AWR Hawkins
A bill put forward by Delegate Mark Levine (D) would make it a felony for law-abiding citizens to possess a magazine holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
Moreover, Levine’s legislation, HB 961, even makes it a felony to possess 10-round magazines, if such magazines have a “removable plate” on the bottom that would allow capacity expansion.
Levine’s bill provides four options for Virginians who currently possess magazines that hold more than 10 rounds: 1. They can render the magazine “inoperable.” 2. They can “remove” the magazine from Virginia. 3. They can “transfer” the magazine to a person who meets the legal criteria to own one in another state. 4. Surrender the magazine to the state.
Levine’s bill comes even as 118 local governments in Virginia have declared themselves Second Amendment Sanctuaries, vowing not to enforce unconstitutional gun controls.
The Second Amendment Sanctuaries consist of at least 86 counties, plus cities and municipalities around the state.
Gov. Ralph Northam (D) signaled a war on guns in early November 2019, after Democrat won control of the state legislature.
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com. Sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange.
Virginia Ban On Woods And Backyard Shooting?
Posted on January 9, 2020 by Wes Rhinier
Am I reading this right?
SENATE BILL NO. 353 Offered January 8, 2020 Prefiled January 6, 2020
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-511.2, relating to outdoor shooting ranges; prohibited adjacent to residential areas; exceptions; civil penalty.———-Patron– Bell———-Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice———-
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-511.2 as follows:
§ 18.2-511.2. Outdoor shooting ranges; prohibited adjacent to residential areas; exceptions; civil penalty.
A. As used in this section, “outdoor shooting range” means any partially enclosed or unenclosed area or facility designed for the use of rifles, shotguns, pistols, silhouettes, skeet, trap, black powder, or any other similar sport shooting.
B. It is unlawful to operate an outdoor shooting range within 500 yards of any property zoned for residential use unless the Range Design Criteria developed by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Health, Safety and Security have been met.
C. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $100,000 for the initial violation and $5,000 per day for each day of violation thereafter.
By stipulating “any partially enclosed or unenclosed area,” they seem to want to outlaw any backyard or woods shooting, regardless of county or town regulations. In other words, your “range” doesn’t have to be a formally designated range open for business. It might be your backyard, as long as you’ve put up a berm or some steel targets.
I guess they really are coming for the Fudd regardless of what he thinks. Shooting is a perishable skill.
There appears to be no depth to which they will not stoop.
Virginia bill takes aim at gun ranges
A Virginia state lawmaker proposed a gun control bill that critics say will create a firearms registry at gun ranges in the commonwealth.
Virginia Democratic Del. Dan Helmer filed a bill Thursday that would prohibit indoor shooting ranges in the state not owned by the commonwealth or the federal government, and it would require those privately owned to maintain the personal information of customers who wish to use the ranges.
Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam previously announced that an assault weapons ban that may be passed in the state could include a grandfather clause of previously owned assault weapons that could be possessed but must be registered with the state, thereby creating a registry.
The National Shooting and Sports Foundation, a trade association for the firearms industry, was alarmed at Helmer’s bill, telling the Washington Examiner the legislation would be “an absolute threat” to small businesses across the commonwealth.
The foundation's Director Of Public Affairs Mark Oliva called the bill a "backdoor registry of every firearms owner and every firearms user" in the state.
"The aim of gun control has always been to control not just the guns, but those who own them. The bills presented in this General Assembly have sought that at least twice. This legislation to ban privately owned indoor ranges seeks to collect and store personal information on law-abiding gun owners and the firearms they own and use," Oliva said.
He also pointed to Northam's statements that he wants registration of firearms that meet what Oliva termed "his expansive definition of a so-called assault firearm."
"That is potentially hundred of thousands, possibly millions, of Virginians who would be put in registration lists and monitored by their government for the simple act of exercising their God-given rights," he said.
According to Oliva, the bill would be the first of its kind to be implemented by a state, if passed.
“This is unprecedented. I’ve never seen anything like this. I believe that people like Michael Bloomberg and states like California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, where you see very strict gun control laws — Illinois among them — I think that they're all looking to see what is going to be happening here in Virginia to see what they could possibly do in their own states,” Oliva told the Washington Examiner. “I think that Virginia has become the bellwether for gun control and the gun rights debate.”
Helmer, an Army veteran who moved to Virginia with his wife and two sons from his native New Jersey in 2013, won his delegate seat in November against eight-term Republican Tim Hugo. He ran on a gun control platform.
The Washington Examiner reached out to Helmer's office on Thursday and asked about the information that ranges would be mandated to collect from customers and later maintain.
"This legislation is a way to keep our community safe from gun violence," Helmer's chief of staff Noah Bardash said. Bardash did not specify how Helmer wants the information to be used or if any co-sponsors had signed on to the bill.
