ksyXiO9uHm8aOu377TmyBg&amp;m=E1cLqjPNpOTZMsqEF6xThaBZeuo655xCnWqwNUE8G-o&amp;s=zHEbWKxrkdSADd_LQigfeRxh6MgVFdyUqM6Py6CQpWw&amp;e=">SB 70</a>: Requires background checks for any firearm transfer and directs State Police to set up a process for obtaining such a check from a licensed firearms dealer. Anyone who sells a firearm without a background check is guilty of a Class 6 felony, and the person who receives the firearm is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Exempts transfers between immediate family members and by estate administrators, as well as transfers during lawful activities at shooting ranges or similar spaces designed for target practice. It also exempts temporary transfers that occur while the owner is present or are necessary to prevent death or bodily harm. Additionally, it allows transfers of antique firearms, transfers that are part of a buy-back or give-back program and those that occur by operation of law. Introduced by Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth.</li>
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Gun Rights Advocates From Across U.S. Rally In Virginia&#8217;s Capital Against Gun Control Legislation

‘GET THE F*** OUT’: ‘Infiltrator’ Pushes Violence At 2A Rally In VA. Rally Attendees Shut It Down.

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Attending a pro-Second Amendment rally outside Virginia&#8217;s state capitol on Monday, Grayson County Sheriff Richard Vaughan said he will not be enforcing unconstitutional gun control laws.
&#8220;Grayson County Virginia Sheriff Richard Vaughan is here with his deputies. He said he won’t enforce stricter gun laws,&#8221; The Virginian-Pilot&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/AlissaSkelton">Alissa Skelton</a> reported. &#8220;We are here to stand up for the Second Amendment, he said.&#8221;
&#8220;Many people are shaking his hand and thanking him,&#8221; noted Skelton.
&#8220;If the bills go through as proposed, they will not be enforced,&#8221; Mr. Vaughan said on camera. &#8220;They&#8217;re unconstitutional. We swore to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Virginia, and that&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll do.&#8221;
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This is Sheriff Richard Vaughan of Grayson County, VA. “If the bills go through as proposed, they will not be enforced. They are unconstitutional.” This is not true, according to the Exec. Dir. of the VA Assoc. of Chiefs of Police&#8230; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Richmond2ARally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Richmond2ARally</a> <a href="https://t.co/mjpQupE6of">pic.twitter.com/mjpQupE6of</a>
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As noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-is-terrorism-alyssa-milano-other-democrats-triggered-by-pro-2a-protesters-in-va">The Daily Wire</a> on Monday morning, tens of thousands of pro-Second Amendment Americans gathered outside Virginia’s capitol to express opposition to a spate of gun control bills pushed through by the commonwealth&#8217;s Democrat-majority state legislature and backed by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-kkk-blackface-photo-emerges-virginia-ryan-saavedra">controversial Democratic Governor Ralph Northam</a>.
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Gun rights rally at Virginia State Capital to protest newly proposed gun control laws. 
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Protesters gathered in the wake of three controversial gun control bills passing the Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate last week. “The three bills that made it through include a law that will allow local authorities to ban weapons from public spaces during some events, another that limits handgun purchases to one a month, and a law requiring background checks for all firearm purchases,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-massive-gun-control-protest-here-are-the-three-gun-control-laws-causing-all-the-controversy">The Daily Wire</a> reported.
“The good guys won’t have the guns,” argued Republican Sen. Amanda Chase (Chesterfield). “They won’t be able to protect themselves, and we’re basically creating a disastrous situation in which criminals will not follow the law, and it will only hurt and create victims.”
As outlined by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-massive-gun-control-protest-here-are-the-three-gun-control-laws-causing-all-the-controversy">The Daily Wire</a>, here are the three gun laws sparking the protests:
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<li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lis.virginia.gov_cgi-2Dbin_legp604.exe-3F201-2Bsum-2BSB35&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=aLv4kG3eFBuAUFgZFQ07JQ&amp;r=ksyXiO9uHm8aOu377TmyBg&amp;m=E1cLqjPNpOTZMsqEF6xThaBZeuo655xCnWqwNUE8G-o&amp;s=V3e6PzeNJP8EPwyJUs3a0PdzLBsDHH1rNpu9pyo9dBI&amp;e=">Senate Bill 35</a>: Authorizes any locality to prohibit the possession of firearms and ammunition in public spaces during permitted events or events that would otherwise require a permit. Introduced by Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Mount Vernon.</li>
<li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lis.virginia.gov_cgi-2Dbin_legp604.exe-3F201-2Bsum-2BSB69&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=aLv4kG3eFBuAUFgZFQ07JQ&amp;r=ksyXiO9uHm8aOu377TmyBg&amp;m=E1cLqjPNpOTZMsqEF6xThaBZeuo655xCnWqwNUE8G-o&amp;s=zAb21OJWZSa3Iio8QplBQNNR2rM5c6cS-FRHszV5EX8&amp;e=">SB 69</a>: Prohibits anyone who is not a licensed firearms dealer from purchasing more than one handgun within a 30-day period, making the offense a Class 1 misdemeanor. Exempts those with valid Virginia concealed handgun permits and those replacing a lost or stolen handgun, as well as law enforcement agencies, state and local correctional facilities, private security companies and those with special circumstances with a  background check from Virginia State Police. Also exempts purchases made during a private sale for a personal collection of rare or historical items. Introduced by Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton.</li>
<li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lis.virginia.gov_cgi-2Dbin_legp604.exe-3F201-2Bsum-2BSB70&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=aLv4kG3eFBuAUFgZFQ07JQ&amp;r=ksyXiO9uHm8aOu377TmyBg&amp;m=E1cLqjPNpOTZMsqEF6xThaBZeuo655xCnWqwNUE8G-o&amp;s=zHEbWKxrkdSADd_LQigfeRxh6MgVFdyUqM6Py6CQpWw&amp;e=">SB 70</a>: Requires background checks for any firearm transfer and directs State Police to set up a process for obtaining such a check from a licensed firearms dealer. Anyone who sells a firearm without a background check is guilty of a Class 6 felony, and the person who receives the firearm is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Exempts transfers between immediate family members and by estate administrators, as well as transfers during lawful activities at shooting ranges or similar spaces designed for target practice. It also exempts temporary transfers that occur while the owner is present or are necessary to prevent death or bodily harm. Additionally, it allows transfers of antique firearms, transfers that are part of a buy-back or give-back program and those that occur by operation of law. Introduced by Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth.</li>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-massive-gun-control-protest-here-are-the-three-gun-control-laws-causing-all-the-controversy">Virginia Gov Declares Emergency Gun Ban For Massive Rally; Here Are The Three Gun Control Laws Prompting Protests</a>

Pro-2A Rally In Virginia

WATCH: VA Sheriff: We Will NOT Enforce ‘Unconstitutional’ Gun Control Laws

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Republican Virginia State Senator Amanda Chase issued a warning on Friday to the thousands of Second Amendment advocates who are planning to attend an upcoming massive pro-gun rally in Richmond, saying that they are &#8220;being set up.&#8221;
The Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) organized the event, which is being held on Monday, and &#8220;is traditionally known as &#8216;Lobby Day&#8217; in Virginia’s capital,&#8221; WTOP reported. &#8220;Tens of thousands are expected to show up for the event Monday in Richmond. Given the contentious nature of the issue, the prospect of such a large event has raised tensions. Earlier, [Virginia Democrat Governor Ralph] Northam declared a state of emergency. And recent arrests have further raised those tensions.&#8221;
In a Facebook post, Chase wrote: &#8220;Sadly, I am posting this, knowing that the Governor of Virginia has declared a State of Emergency in our state. I want you to be aware of how we are being set up. Does the Patriot Act ring a bell? Does the National Defense Authorization Act ring a bell?&#8221;
&#8220;If people show up wearing any kind of uniform, patch or other symbol on their clothing signifying they belong to a militia and something goes wrong, you could/will be held as a domestic terrorist,&#8221; Chase continued. &#8220;If anyone steps out of line, all it takes is one person, it may even be a government plant&#8230;.if that plant does anything to disrupt the rally, you could/will be arrested as a domestic terrorist.&#8221;
&#8220;The Governor, using the media has already set the stage for this to happen,&#8221; Chase continued. &#8220;He has already laid the groundwork to make the entire movement look like insurrection. It will be used to put the rest of the nation on notice of what will happen to you, if you resist. They have used the Southern Poverty Law Center over the last 15 years to lay the groundwork. They have labeled us as potential domestic terrorist for a long time now.&#8221;
&#8220;Anyone who has ever related to the 3%er&#8217;s, a militia, or just belonged to any Patriot group&#8230;the groundwork has been laid to brand you as a domestic terrorist,&#8221; Chase continued. &#8220;They have gone out of their way since the Obama years to [ensure] they had us labeled, but it didn&#8217;t start with Obama. It started with the Patriot Act under the Bush administration. We are being played by a well oiled machine, these things have been in the works for many years. They are kicking things into high gear. Military veterans were/are even listed as potential domestic terrorist[s].&#8221;
&#8220;We were told not once, but several times by the current President, &#8216;It&#8217;s Not Me they are after, It&#8217;s You, The American People,'&#8221; Chase concluded. &#8220;Their actions over the last three years have shown you he was right, they are coming after us full speed ahead and they aren&#8217;t even trying to hide it anymore. Sic semper tyrannis, keep your head on a swivel and know what&#8217;s going on around you at all times, at Lobby Day 1/20/20. Everyone be safe out there&#8230;.Thus always to tyrants.&#8221;
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The public outrage at Northam&#8217;s extreme anti-Second Amendment push has been intense as a majority of cities, towns, and counties in the state have declared themselves to be Second Amendment sanctuaries.
“The grassroots resistance to Virginia Democrats’ extreme anti-Second Amendment agenda has exploded as nearly 90% of the counties in the state have declared themselves to be sanctuary cities in response to the Democrats’ anti-freedom agenda,” The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/resistance-to-virginia-democrats-extreme-anti-second-amendment-agenda-surges-to-new-heights">reported</a> in November. “More than 100 cities, towns, and counties have passed resolutions in preparation for Democrats taking over the state who had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/virginia-democrats-filing-proposals-to-begin-confiscation-of-lawfully-owned-firearms-second-amendment-reporter-says">indicated</a> a desire to confiscate semi-automatic firearms from law-abiding citizens.”
President Donald Trump weighed in on Democrats&#8217; agenda on Friday, tweeting on Friday: &#8220;Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!&#8221;
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Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!
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Virginia State Senator Warns Gun Owners About Upcoming Rally: ‘We Are Being Set Up’

Donald Trump Jr. slammed incoming Florida Senate President Bill Galvano, a Republican, for siding with extreme anti-Second Amendment advocate and communist China <a href="http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/michael-bloomberg-china-pbs-climate-xi-dictator.html">sympathizer</a> Michael Bloomberg.
On Friday, Breitbart Second Amendment columnist AWR Hawkins called <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/17/floridas-gop-sen-leader-grateful-money-bloomberg-gun-control/">attention</a> to two massive contributions totaling <a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-florida-nra-influence-20200117-nxzo5kmgtncytnuklr75rdkvf4-story.html">$500,000</a> that Bloomberg&#8217;s far-left group Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund gave to Galvano&#8217;s political committee, the Innovate Florida committee, after the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018.
Galvano <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/09/17/nra-blasts-bill-galvano-over-donation-from-gun-control-group-our-second-amendment-rights-were-sold/">responded</a> to the contribution by saying in September 2018 that he &#8220;will make no apologies&#8221; for supporting gun control championed by Bloomberg, and said that he was &#8220;grateful for the support&#8221; from Bloomberg&#8217;s group.
In a statement to The Daily Wire, Trump Jr. slammed Galvano for siding with Bloomberg, who is running for president as a Democrat and on the issue of stripping Americans of their Second Amendment rights.
“Any supposed ‘Republican’ who proudly accepts money from Mini Mike Bloomberg and is supportive of his gun control agenda is nothing more than a stone cold RINO,” Trump Jr. told The Daily Wire. “The last thing Florida Republicans need is a liberal, gun-grabbing Bloomberg minion leading them in the State Senate.”
Andrew Pollack, who lost his daughter in the Parkland tragedy, slammed Galvano in a tweet, writing: &#8220;Democrats exploited the murder of my daughter. I never imagined a Republican would do the same, but that’s exactly what Bill Galvano did He took $500,000 from Bloomberg &amp; tried to reinstate disgraced Sheriff Scott Israel This boils my blood! #FixIt&#8221;
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Democrats exploited the murder of my daughter.
I never imagined a Republican would do the same, but that’s exactly what Bill Galvano did
He took $500,000 from Bloomberg &amp; tried to reinstate disgraced Sheriff Scott Israel
This boils my blood! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FixIt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FixIt</a> <a href="https://t.co/d2xLFKQDR5">https://t.co/d2xLFKQDR5</a>
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In a separate tweet, Pollack highlighted the money that Galvano got from Bloomberg&#8217;s far-left group, writing: &#8220;Florida Senate President @BillGalvano is bought and paid for by Michael Bloomberg. He’s accepted over $500k from Bloomberg’s anti-gun PAC. He’s constantly working against Governor Desantis and the Republican Party. He’s a RINO #FixIt&#8221;
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Florida Senate President <a href="https://twitter.com/BillGalvano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BillGalvano</a> is bought and paid for by Michael Bloomberg.
He’s accepted over $500k from Bloomberg’s anti-gun PAC.
He’s constantly working against Governor Desantis and the Republican Party.
He’s a RINO <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FixIt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FixIt</a> <a href="https://t.co/47Yeu4Qu42">pic.twitter.com/47Yeu4Qu42</a>
&mdash; Andrew Pollack (@AndrewPollackFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewPollackFL/status/1218272346081021954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The past donations from Bloomberg&#8217;s far-left group to Galvano garnered attention because Galvano led a Senate panel this last week to ram through Bloomberg&#8217;s gun control agenda in Florida.
News 4 Jax <a href="https://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/2020/01/14/florida-senate-panel-backs-gun-control-measure/">reported</a>:
<blockquote>A Senate panel Monday unanimously signed off on a far-reaching measure that would close the gun-show “loophole,” create a record-keeping system for private gun sales and set aside $5 million to establish a “statewide strategy for violence prevention.” The proposal (SB 7028) is a priority of Senate President Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, as evidenced by the Senate Infrastructure and Security Committee’s consideration and passage of the measure the day before the 2020 legislative session begins.
The sweeping legislation would require background checks and a three-day waiting period for firearms sold “on property to which the public has the right of access,” such as “a flea market, a gun show, or a firearm exhibit.” The measure would also mandate that guns be securely stored in households and other places where minors under age 18 &#8212; up from the current threshold of 16 &#8212; could have access to the weapons.</blockquote>
Former NRA President Marion P. Hammer responded at the time by indicating that Galvano betrayed those who voted for him, <a href="https://www.nraila.org/articles/20180917/florida-alert-galvano-committee-gets-200k-from-everytown-group">saying</a>, &#8220;Looks like our Second Amendment Rights were sold for a large contribution from anti-gun former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.&#8221;
Hammer <a href="https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200115/alert-florida-republican-senators-vote-for-massive-gun-control-bill">said</a> that the gun control bill advocated for by Galvano this week, SB-7028, was &#8220;the worst I have ever seen&#8221; and &#8220;is clearly meant to simply ban all private sales of firearms through red tape and fear.&#8221;
&#8220;This bill contains so much red tape and nonsense that there is almost no way a law-abiding person could comply,&#8221; Hammer continued. &#8220;The only thing we know for sure is that this bill will only stop law-abiding people from exercising a constitutional right, and it will be completely ignored by criminals.&#8221;
&#8220;Voting in favor of this bill is like a doctor giving a patient an antibiotic for a virus. The doctor knows an antibiotic won’t cure the illness, but at least he can make people think he’s &#8216;doing something,'&#8221; Hammer added. &#8220;Supporting a bill so you can say you’re doing something is &#8216;political eyewash.'&#8221;

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John Rodgers, a long-time Democratic lawmaker from the state that brought us socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), proposed a law this week to ban anyone under 21 years of age from using or possessing a cell phone in Vermont. 
“The use of cell phones while driving is one of the leading killers of teenagers in the United States,” reads the <a href="https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0212/S-0212%20As%20Introduced.pdf">text of the bill</a>. “According to the United States Department of Transportation, cell phones are involved in 1.6 million automobile crashes each year, causing half a million injuries and 6,000 deaths.”
The text of the bill then focuses on teenage cell phone usage, noting that “young people frequently use cell phones to bull and threaten other young people, activities that have been linked to many suicides.” Furthermore, the bill states, cell phones are the primary means people use to access the internet and social media, which “are used to radicalize and recruit terrorists, fascists, and other extremists,&#8221; and that mass shooters have used cell phones to conduct “research” on mass shootings. If the bill becomes law, unlawful cell phone users could be fined $1,000. 
While Rodgers acknowledges that the bill is unlikely to pass, the state senator told the local <a href="https://www.timesargus.com/news/local/bill-would-ban-cellphone-use-for-those-under/article_2e4064f1-892f-5a83-95a2-d8a4272942d9.html">Times Argus</a> that he was just using the proposal to make a point about the safety of cell phones. 
“I have no delusions that it’s going to pass. I wouldn’t probably vote for it myself,” said Rogers, a Second Amendment supporter who believes that cell phones present a bigger threat than guns. Vermont recently passed a law banning adults under 21 from purchasing a gun unless they pass a course in hunting safety, reports the news agency. 
“In light of the dangerous and life-threatening consequences of cell phone use by young people, it is clear that persons under 21 years of age are not developmentally mature enough to safely possess them, just as the General Assembly has concluded that persons under 21 years of age are not mature 10 enough to possess firearms, smoke cigarettes, or consume alcohol,” concludes the bill. 
<a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/08/23/most-u-s-teens-who-use-cellphones-do-it-to-pass-time-connect-with-others-learn-new-things/">Pew Research Center</a> reported last year that approximately nine out of 10 teenagers use cell phones to “pass time,” and that roughly 43% of teenagers use cell phones to “avoid face-to-face interactions.” Researchers also found that 56% of teenagers “associate the absence of their phone with at least one of three emotions: Loneliness, being upset, or feeling anxious.” 
The study also found that more than half of teenagers are concerned that they “spend too much time on their phone.”
According to the <a href="https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving">National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration</a>, “sending or reading a text” while driving at 55 miles per hour for five seconds is similar to “driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed.”
While the overwhelmingly Democratic State Senate in Vermont has not approved the proposal to ban teenage cell phone usage, <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/06/vermont-adopts-most-comprehensive-single-use-plastics-ban/#close">National Geographic</a> reported last June that the state had taken strong steps to ban plastic products. 
According to the news agency, “the nation’s broadest restrictions yet on shopping bags, straws, drink stirrers, and foam food packaging” will go into effect in July 2020.