Helmer defended his bill on Twitter on Thursday: “Shooting at the range is fun. But they don’t belong in populated work places & few are located there. Look no further than @NRA HQs in Fairfax, where a worker was wounded in a negligent discharge, to see that office buildings and ranges don’t mix.”
He later tweeted, “This bill would impact few ranges in Virginia. Ranges in #HD40 are responsibly located and will stay open for business. It would impact millions who work in offices in the Commonwealth, ensuring that their buildings don’t suddenly become more dangerous work places.”
The legislation would apply to businesses with more than 50 employees or where less than 90% of its customers are law enforcement. The National Rifle Association, which has more than 50 employees and a headquarters in Fairfax with a firing range, would be among the ranges Helmer’s bill targets.
“Everyone says this was an attack on the NRA's range, and surely it is,” Oliva said. “But this is also an attack on small businesses.”
Oliva pointed to two ranges, a 68-employee range in Manassas and one in Virginia Beach with 60 employees, as examples of small businesses that could be hurt by the measure.
NRA spokeswoman Catherine Mortensen said the move would hurt small businesses, not reduce crime.
“In addition to generating about $18 million each year in revenues, the state’s ranges are the epicenter for vital safety training," she said in a statement. "This is where our law enforcement community comes to train alongside families and individuals seeking skills for home and self-defense.”
TOPICS:Gregory Southall WilliamsMegan SquireRaleigh-Durham IWWRann-Bar OnTriangle IWW
Posted By: Hunter Wallace May 23, 2017
Here are the mugshots of the three antifa dirtbags from Raleigh-Durham IWW who were arrested in Graham, NC for attempting to steal and burn a Christian flag:
Is this some local white trash? That’s what some of my followers on Twitter assumed when I posted their mugshots. Appearances can be deceiving though.
Let’s start with Rann Bar-On:
Cool story, bro.
It turns out that Rann Bar-On is an Israeli mathematics lecturer at Duke University who has been sponsored on an employment based Green Card. He is also fond of clashing with police officers and getting repeatedly arrested in North Carolina. This is at least the second time since March. In Graham, he ripped a Christian flag off a flag pole and attempted to set it on fire.
You may have noticed Gregory Southall Williams in the video above. He describes himself as an “ethnic Jew.” Strangely enough, both Gregory Williams and Rann Bar-On are anti-Israeli activists. Williams was also arrested with Rann Bar-On in March for disrupting a Durham County commissioners meeting. They were charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
Gregory is a research assistant working on his doctorate at Duke University:
We know that Gregory and Rann are the leaders of Raleigh-Durham IWW and both are associated with Duke University where Rann is a mathematics lecturer and Gregory is a graduate student:
Who is Comrade Megan Squire?
She is a professor of computing sciences at Elon University who is involved with this crowd:
Comrade @brdngresistance was in Graham, NC too:
Right now in GRAHAM, NC:
Locals & @triangleiww protesters gather for a counter-protest against a neo-Confederate group, ACTBAC NC. #Antifa pic.twitter.com/8SkBjmpAhd
— braiding resistance (@brdngresistance) May 20, 2017
She is better known as Anastasia Karklina. She is a Jewish immigrant from Latvia who is working on her doctorate in literature at Duke University:
We know that more of these people are connected to Duke University including Eli Meyerhoff, a professor of International Comparative Studies at Duke University and Joe Stapleton, a youth pastor at Cornerstone Community Church.
Don’t forget to support your local antifa!
“Rann Baron, 36, of 201 N. Driver St., Durham, charged with felony assault on a law enforcement officer and misdemeanor injury to personal property. Bond was set at $11,500.
William Anthony Hood, 34, of 145 Kingsbury Drive, Chapel Hill, was charged with assault on a law enforcement officer inflicting serious injury and misdemeanor possession of a weapon at a parade or rally. Bond was set at $15,000.
Gregory Southall Williams, 37, of 904 W. Murray Ave., Durham, was charged with misdemeanor resisting a public officer. Bond was set at $1,500.”
Note: Itsgoingdown.org is passing around a hat for their boy William A. Hood. Contact PayPal and complain about their service being used to raise bail money for antifa terrorists.
Update: Narrative Collapse has a featured article on Rann Bar-On. Comrade Megan Squire is also feigning innocence on her Facebook page:
But that’s you again, darlin’:
Don’t insult our intelligence by pretending you are not involved with Raleigh-Durham IWW. You are going to their events, attending their meetings and raising your fist with them on Twitter. Own it.
Anastasia Karklina is trying to hide from us by changing her Twitter account and hiding her tweets:
This genius posted videos of herself on Twitter! LMAO.
Oh, and RIP @triangleiww. It is too bad nothing you post on the internet every really goes away. This post was 100% me with a little help from Restoring The Honor, who you foolishly trusted, and our NEETs haven’t even gotten on the case yet. We will expose the rest of you too.
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