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On Sunday, Donald Trump Jr. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-jr-instagram-ar15-weapon-rifle-hillary-clinton-behind-bars/">decided to exercise</a> his Second Amendment rights at the local shooting range. And in an Instagram post, he shared an image of a very special magazine that was affixed to his AR-style sporting rifle.
&#8220;Nice day at the range,&#8221; Trump wrote on Instagram. &#8220;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/rarebreedfirearms/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@rarebreedfirearms</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spikes_tactical/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@spikes_tactical</a> adding a little extra awesome to my AR and that mag &#8230; .&#8221;
It turns out that the magazine was an image of former first lady, senator, secretary of State, and two-time failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton &#8230; behind prison bars.
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&#8220;The rifle was also adorned with a cross symbol used during the Crusades,&#8221; The Hill <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/477014-trump-jr-displays-gun-magazine-showing-hillary-clinton-behind-bars">reported</a>. &#8220;The Instagram post featured a variety of pictures of the AR-15 style rifle, which was made by Texas-based Rare Breed Firearms and named the Crusader. It remains unclear if Trump Jr. owns the weapon.&#8221;
&#8220;In response to some backlash online, a spokesperson for Trump Jr. told The Hill that the &#8216;Instagram post was strictly about him using a famous meme to mock Hillary Clinton, as he and many others have done on numerous occasions and will surely do again in the future, so long as it continues triggering humorless liberals,'&#8221; the outlet continued.
Trump Jr. is &#8220;an avid gun enthusiast and hunter,&#8221; as CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/06/donald-trump-jr-rifle-magazine-shows-hillary-clinton-cross.html">observed</a>.
As the Daily Caller <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/05/donald-trump-jr-ar-15-hillary-clinton-magazine/">noted</a>, the Clinton-behind-bars rifle magazine is a fairly direct reference to the &#8220;lock her up&#8221; chants that often dominated Trump presidential campaign rallies in 2016: &#8220;President Trump and his supporters have continued to chant &#8216;lock her up&#8217; at rallies when Clinton’s name is mentioned, something that was heard at nearly every rally when Trump was running for president in 2016.&#8221;
The Instagram post will only continue to stir up rumors about Trump Jr.&#8217;s possible future political plans. Politico recently <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/01/03/2024-presidential-election-candidates-091055">profiled</a> what it apparently considers the leading 2024 presidential contenders, and had this to say about Trump Jr.:
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While his sister Ivanka has earned a reputation as an ineffectual inside player who is ideologically out of step with her father and the Republican Party, Junior has been a caustic, partisan warrior on social media, and a rock star on the campaign trail for his father and congressional candidates. When speaking at a San Antonio event in October, a shout of “2024!” was heard from the crowd. One attendee told a reporter, “He’s just like his father and I can’t wait to vote for him someday too.”
That Trump voters would be intrigued by Trump Jr. should surprise no one. 
If Republican voters had a problem with a man born into wealth styling himself as a man of the people by lobbing verbal bombs at liberals and media figures, then Donald Trump, Sr., wouldn’t be president.
What to watch for in 2020: Will we see Donald Trump, Jr., get a prime-time speaking slot at the 2020 convention? Will we see the crowd launch into a “2024” chant? And if Pence does get dumped from the ticket, would Trump, Sr., replace him with someone who disavows interest in running for the presidency, making it easier to keep the Oval Office in the family?
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Donald Trump Jr. Shares Image Of AR-15 With Depiction Of Hillary Clinton Behind Bars

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<a href="https://www.predictit.org/markets/detail/3633/Who-will-win-the-2020-Democratic-presidential-nomination">Top-tier</a> 2020 Democratic Party presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/where-does-michael-bloomberg-stand-on-the-issues-heres-everything-you-need-to-know">long been an adamant foe</a> of Second Amendment rights, has now come out with his latest anti-gun doozy.
In the aftermath of the recent church shooting outside Fort Worth, Texas, which saw an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-church-shooting-reported-in-texas-armed-churchgoers-appear-to-have-stopped-it-reporter-suggests">armed churchgoer hero take down the culprit</a> a mere six seconds after he initially opened fire, Bloomberg has seen fit to opine that we as a society &#8220;can&#8217;t let the average American have guns&#8221; in a &#8220;crowded place&#8221; such as a house of worship.
&#8220;It may be true — I wasn’t there; I don’t know the facts — that somebody in the congregation had their own gun and killed the person who murdered two other people, but it’s the job of law enforcement to have guns and to decide when to shoot,&#8221; Bloomberg recently said, as <a href="https://www.conservativereview.com/news/bloombergs-texas-shooting-take-government-guns/">reported</a> by Conservative Review. &#8220;You just do not want the average citizen carrying a gun in a crowded place.&#8221;
That is a curious response, to say the least, to the revelation that the Texas church shooting hero was able to quickly neutralize the madman shooter. The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-footage-emerges-of-good-guy-with-gun-taking-down-attacker-in-seconds">reported</a> on the dramatic video footage from West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas that flooded national media after the horrific tragedy.
<blockquote>The footage shows a man dressed in black in the back corner of the auditorium talking to another man, who has been blurred out in the video. The alleged attacker then pulls out what appears to be a short shotgun and opens fire on the man with whom he was interacting.
The alleged attacker fires one shot at the man he was talking to before being immediately shot by a good guy with a gun. The alleged attacker fires off one more shot toward the front of the church before he falls to the ground.
Within a matter of only a few seconds, at least four armed people in the congregation draw their firearms and immediately provide backup assistance to the individual who engaged the alleged attacker.</blockquote>
Bloomberg, who is himself Jewish and has long been involved in Jewish/Israel-related philanthropy, also seems uniquely out of touch amidst an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/phillips-a-year-of-rampant-anti-semitism-in-new-york-city">alarmed</a> American Jewish community that seems increasingly interested in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hammer-an-armed-and-trained-jew-is-the-best-kind-of-jew">arming itself</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/remer-its-time-for-jews-to-take-up-arms">en masse</a>.
Here is how The Daily Wire has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/where-does-michael-bloomberg-stand-on-the-issues-heres-everything-you-need-to-know">summarized</a> Bloomberg&#8217;s stances on Second Amendment-related issues:
<blockquote>Bloomberg’s anti-gun advocacy is perhaps the single most defining issue of his recent private citizen activism — and perhaps the single most defining issue of his 2020 presidential bid. He is very closely affiliated with and has <a href="https://everytown.org/press/new-gun-violence-prevention-group-everytown-for-gun-safety-unites-mayors-moms-and-millions-of-americans-on-new-paths-to-victory-state-capitols-corporate-responsibility-voter-activation/">helped</a> <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amberjamieson/bloomberg-gun-violence-moms-demand-action-volunteers">fund</a> Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action, which are both groups deeply hostile to Second Amendment rights. He also co-founded Mayors Against Illegal Guns while he was mayor of New York City. Bloomberg supports <a href="https://www.mikebloomberg.com/policies/gun-safety">“universal” background checks</a>, which often serve as a rhetorical euphemism for the government serving as an intermediary in all private firearms transfers. Bloomberg believes that every gun owner should need a permit before making a gun purchase. He <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cory-booker-wants-a-ban-on-assault-weapons-and-yes-it-means-putting-gun-owners-in-jail" data-reader-unique-id="49">supports a ban</a> on the undefinable sub-class of firearms referred to as so-called “assault weapons” — a line of thought that, if taken to its logical conclusion, could <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/42837/hammer-kamala-harriss-flirtation-banning-all-semi-josh-hammer" data-reader-unique-id="50">lead to the banning of all semi-automatic firearms in America</a>.</blockquote>

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About six months ago, I was working at a small gun store in Texas. An older gentleman wearing faded jeans, a tucked-in navy blue polo shirt, gold-framed glasses, and a hat that read &#8220;WWII Vet&#8221; (with ribbons and marking I did not recognize) was rolled into the store in his wheelchair. On this gentleman’s lap was a faded olive drab soft long gun case and another case, but for a pistol. At first, I did not give him a second glance.
As the veteran rolled up to the counter to sell two of his guns, a co-worker unzipped the long gun case and pulled out a nearly pristine M1 Garand. It was a beautiful gun, in perfect working condition, and it even had a gold U.S. Marine Corps emblem rooted to the stock. My co-worker then proceeded to unzip the pistol case — and that is when my eyes lit up. Out came a Walther P38 in nearly perfect condition, save for a small crack in the back of the grip. After ensuring the Walther was clear, my co-worker handed it to me and told me to look closer. There, on the side of the gun, I found myself staring into the eyes of hate. The Reichsadler, or the Nazi eagle symbol, was emblazoned on the side of the Walther.
I knew at that moment that I had to have it.
To be clear, the date stamped on the firearm is &#8220;AC G 44.&#8221; That means that this gun was manufactured in June of 1944 and was most likely not used as part of the Holocaust. With the Allies landing in Normandy on June 6 of that year, this pistol was most likely sent to a frontline Third Reich officer to fight the Allies.
But here is why I felt a need to purchase this Nazi gun.
My son asked me one day to take him shooting at the range. While there, we got to talking about the Second Amendment. I explained to him that the Second Amendment was written into our Constitution to make sure that we, as Americans, have the ability to defend ourselves against a tyrannical government. My 10-year-old, who is an avid reader and a bit of a history nut, asked what that meant. I explained to him that a tyrannical government takes away all the freedoms that people might enjoy in the place they live.
I went on to explain that Hitler was a tyrant who took away Jews&#8217; guns and then proceeded to murder six million of us. “The Jews couldn’t fight back?” he asked. “Well, some did. But many did not have a chance and were killed,” I responded.
For me, purchasing a Walther P38 with the Nazi insignia is the purest form of revenge. It is also the perfect educational tool to help ensure freedom. I explained to my son after buying the weapon that the only thing that ultimately separates a free people from a tyrannical government is the private arsenal that a civilian population owns.
“What happened to Hitler and the Nazis?” I asked my son. “They lost to the Americans,” he answered. “Is the gun still here? Are the Jews still here?” I asked back. “Yes,” he responded.
Indeed, the Jews and the guns are still here. The Third Reich is not! A gun in the hands of a good person can determine the difference in a situation: The difference between freedom and tyranny, the difference between life and death.
Having a stamp of hatred on a firearm does not make the gun bad. The gun itself is not inherently bad. Whether the gun is good or bad is determined by one thing: Whether the holder is good or bad. My Walther P38 was used by a regime that ended up costing the lives of millions of my Jewish brethren, as well as millions more innocent lives. The fact that I am an observant Jew and my gun has Nazi insignia is a stark reminder that a gun can be used for good or bad.
Sometimes you need to pick up your enemy&#8217;s sword and use it against him.
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<a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://yehudaremer.com/">Yehuda Remer</a> is an author of numerous children’s books on Second Amendment education and the founder of <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://thepewpewjew.com/">The Pew Pew Jew</a> brand (from which <a href="https://thepewpewjew.com/blogs/all/why-i-own-a-nazi-gun">this piece is borrowed</a>). You can follow him on Instagram and Twitter <a style="font-style: italic;" href="https://twitter.com/thepewpewjew">@thepewpewjew</a>.
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RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/remer-its-time-for-jews-to-take-up-arms">It&#8217;s Time For Jews To Take Up Arms</a>.
RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hammer-an-armed-and-trained-jew-is-the-best-kind-of-jew">An Armed And Trained Jew Is The Best Kind Of Jew</a>.

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REMER: I’m An Orthodox Jew And I Bought A Nazi Gun. Here’s Why.

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Hundreds of pro-gun political activists showed up to an NRA town hall in Roanoke, Virginia, on Friday night as the backlash continues to grow over the plans by Virginia Democrats to enact their far-left agenda aimed at decimating Second Amendment rights.
Sources told The Daily Wire that up to 400 people attended the event, many of whom were women and first time political activists.
The event comes as Virginia Democrats attempt to confiscate legally-owned firearms from law abiding citizens in a move that resembles what communist China has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/communist-china-private-ownership-of-guns-in-u-s-serious-problem-must-change">called on the U.S. to do</a> in recent days. China has <a href="https://apnews.com/62097e9dd2844aab8d64a2be2ebaa972">millions</a> of people locked up in concentration camps, is engaged in forcefully <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-forcefully-harvests-organs-detainees-tribunal-concludes-n1018646">harvesting</a> the organs of detainees, and has instituted a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/technology/ecuador-surveillance-cameras-police-government.html">massive surveillance state</a> that it is using to clamp down on the freedoms of its citizens.
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/resistance-to-virginia-democrats-extreme-anti-second-amendment-agenda-surges-to-new-heights">reported</a> last month:
<blockquote>The grassroots resistance to Virginia Democrats’ extreme anti-Second Amendment agenda has exploded as nearly 90% of the counties in the state have declared themselves to be sanctuary cities in response to the Democrats’ anti-freedom agenda.
More than 100 cities, towns, and counties have passed resolutions in preparation for Democrats taking over the state who had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/virginia-democrats-filing-proposals-to-begin-confiscation-of-lawfully-owned-firearms-second-amendment-reporter-says">indicated</a> a desire to confiscate semi-automatic firearms from law-abiding citizens.</blockquote>
The rapidly growing resistance to Democrats&#8217; attempts to confiscate firearms is expected to reach new levels in a little over a week as thousands of pro-gun Virginians are planning to attend the NRA&#8217;s legislative action day in Richmond on January 13.
The event is being held on the 13th at the Virginia State Capitol because that is when the first hearings on the issue start in the Virginia State Senate.
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Last night, hundreds of NRA members joined shoulder to shoulder in Roanoke, Virginia to discuss how they will stand and fight against the Northam/Bloomberg gun confiscation plan.
We sat down with a few of these patriots and here was the message they had for Richmond. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/valeg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#valeg</a> <a href="https://t.co/GMrufukada">pic.twitter.com/GMrufukada</a>
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Catherine Mortensen, NRA spokesperson, told The Daily Wire, &#8220;We believe it&#8217;s best when lawmakers talk directly to voters. We know that NRA members are active and engaged in grassroots activism. The more people out there and sharing the message, that&#8217;s a win.&#8221;
&#8220;The 13th is the first meeting of the Senate Courts of Justice committee. That&#8217;s the first committee of jurisdiction on all the Northam gun control,&#8221; Mortensen continued. &#8220;We want to make sure that our members and supporters are in Richmond at that committee hearing on that day so that their voices are heard. It&#8217;s critical that our members are there early in the session to make the biggest impact in order to stop these gun bills from moving forward.&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;re trying to get our members directly to their lawmakers. We want our members and supporters having those face-to-face meetings with their lawmakers,&#8221; Mortensen added. &#8220;We know that law-abiding gun owners are active and engaged. And they may be members of several different groups. This gives them additional opportunities to engage in grassroots activism, and that is all positive. If numerous groups are out there and sharing the message, that&#8217;s a win.&#8221;
&#8220;The NRA is focused on encouraging our members and supporters to be active and engaged with their legislators from the first day of the session to the last,&#8221; Mortensen concluded. &#8220;The NRA will have a strong presence at the Capitol throughout the legislative session, but we know it&#8217;s the voice and the presence of our members that carry the most weight with lawmakers.&#8221;

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UPRISING: Hundreds Of ‘First Time’ Pro-Gun Activists Flood NRA Town Hall In Virginia

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In a statement that stands in stark contrast to past comments by Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden, President Trump stated Tuesday that if it were not for Texas&#8217; law allowing churchgoers to carry arms, a shooting at a Texas church Sunday would have been far worse.
In a tweet Tuesday morning, Trump thanked the armed churchgoers who responded with remarkable speed when a gunman opened fire at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas. Within seconds, one of the congregants who was carrying a weapon, 71-year-old Jack Wilson, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-footage-emerges-of-good-guy-with-gun-taking-down-attacker-in-seconds">killed the shooter with a single shot</a>. The armed churchgoers&#8217; actions, Trump suggested, saved many lives.
&#8220;Armed congregants quickly stopped a crazed church shooter in Texas,&#8221; wrote Trump. &#8220;If it were not for the fact that there were people inside of the church that were both armed, and highly proficient in using their weapon, the end result would have been catastrophic. A big THANK YOU to them!&#8221;
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Armed congregants quickly stopped a crazed church shooter in Texas. If it were not for the fact that there were people inside of the church that were both armed, and highly proficient in using their weapon, the end result would have been catastrophic. A big THANK YOU to them!
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1212008798849814528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 31, 2019</a></blockquote>
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The tweet follows another statement addressing the attack posted Monday by the president in which he specifically cited Texas laws allowing congregants to carry at church services.
&#8220;Our prayers are with the families of the victims and the congregation of yesterday’s church attack,&#8221; Trump tweeted Monday. &#8220;It was over in 6 seconds thanks to the brave parishioners who acted to protect 242 fellow worshippers. Lives were saved by these heroes, and Texas laws allowing them to carry arms!&#8221;
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Our prayers are with the families of the victims and the congregation of yesterday’s church attack. It was over in 6 seconds thanks to the brave parishioners who acted to protect 242 fellow worshippers. Lives were saved by these heroes, and Texas laws allowing them to carry arms!
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1211813523581546496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 31, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Trump&#8217;s praise of Texas gun laws is a strong rebuke of Biden&#8217;s criticism of the very law that ended up likely saving many people&#8217;s lives at the West Freeway Church of Christ on Sunday.
“Dealing with firearms, it is irrational, with all due respect to the governor of Texas, irrational what they are doing,&#8221; Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-attacked-texas-governor-for-signing-law-letting-churchgoers-carry-guns-totally-irrational">told</a> reporters in early September. &#8220;On the very day you see a mass shooting … and we’re talking about loosening access to have guns, to be able to take them into places of worship, it’s just absolutely irrational. It’s totally irrational.&#8221;
<a href="https://fox6now.com/2019/12/30/texas-church-security-member-who-shot-gunman-is-a-former-reserve-deputy-and-firearms-instructor/">Wilson</a>, a former reserve deputy and firearms instructor, posted a statement on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=124185712393438&amp;id=108631773948832">Facebook</a> on Sunday after the harrowing incident.
&#8220;I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,&#8221; Wilson wrote. &#8220;The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exists and I had to take out an active shooter in church. I’m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-pastor-demolishes-joe-bidens-desire-to-disarm-churchgoers-top-official-hero-saved-hundreds">Texas Pastor Demolishes Joe Biden’s Desire To Disarm Churchgoers; Top Official: Hero Saved Hundreds</a>

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Trump: If Texas Didn’t Allow Churchgoers To Carry, More Would Have Died

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Communist China, which currently has millions of people locked away in concentration camps, said in state-controlled media this week that the Second Amendment is a &#8220;serious problem&#8221; and that there needs to be &#8220;change&#8221; in how the American public views &#8220;private ownership of guns.&#8221;
The Global Times, which is Chinese state-run media, published the op-ed after a good guy with a gun in Texas <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-footage-emerges-of-good-guy-with-gun-taking-down-attacker-in-seconds">stopped a shooting</a> in a church.
China <a href="https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1175147.shtml">mocked</a> the United States, saying that &#8220;shootings are shocking in a US allegedly governed by law&#8221;:
<blockquote>Private gun ownership is a tradition from the early days at the founding of the US. In a modern society, the problems created by this tradition have already exceeded the benefits. &#8230;
American society has already seen serious problems caused by the private ownership of guns, but their massive number has contributed to an enormous inertia. Many interest groups have benefited from it and some ordinary people have truly gained a sense of safety. To change this habit which has lasted hundreds of years, tremendous political courage and a rearrangement of interests is required.
Facts have proved that the US system is unable to handle the intricacies of countless issues around guns including politics, economics, law and order and public psychology. The country can neither manage the safe storage and use of so many guns owned by ordinary people, nor can it establish a new national system that bans or strictly restricts guns. It cannot even form an overwhelming opinion regarding gun issues.</blockquote>
China&#8217;s attack on the Second Amendment comes after Hong Kong protesters have <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/08/hong-kong-protesters-extradition-china-second-amendment-video/">requested</a> to have their own Second Amendment so they can defend themselves from the oppressive communist Chinese government.
The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-chinas-troubles-mushroom-xi-collects-a-special-title-11577525539">reported</a> on Saturday that Chinese dictator Xi Jinping had received a title that was normally reserved for Communist China’s founder Mao Zedong, who is the most prolific mass murderer in human history:
<blockquote>During a two-day meeting that ended Friday, chaired by Mr. Xi, the party’s 25-member Politburo hailed his policies as visionary and described him as the renmin lingxiu, or “people’s leader,” a designation that directly echoes an accolade most closely associated with Communist China’s founder Mao Zedong.</blockquote>
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) fired back at Xi in a statement that highlighted just a few of the horrifying human rights abuses that communist China is inflicting on its citizens. Sasse <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chinese-dictator-xi-jinping-gets-new-title-senator-ben-sasse-responds-with-fiery-statement">wrote</a>:
<blockquote>If Chairman Xi is the “people’s leader,” who are the people? When Chairman Xi talks about “the people,” he doesn’t mean the Uyghurs in torture camps. When Chairman Xi talks about “the people,’ he doesn’t mean the Falun Gong prisoners whose organs are harvested. When Chairman Xi talks about “the people,” he doesn’t mean the baby girls who were left to die under China’s one-child policy. When Chairman Xi talks about “the people,” he means what every communist hack before him has meant: not the people but the communist party.</blockquote>
As The Daily Wire has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chinese-dictator-xi-jinping-gets-new-title-senator-ben-sasse-responds-with-fiery-statement">highlighted</a>, &#8220;China has been under intense scrutiny as the communist nation has millions of Muslims <a href="https://apnews.com/62097e9dd2844aab8d64a2be2ebaa972">locked</a> in concentration camps, is <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-forcefully-harvests-organs-detainees-tribunal-concludes-n1018646">harvesting</a> organs from detainees, and has created a massive surveillance state that it is reportedly <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/technology/ecuador-surveillance-cameras-police-government.html">exporting</a> to countries around the world.&#8221;

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Communist China: ‘Private Ownership Of Guns’ In U.S. ‘Serious Problem,’ Must ‘Change’

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Eight months ago, following the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/29/opinion/rabbi-chabad-poway-antisemitism.html">lethal shooting</a> at the Chabad of Poway, California, I called for American Jews to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hammer-jews-simply-must-arm-themselves-now-josh-hammer">immediately arm themselves</a> en masse.
After the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-man-accused-of-anti-semitic-mass-stabbing-attack-may-be-connected-to-another-anti-semitic-attack-report-says">horrific events</a> of this past weekend, it is now time to renew — and to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/remer-its-time-for-jews-to-take-up-arms">amplify</a> — that call.
It is no secret that non-<a href="http://www.amimagazine.org/2019/12/19/trumps-support-among-orthodox-jews-is-at-89-percent-poll-2/">Orthodox</a> American Jews tend to disproportionately support the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hammer-stark-choice-facing-jewish-democrats-josh-hammer">Democratic Party</a>. There are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5IqH7oJ9h4">numerous reasons for this</a>, with the bastardization of Torah-true Judaism into <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Heal-World-Corrupts-Judaism-Endangers/dp/1250160871">&#8220;tikkun olam&#8221;</a>-inspired social justice claptrap chief among them. Accordingly, American Jews — who also disproportionately live in geographically tight-knit urban or suburban areas — tend to be among the least-armed members of the American polity. A 2005 American Jewish Committee <a href="https://www.jewishdatabank.org/content/upload/bjdb/617/AJC_JewishDistinctivenessAmerica_TS_April2005.pdf">study</a> revealed that just 13% of Jewish homes reported owning a gun — less than one-third of the percentage of non-Jewish homeowners.
Contemporary American Jewish disdain — perhaps outright hostility — to gun rights is deeply ahistorical, as Second Amendment activist Yehuda Remer explained earlier today <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/remer-its-time-for-jews-to-take-up-arms">here at The Daily Wire</a>. As Yehuda wrote, &#8220;Jews have a long and storied history of being fierce warriors — not vulnerable sheep.&#8221; The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hammer-the-lesson-of-chanukah-is-deeply-relevant-in-2019-heres-why">story of Chanukah</a>, a holiday that ends this evening, certainly comes to mind. Ditto the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/10/10/the-warsaw-ghetto-uprising-armed-jews-vs-nazis/">Warsaw Ghetto Uprising</a>. There are a myriad other examples.
But history lessons aside, the collective lack of American Jewish intimacy with firearms is also a moral travesty. And it is a travesty that simply <a href="https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/analysis/experts-suggest-6-firearms-that-will-fit-in-your-tallit-bag/2019/12/30/">must be remedied</a>.
A Jew who is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/here-what-you-need-know-about-ar-15-toting-josh-hammer">trained, armed, and proficient</a> in the use of firearms is necessarily a Jew who the anti-Semites fear the most — which makes this Jew the very best kind of Jew. This is a Jew who is ready, willing, and able, if need be, to heed the <a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Sanhedrin.72a.4">Talmudic principle</a> that one must rise to take the life of someone who is trying to take his/her own life. This is a Jew who, while praying in shul, is trained and prepared to act like the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-church-hero-delivers-powerful-message-owned-gun-range-appears-to-be-nra-supporter-report-says">Texan heroes of West Freeway Church of Christ</a>. This is a Jew who is physically capable and emotionally prepared to take down an active shooter, if need be.
It is the Jew who fought back against the SS shepherding Jews to their deaths via cattle car. It is the fighting Jew — the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hammer-the-lesson-of-chanukah-is-deeply-relevant-in-2019-heres-why">Maccabean Jew</a>.
I live in Texas, and it is hardly the least bit unusual for Jews here to pack heat while attending synagogue or attending any other kind of Jewish-themed event. But the reality is that even for Jews who live in blue state jurisdictions with heavy gun regulations, it is oftentimes still possible to secure a coveted concealed carry permit — or at least purchase a weapon to secure home and hearth. I personally know people who obtained carry permits while living in Chicago. Legally purchasing a firearm in Rockland County, New York, home to the recently besieged Monsey, also does not appear to be <a href="https://twitter.com/beyondreasdoubt/status/1211152659153117184">too terribly burdensome</a>.
It is wholly appropriate for us to demand concrete action, and not mere grandstanding, from <a href="https://nypost.com/2019/12/29/how-liberals-are-allowing-anti-semitism-to-flourish/">those politicians</a> who have allowed this despicable resurgence of the world&#8217;s oldest bigotry to fester under their watch. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio should both be thoroughly ashamed of themselves for their tepid responses, to-date, for what is rapidly metastasizing into a full-blown epidemic.
But ultimately, the imperative is on each individual Jew to be the guardian of his/her own security. Why on Earth would Jews, the most systemically persecuted group of humans to have ever lived, delegate responsibility for their own lives to third-party actors?
As I wrote back in April: &#8220;Jews, who for millennia have been demographic minorities in every land except for the modern State of Israel itself, ought to be uniquely willing and eager to take advantage of the protections secured by the <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/second_amendment">Second Amendment</a> of the U.S. Constitution. &#8230; Jews who were properly armed instead of forced to live at the behest of gun-grabbing tyrannical oppressors could have better resisted any number of pogroms and atrocities committed throughout history.&#8221;
Do not be a Hellenized Jew; be a Maccabee. Do not be a sheep; be a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar1WygVl_Vg">sheepdog</a>. Do not be a victim; be a hero.
Arm and train yourselves. Now.

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HAMMER: An Armed And Trained Jew Is The Best Kind Of Jew

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Anti-Semitism is on the rise in America: Shootings, stabbings, swastikas painted on buildings and sidewalks, and a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hammer-stark-choice-facing-jewish-democrats-josh-hammer">Democratic Party that condones anti-Semitic views</a> constitute the new normal in what was once an incredibly safe country for Jews.
Two weeks ago, there was a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jersey-city-shootout-assailants-kill-police-officer-3-orthodox-jews">targeted shooting in New Jersey</a>, which claimed the lives of two Jews. This week, a man walked into a Chanukah party in Monsey, New York and stabbed numerous Jews. Attacks, especially in the Tri-State area, are happening in what <a href="https://nypost.com/2019/12/29/how-liberals-are-allowing-anti-semitism-to-flourish/">seems like a daily occurrence</a>.
However, it’s apparent that far too many American Jews are merely waiting for the wolves to strike.
Unfortunately, many American Jews believe that anti-Semitic attacks will not — simply CANNOT — happen to them. They don’t believe a murderous gunman will enter their synagogue. They don&#8217;t expect to be stabbed or beaten on the streets. They don’t expect it — but it’s happening with increasing frequency.
So, I ask this question to the Jews of America who think this way: When did we become sheep? What happened to our David versus Goliath mentality?
Jews have a history of being fierce warriors and not backing down from a fight. Here are some biblical examples:
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<li>Abraham battled four kingdoms and was victorious.</li>
<li>The Jews fought the Amalakites and were victorious.</li>
<li>The campaigns of Joshua.</li>
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You don’t like the biblical ones? Here are some more modern-day Jewish heroes.
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<li>Mordechai Anielewicz (leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising).</li>
<li>Abba Kovner (leader of the Vilna Partisans).</li>
<li>Eli Cohen (Mossad spy).</li>
<li>Mickey Marcus (American colonel who helped win the 1948 war for Israel&#8217;s independence).</li>
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There are numerous examples of Jews standing up to adversity and not being afraid of a fight. Jews have a long and storied history of being fierce warriors — not vulnerable sheep.
Jews around the world just finished celebrating Chanukah, which is not merely a holiday about presents, oil, dreidels, and latkes. Chanukah, fundamentally, is a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hammer-the-lesson-of-chanukah-is-deeply-relevant-in-2019-heres-why">holiday about liberty</a>. It’s a celebration of a band of freedom fighters who won back our religious freedoms from a larger and highly trained military. This holiday is celebrated because Jews took up arms, fought for their Jewish identity, and won.
In other words, we defeated the anti-Semitism of the Seleucid Empire.
It is well past time for modern-day Jews to follow in the footsteps of their forebears and take up arms. Jews need to fall in line, not to the gas chambers, but under the banner that reads “Second Amendment supporters.” It is time to embrace and take advantage of the right enshrined in the Second Amendment. Purchasing a firearm, learning to use it, and training with it will help ensure you and your family or community are safe.
Don’t rely on the police or government to protect you. Don’t rely on the security guard standing in front of your synagogue. Be your own guardian.
Let’s take it one step further with what may sound controversial to some: STOP RELYING SOLELY ON PRAYER!
There is a famous latin phrase that reads, “Si vis pacem, para bellum.” If you want peace, prepare for war.
How did Jacob prepare for his encounter with his brother, Esau?
He sent gifts and prayed. He also prepared for war.
Jacob split his family into two different camps in order to spare one if Esau were to attack. What can we learn from this? You must put in the hard work and find the appropriate balance between personal effort and trust in God!
I’m a Jew who carries a firearm. I write about guns for a living. I know many Jews from all walks of life who hate firearms and believe that guns have no place in society.
But how is exercising my Second Amendment right to help ensure my family&#8217;s safety any different than what Jacob did?
The answer is that there is no difference.
When Goliath threatened the Jews, a young David took up arms. David explained to King Saul that as a shepherd, God delivered him from the “paw of a lion and the paw of a bear”; and now, God will deliver him from Goliath. Although David prayed to God for deliverance, he also prepared for battle.
It says in <a href="https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15846/jewish/Chapter-17.htm">I Samuel 17:40</a>: “And he took his staff in his hand, and he chose for himself five smooth pebbles from the brook, and he placed them in the shepherds&#8217; bag which he had, and in the sack, and his slingshot was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine.”
Good conquered Evil.
Another example is seen in<a href="https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15861/jewish/Chapter-1.htm"> II Samuel 1:18</a>, after the death of Saul. David laments, “And he said to teach the sons of Judah the bow. Behold it is written in the book of the just.”
David understood that with Saul gone, the Jews would need to learn how to fight if they were to survive.
We can’t rely solely on prayer to ensure our safety. Don’t take that to mean that I don’t believe in prayer. On the contrary, prayer isn’t only important, but is integral to survival. We must pray constantly that we be delivered from evil.
But God gave us the natural right to self-defense that is constitutionally enshrined in the Second Amendment. It’s time for Jews to embrace it.
Get a firearm and learn how to use it.
There is a very famous phrase that states, “God made man, but Samuel Colt made them equal.” Firearms are equalizers. I understand that many Jews are afraid of firearms and don’t want them around. But it’s time that you educate yourself. Lastly, it’s time to stop believing that it can’t happen to you; it can happen in your synagogue, on the streets, or in your local market.
Arm yourself. Train. Become proficient. Survive.
“Never Again” means nothing if you are not willing to do something about it.
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<a href="http://yehudaremer.com/">Yehuda Remer</a> is an author of numerous children’s books on Second Amendment education and the founder of <a href="http://thepewpewjew.com/">The Pew Pew Jew</a> Brand.  You can follow him on Instagram and Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/thepewpewjew">@thepewpewjew</a>.

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REMER: It’s Time For Jews To Take Up Arms

Britt Farmer, Senior Minister of West Freeway Church of Christ in Texas, praised the Texas government on Sunday for allowing lawful gun owners in the state to protect themselves at places of worship after a good guy with a gun stopped an attack at the church.
Farmer&#8217;s remarks are a strong rebuke of remarks made by Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden earlier this year when Biden attacked Texas Governor Greg Abbott for signing a bill into law that allowed lawful gun owners to carry firearms in places of worship.
“First off, I want to say that I am extremely thankful to lieutenant governor and the governor &#8212; Governor Patrick and Governor Abbott &#8212; and their rapid response to this,&#8221; Farmer said. &#8220;To the law enforcement agencies that have been here, we couldn&#8217;t have asked for more professional, seamless interviews, and work with our congregation and our people and the kindness that was shown to them by law enforcement.&#8221;
&#8220;We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I&#8217;m thankful that our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,&#8221; Farmer continued. &#8220;We have a congregation here of open-hearted people, we help people, we&#8217;re here to help people and to have something like this happen destroys my heart and when I say destroys it, destroys it because there is evil in this world.&#8221;
&#8220;Today is one sermon I&#8217;ll never preach, it&#8217;ll go away, it was called leaving a legacy, and two men today left legacy, but the congregation is going to build on that legacy,&#8221; Farmer added. &#8220;Right now I&#8217;d like to say to all those that are watching: thank you for your prayers, please continue to pray for the West Freeway Church family.&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;d like to say we&#8217;re a place you and your family can call home, today our home was invaded by evil,&#8221; Farmer concluded. &#8220;The sad thing is it happens all the time as far as evil&#8217;s concerned, but I know two men right now that are better off than any of us are, and I hope and I pray that not only will we survive this, I know we will, but that in some way we might be a beacon to those who don&#8217;t know what to do because today we proved that not only can we be God loving, God-fearing people, but we can protect each other as well.&#8221;
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West Freeway Church of Christ Senior Minister Britt Farmer: &quot;I’m thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves&quot; <a href="https://t.co/5fLSnSjQzg">pic.twitter.com/5fLSnSjQzg</a>
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Farmer&#8217;s remarks cut against what Biden, who is ardently anti-Second Amendment, said in September.
“Dealing with firearms, it is irrational, with all due respect to the governor of Texas, irrational what they are doing,” Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-attacked-texas-governor-for-signing-law-letting-churchgoers-carry-guns-totally-irrational">told</a> reporters on September 2. “On the very day you see a mass shooting … and we’re talking about loosening access to have guns, to be able to take them into places of worship, it’s just absolutely irrational. It’s totally irrational.”
Jeff Williams, Regional Director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, praised the hero who immediately engaged and killed the attacker.
&#8220;It cannot be overstated how important it is that everyone recognize what took place here today,&#8221; Williams said. &#8220;The citizens who were inside that church undoubtedly saved 242 other parishioners, and that might get swept aside in this whole conversation about active shooter response, and God knows law enforcement has done a whole bunch of work to make our response better, we needed to do that.&#8221;
&#8220;But we’re starting to find out that, as the Lt. Governor mentioned, over half of these are over before we get there, and I want to commend the chief and his department, their response, it is never going to get faster than that, it was miraculous,&#8221; Williams continued. &#8220;And so the true heroes in this are the people who were sitting in those pews today and responded, the immediate responders that saved their fellow citizens. I just can’t overstate how critical that is, I just want to recognize it, it’s truly heroic and this citizens of this community have a lot to be proud of for their response.”
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Texas DPS Director Joeff Williams: “The citizens who were inside that church undoubtedly saved 242 other parishioners”; “it was miraculous … true heroes” <a href="https://t.co/Mdj9N86tgj">pic.twitter.com/Mdj9N86tgj</a>
&mdash; Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1211444880523874309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2019</a></blockquote>
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A report published late on Sunday night identified the man who allegedly used a firearm on Sunday to stop an armed attacker at West Freeway Church of Christ in Texas as 71-year-old Jack Wilson.
Heavy.com, which specializes in collecting hard to find information about trending news stories, first identified Wilson as the man who was allegedly responsible for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-church-shooting-reported-in-texas-armed-churchgoers-appear-to-have-stopped-it-reporter-suggests">preventing the shooting</a> in White Settlement from being significantly worse.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) tweeted out a link to Heavy.com&#8217;s report on Wilson, which noted that Wilson &#8220;is a former reserve deputy sheriff who was the long-time owner of a firearms training academy.&#8221;
Massie, who is a staunch Second Amendment supporter, told The Daily Wire, &#8220;I shudder to think what would have transpired if that church had been a gun free zone.&#8221;
&#8220;Several in the media have tried to downplay the heroic actions of this individual, by misleading people into thinking that he was a paid guard or career law enforcement,&#8221; Massie continued. &#8220;It appears to me that he was a highly trained citizen who cared enough about his fellow churchgoers to carry a firearm and risk his life in order to protect them.&#8221;
The report highlighted a Facebook post from a page that purportedly belongs to Wilson, who is running for a campaign for county commissioner for Precinct 3, which is in Hood County.
In the post, Wilson <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=124185712393438&amp;id=108631773948832">wrote</a> the following about the incident that transpired at the church:
<blockquote>I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today. The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church. I’m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.</blockquote>
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This link has more information on the hero in Texas&#8230;<a href="https://t.co/XUFfVvHaw4">https://t.co/XUFfVvHaw4</a> <a href="https://t.co/Mb8OA2SkKU">pic.twitter.com/Mb8OA2SkKU</a>
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The report says that Wilson, who allegedly shot the attacker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-footage-emerges-of-good-guy-with-gun-taking-down-attacker-in-seconds">approximately 5 seconds</a> after the attacker fired his first shot, owned a shooting range in Texas called On Target Firearms Training Academy, Inc., until it burned down a couple of years ago.
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As a result of the MAJOR FIRE at ON TARGET, on January 23,2016, which resulted in total destruction of the ranges, major&#8230;
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On the page, Wilson&#8217;s company appears to have taught, or at least allowed, NRA FIRST Steps courses to be taught at the facility.
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April&#039;s weekday Concealed Handgun License class is Wednesday the 30th. Starts at 1:00pm. NRA First Steps starts at 9:00am.
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The tragic shooting comes after Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden attacked Texas Governor Greg Abbott earlier this year for signing a bill into law that allowed lawful gun owners to carry firearms into their places of worship to protect themselves.
“Dealing with firearms, it is irrational, with all due respect to the governor of Texas, irrational what they are doing,” Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-attacked-texas-governor-for-signing-law-letting-churchgoers-carry-guns-totally-irrational">told</a> reporters on September 2. “On the very day you see a mass shooting … and we’re talking about loosening access to have guns, to be able to take them into places of worship, it’s just absolutely irrational. It’s totally irrational.”
An NRA instructor also stopped the tragic shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, in 2018 when he grabbed his rifle and ran to the church and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-who-shot-texas-church-murderer-nra-instructor-hank-berrien">engaged the terrorist</a>.
Biden also demonized the hero from the Sutherland Springs tragedy, telling a national audience that he should not have been allowed to have the firearm that he used to stop the terrorist.
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Joe Biden says that the man who stopped the Texas church shooter should not have been armed. <a href="https://t.co/pY3hBHPHuX">pic.twitter.com/pY3hBHPHuX</a>
&mdash; Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/930362687409631232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Texas Church Hero Delivers Powerful Message; Owned Gun Range, Appears To Be NRA Supporter, Report Says

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden attacked Texas Governor Greg Abbott earlier this year for signing a bill into law that allowed lawful gun owners to carry firearms in places of worship, repeatedly calling Abbott&#8217;s decision &#8220;irrational.&#8221;
Biden&#8217;s resurfaced remarks come as an attacker opened fire on a church congregation in Texas on Sunday, where he was immediately stopped by a good guy with a gun.
&#8220;Dealing with firearms, it is irrational, with all due respect to the governor of Texas, irrational what they are doing,&#8221; Biden told reporters on September 2. &#8220;On the very day you see a mass shooting &#8230; and we&#8217;re talking about loosening access to have guns, to be able to take them into places of worship, it&#8217;s just absolutely irrational. It&#8217;s totally irrational.&#8221;
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In September, Democrat Joe Biden attacked TX Gov Greg Abbott for signing a law that let lawful gun owners carry guns into places of worship
Biden: &quot;it&#39;s just absolutely irrational. It&#39;s totally irrational&quot;
Today, a good guy with a gun saved countless lives inside a Texas church <a href="https://t.co/qeK31Bvm84">pic.twitter.com/qeK31Bvm84</a>
&mdash; Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1211416447097831424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Biden continued, saying that any weapon that was capable of carrying “magazines that can hold multiple bullets” should be banned – which is nearly all firearms.
“It’s no violation of the Second Amendment,” Biden falsely claimed.
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Joe Biden makes the most extreme gun-control push of all the 2020 Democrat presidential candidates:
Biden calls for banning &quot;magazines that can hold multiple bullets in them&quot;
All magazines hold &quot;multiple bullets,&quot; that&#39;s the point
This call from Biden would ban most handguns <a href="https://t.co/4iQkalBxVa">pic.twitter.com/4iQkalBxVa</a>
&mdash; Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1168615170395922432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Later asked if there could be any compromises with Republicans on the issue, Biden responded, “None. None on this. I think this is no compromise. This is one we have to just push, and push, and push, and push, and push.”
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Joe Biden goes far-left on guns, says there is “no compromise” on the issue and that it must be his way
Biden told CNN earlier this month that semi-auto firearms should be confiscated from law-abiding Americans <a href="https://t.co/5lpJjfkv0M">pic.twitter.com/5lpJjfkv0M</a>
&mdash; Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1168603614648029184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/01/us/texas-new-gun-laws-trnd/index.html">reported</a> on the bill went into law on September 1, 2019:
<blockquote>Senate Bill 535 clarifies the possession of firearms at churches, synagogues or other places of worship. It allows licensed handgun owners to legally carry their weapons in places of worship – and comes nearly two years after a gunman killed 26 people at Sutherland Springs church.</blockquote>
&#8220;We have learned many times over that there is no such thing as a gun free zone. Those with evil intentions will violate the law and carry out their heinous acts no matter what,&#8221; Texas state Senator Donna Campbell, co-sponsor of the bill, said in a statement. &#8220;It makes no sense to disarm the good guys and leave law-abiding citizens defenseless where violent offenders break the law to do great harm.&#8221;
&#8220;The existing statute is confusing and clunky when it comes to clearly stating the rights of licensed Texans to carry on the premises of a church,&#8221; Campbell added. &#8220;This bill provides clarity of the legislature’s intent to treat churches in the same manner as other privately owned establishments in Texas.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/01/us/texas-new-gun-laws-trnd/index.html">new</a> laws in Texas:
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<li>Allow licensed gun owners to have their firearms in their cars on school property</li>
<li>Allow for school districts to have more school marshals</li>
<li>Allow for some foster homes to be able to have firearms</li>
<li>Ban homeowners or landlords of rental property from prohibiting residents from having firearms</li>
<li>Prohibit residents from being charged with a crime for carrying a handgun during a disaster</li>
<li>Allow people to carry weapons in places of worship</li>
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The resurfaced clips from Biden come as an attacker opened fire on a congregation on Sunday at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-footage-emerges-of-good-guy-with-gun-taking-down-attacker-in-seconds">Footage of the attack in Texas</a> shows a good guy armed with a gun taking down the attacker with a matter of only a few seconds, preventing further harm from happening to the church congregation.

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Biden Attacked Texas Governor For Signing Law Letting Churchgoers Carry Guns: ‘Totally Irrational’

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Footage emerged on Sunday afternoon that showed a good guy with a gun neutralizing an alleged attacker who opened fire on a church congregation in Texas.
The attack happened at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas, and two people died as a result, one of whom was the alleged attacker.
The footage shows a man dressed in black in the back corner of the auditorium talking to another man, who has been blurred out in the video. The alleged attacker then pulls out what appears to be a short shotgun and opens fire on the man with whom he was interacting.
The alleged attacker fires one shot at the man he was talking to before being immediately shot by a good guy with a gun. The alleged attacker fires off one more shot toward the front of the church before he falls to the ground.
Within a matter of only a few seconds, at least four armed people in the congregation draw their firearms and immediately provide backup assistance to the individual who engaged the alleged attacker.
WARNING GRAPHIC: <a href="https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1211387668149473281">The footage can be seen here.</a>
“MedStar spokeswoman Macara Trusty confirmed that one person died at the scene of the shooting, one person died en route to a hospital, and another person was transported to a hospital in critical condition,” The Dallas Morning News <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2019/12/29/2-dead-1-in-critical-condition-after-reported-shooting-at-church-in-white-settlement/">reported</a>. “The shooter is believed to be one of those three people, said Fort Worth Fire Department spokesman Mike Drivdahl.”
Bobby Ross Jr., Editor-in-Chief of The Christian Chronicle, viewed the video footage of the incident and tweeted out a description of what happened.
“It appears that a gunman shot two church members at back of auditorium with a footlong weapon, then a member shot the gunman with a pistol,” Ross wrote. “This is just based on me watching the video again. Screaming afterward in the church. So tragic. Two quick shots at back, then another shot. Then at least three members (I believe) with pistols [walking] toward where the gunman appeared to fall.”
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Two quick shots at back, then another shot. Then at least three members (I believe) with pistols watching toward where the gunman appeared to fall.
&mdash; Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) <a href="https://twitter.com/bobbyross/status/1211352158400106502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott called the attack an “evil act of violence” in a statement.
&#8220;Our hearts go out to the victims and families of those killed in the evil act of violence that occurred at the West Freeway Church of Christ,&#8221; Abbott said. &#8220;Places of worship are meant to be sacred, and I am grateful for the church members who acted quickly to take down the shooter and help prevent further loss of life. Cecilia and I ask all Texans to join us in praying for the White Settlement community and for all those affected by this horrible tragedy.&#8221;
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Statement on shooting at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement: <a href="https://t.co/Crrrvavvs6">pic.twitter.com/Crrrvavvs6</a>
&mdash; Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovAbbott/status/1211365548329709570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tweeted: &#8220;We are shocked and saddened to hear reports of a shooting at a church in White Settlement. As reports come in, please pray for any victims and their families, this congregation, and the law enforcement officials at the scene. My office will assist in any way needed.&#8221;
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We are shocked and saddened to hear reports of a shooting at a church in White Settlement.
As reports come in, please pray for any victims and their families, this congregation, and the law enforcement officials at the scene. My office will assist in any way needed.
&mdash; Texas Attorney General (@TXAG) <a href="https://twitter.com/TXAG/status/1211348939737317376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Erin Nealy Cox, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, tweeted: &#8220;No one should be subjected to gunfire in a house of worship. Our hearts go out to those affected by the tragedy in White Settlement today. Details of the shooter are currently under investigation.&#8221;
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No one should be subjected to gunfire in a house of worship. Our hearts go out to those affected by the tragedy in White Settlement today. Details of the shooter are currently under investigation. <a href="https://twitter.com/FBIDallas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FBIDallas</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ATFDallas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ATFDallas</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/fortworthpd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FortWorthPD</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/FortWorthFire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FortWorthFire</a>
&mdash; US Attorney Erin Nealy Cox (@USAttyNealyCox) <a href="https://twitter.com/USAttyNealyCox/status/1211374033398358018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2019</a></blockquote>
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This report has been updated to include additional information.
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Footage Emerges Of Good Guy With Gun Taking Down Alleged Church Attacker In Seconds

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam apologized for his medical school blackface stunt, but he will have much more to apologize for if he signs into law a bill that attacks Virginia citizens&#8217; Second Amendment rights. The measure is Senate Bill 16, which would ban &#8220;assault&#8221; firearms and certain firearm magazines. Since Democrats have seized control of Virginia&#8217;s General Assembly, they are likely to push hard for strict gun control laws. Those laws will have zero impact on Virginia&#8217;s criminals and a heavy impact on Virginia&#8217;s law-abiding citizens who own, or intend to own, semi-automatic weapons for hunting or their protection. As a friend once explained to me, &#8220;I carry a gun because I can&#8217;t carry a cop.&#8221;
I am proud of my fellow Virginians&#8217; response to the attack on their Second Amendment rights. Firearm owners in the state have joined with sheriffs to form Second Amendment sanctuary counties. That means local authorities will be required to protect Second Amendment rights in the face of any attempt by Virginia&#8217;s General Assembly to abrogate those rights. Eighty-six counties — over 90% — in the Virginia commonwealth have adopted Second Amendment sanctuary resolutions. Spotsylvania County&#8217;s board of supervisors voted unanimously to approve a resolution declaring that county police will not enforce state-level gun laws that violate Second Amendment rights.
Sheriff Chad Cubbage said, &#8220;Be it be known that the Page Sheriff hereby declares Page County, Virginia, as a &#8216;Second Amendment Sanctuary,&#8217; and that the Page County Sheriff hereby declares its intent to oppose any infringement on the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms.&#8221; Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins made a vow during a board of supervisors meeting, where the board unanimously agreed to declare the county a Second Amendment constitutional county, to &#8220;properly screen and deputize thousands of our law-abiding citizens to protect their constitutional right to own firearms.&#8221;
In an attempt to appease citizen resistance, Northam suggested there would be a ban on only the sales of semi-automatic rifles. He would allow gun owners to keep their current AR-15s and similar rifles as long as they registered them. Otherwise, they must surrender the rifles. I&#8217;d urge Virginians not to fall for the registration trick. Knowing who owns what weapons is the first step to confiscation. Governor Northam further warned, &#8220;If we have constitutional laws on the books and law enforcement officers are not enforcing those laws on the books, then there are going to be consequences, but I&#8217;ll cross that bridge if and when we get to it.&#8221; Some Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill say that local police who do not enforce gun control laws should face prosecution and even threats of the use of the National Guard.
Virginians must heed the words and capture the spirit of their two most distinguished citizens, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, who wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. These resolutions referred to the federal government but are just as applicable to state governments in principle. They said: &#8220;Resolved, That the several States composing the United States of America, are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their General Government &#8230; and whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force.&#8221;
Too many Americans view the Second Amendment as granting Americans the right to own firearms to go hunting and for self-protection. But the framers of our Constitution had no such intent in mind. James Madison, in Federalist Paper No. 46 wrote that the Constitution preserves &#8220;the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation &#8230; (where) the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.&#8221; Thomas Jefferson wrote: &#8220;What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms.&#8221; Similar quotations about our founders&#8217; desire for Americans to be armed against the possible abuses of government can be found at <a href="https://walterewilliams.com/quotations/arms/">https://walterewilliams.com/quotations/arms/</a>.
Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. To find out more about Walter E. Williams and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.

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WILLIAMS: Virginia’s Second Amendment Attack

Despite the efforts of Democrats in Virginia who have plans to interfere with the Second Amendment rights of the state’s citizens, on Monday night Fauquier County and Charles City County both voted to become “sanctuary counties,” bringing the total of “sanctuary counties” in Virginia to 87, representing 91% of the counties in Virginia.
Two Virginia counties have discussed the issue but not yet taken any action: Chesterfield County and Essex County, while two counties have said they will not become Second Amendment sanctuaries: Albemarle and Loudoun.
According to <a href="https://wtop.com/virginia/2019/12/fauquier-county-latest-in-virginia-to-pass-resolution-backing-second-amendment/">WTOP</a>, “Neither a ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ designation nor a ‘Constitutional County’ holds legal weight, and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has signaled these resolutions <a style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;" href="https://wtop.com/virginia/2019/12/virginias-herring-says-states-gun-sanctuaries-wont-be-above-likely-new-laws/">will have no effect</a> on what laws the General Assembly passes and enforces in 2020.&#8221;
University of Virginia Professor Rich Schragger told <a href="https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2019/11/21/constitutional-law-professor-explains-effectiveness-of-second-amendment-sanctuaries/">WSLS</a>, “What they can do as a practical matter is quite limited. There is some room for local police departments and local officers to use their discretion with the laws, and that was the same thing with sanctuary cities in terms of immigration policy. Mostly, declaring yourself a Second Amendment sanctuary is more of a symbolic statement.” He added, “It’s a form of political resistance. It’s similar to when urban communities have made statements in the other direction for gun control. I’m not surprised; It’s a form of political action.”
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/virginia-governor-offers-veiled-threat-against-states-second-amendment-sanctuary-cities">The Daily Wire</a> reported earlier this month, WTKR <a href="https://wtkr.com/2019/12/11/gov-northam-says-localities-could-face-consequences-if-law-enforcement-officers-dont-enforce-gun-laws/?fbclid=IwAR3kBU0JJShpZtu-A_REHptWu9Crpxbl27_Rr0CCiZ2G6Cd81Kn46fIDFg0">reported</a> that Virginia governor Ralph Northam was asked if he would retaliate against counties which had passed the resolutions. Northam answered, “There&#8217;s not going to be retaliation. That&#8217;s not what I&#8217;m about. I&#8217;m about making Virginia safer,&#8221; but then added, &#8220;If we have constitutional laws on the books and law enforcement officers are not enforcing those laws on the books, then there are going to be consequences, but I&#8217;ll cross that bridge if and when we get to it.&#8221;
Northam continued that the laws he passed were constitutional, although it is not his province to decide that matter.
At virtually the same time, Democratic Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dems-warn-virginia-sheriffs-refusing-to-enforce-gun-control-laws-well-send-in-the-national-guard">threatened</a> to cut off state funds to the sanctuary counties, asserting, “They certainly risk funding, because if the sheriff&#8217;s department is not going to enforce the law, they&#8217;re going to lose money. The counties attorneys’ offices are not going to have the money to prosecute because their prosecutions are going to go down.”
McEachin then suggested even more Draconian measures: “And ultimately, I&#8217;m not the governor, but the governor may have to nationalize the National Guard to enforce the law. That&#8217;s his call, because I don&#8217;t know how serious these counties are and how severe the violations of law will be. But that&#8217;s obviously an option he has.”
McEachin’s statement <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/national-guard-responds-to-virginia-congressman-who-proposed-using-it-to-enforce-gun-control?itm_source=parsely-api">prompted</a> Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, to reply, &#8220;We have received multiple questions regarding proposed legislation for the 2020 General Assembly session and the authority of the Governor of Virginia to employ the Virginia National Guard in a law enforcement role. We understand and respect the passion people feel for the U.S. Constitution and 2nd Amendment rights. We will not speculate about the possible use of the Virginia National Guard.”

Americans For Prosperity hold a tea party rally outside at the Capitol to emphasize their desire for huge spending cuts in the budget in Washington, DC.

Virginia Dems Pushing Gun Control. 91% Of Virginia Counties Tell Them To Stick It.

New Zealand announced a massive gun buyback program in the wake of a mass shooting in Christchurch, one of the country&#8217;s most populous cities. But despite a wave of praise from gun control activists across the globe, the program, a new report says, was a miserable failure that collected a mere fraction of the number of illegal weapons owned by New Zealanders.
Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern announced the &#8220;assault weapons&#8221; buyback program just days after a mass shooting at a Christchurch mosque and Islamic center that claimed 51 lives and injured 49 more, and it accompanied an &#8220;assault weapons&#8221; ban, though which guns the ban and buyback covered wasn&#8217;t totally clear.
In accordance with the program, the government set aside $110 million to buy &#8220;assault weapons&#8221; from illegal owners and last Friday was the final day gun owners could turn in their weapons to New Zealand government officials. The government was offering between 25% and 95% of retail value for each gun, depending on age, quality, and condition.
The Prime Minister&#8217;s office estimates that New Zealanders surrendered between 47,000 and 56,000 guns &#8212; a number that, on its face, seems significant, since the same government, <a href="https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/12/22/new-zealands-socalled-buyback-program-is-proof-that-gun-control-simply-doesnt-work-n2558404">Townhall reports</a>, estimates the number of banned guns is somewhere between 50,000 and 150,000 (the exact number is unknown because the government did not pass an accompanying gun owner registry). That means New Zealand collected at least 50% of banned guns &#8212; but that&#8217;s only if you focus on one small segment of gun owners and rely on severely outdated statistics.
&#8220;Police in New Zealand believe that there are roughly 1.2 million legally owned firearms,&#8221; Townhall reports. &#8220;But that statistic is from 2014, when the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva conducted the <a title="www.smallarmssurvey.org" href="http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/Weapons_and_Markets/Tools/Firearms_holdings/SAS-BP-Civilian-held-firearms-annexe.pdf">Small Arms Survey</a>. For all we know, it is likely higher. Based on that number though that means there are 26 firearms for every 100 people. It really is significantly less than the United States but it is higher than Australia.&#8221;
That means that what New Zealand collected is, perhaps, a mere fraction of now-illegal guns.
&#8220;On the one hand, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/after-mosque-attacks-new-zealands-gun-buyback-runs-into-an-obstacle-gun-owners/2019/12/20/b4071106-208f-11ea-b034-de7dc2b5199b_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">taking around 50,000 of these weapons</a> out of the community is a clearly positive step,&#8221; one gun control activist told the Washington Post, according to Vice News. &#8220;On the other hand, we don&#8217;t know what proportion of all prohibited firearms this represents. If we use the lower-bound estimates, it&#8217;s a pretty good result; if we use the higher ones, it&#8217;s less so.&#8221;
“Despite our best efforts to encourage compliance, we know owners have been so disappointed by the settings of the ban and its poor implementation that many can’t bring themselves to comply,&#8221; one New Zealand gun control activist <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/g5xp4x/new-zealands-gun-buyback-might-not-have-gone-so-well">whined to Vice News</a>.
They&#8217;re consoling themselves by claiming that fewer guns means fewer mass shootings overall &#8212; but it&#8217;s not clear that New Zealand residents are in danger from the kind of responsible gun owner who would turn in a banned weapon to the government &#8212; and by suggesting that this is merely the first step in a decades-long effort to rid New Zealand of weapons altogether.
A few 2020 presidential candidates have proposed that a gun buyback program, enforced by visits from law enforcement, would work well in the United States, relying on the rosy outlook the New Zealand government had over its own buyback program. They may be a bit less likely to follow through on that idea now.

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