The second amendment and its protections do not apply to such individuals and their actions. An individual cannot cite the second amendment as a legal excuse for their choosing to commit murder, or argue they were required to commit their actions as a result.
Why did these gun rights folks choose Martin Luther King's. holiday to stage their rally in Virginia?Was this intentional or just a coincidence?
There are lots of other holidays that would've given them a day off work. Can you think of anything else?
"Rebellion against a king may be pardoned, or lightly punished, but the man who dares to rebel against the laws of a republic ought to suffer death." - Samuel Adams
In your opinion. I bet MLK would smile on people in the streets demonstrating for their rights, it's kinda what he was all about.
No. But lots of others this year. It is very apparent what they are doing. White Supremacists disrespecting the King holiday.
What gives you such a notion? Same for the blacks who attended? Your just being useful and parroting the left wing media.
Not in your wildest wet dream. These proposals are pure garbage from a bunch of ineffective self serving morons who know d!@k about guns. The ONLY way to make effective change is to instill personal responsibility and a basic respect for human life. Something sorely lacking in those that propose this crap.
Dr. King’s celebrated holiday is traditionally “lobby day” in Richmond. It is the traditional day that large groups gather to make a statement to their legislators. Immigrant’s rights groups, the NRA, the ERA movement, and the VCDL among others traditionally schedule their events for this day. It was a peaceful rally. They even picked up their trash before they left. They carried carboard signs quoting Dr. King. They carried signs saying “anti-racist pro-gun,” “gun rights are civil rights,” and “gun rights are trans rights.” I have not seen a single confederate battle flag at this rally, but I did see at least one rainbow flag. Several people had signs that had a copy of the infamous photo that (almost) forced the governor to resign—the one with a grinning man in blackface standing beside a man in an a klan robe and hood which had the caption “the man in blackface wants to take your guns.” Be honest with yourself now. You simply don’t like the cause they rallied for, and therefore you want to find some fault with what happened. But I thank you for being reasonable enough to not overturn cop cars, loot stores, or set other people’s property on fire merely because you disagree with the rally’s message. And I am glad that people who feel this is the way to respond to things they don’t want to hear also stayed away today. Like it or not, this was our Bill of Rights in action. This was “the “right of the people peaceably to assemble, and petition the government for a redress of their grievances.” (And remember now, that phrase “the right of the people” is not limited to the 1st Amendment. It appears in the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Amendments—and it recognizes an individual right every time it is used.) Criticize them all you want—pretend to be the spokesperson for what Dr. King would or would not say if he were alive to see this the largest peaceful gathering at the capitol since Douglas Wilder’s inauguration (the first African-American governor of Virginia)—all because you don’t like the absolutely race-neutral individual right they were marching to support. All they did was peacefully exercise their 1st Amendment right to demand their government permit them to peacefully exercise their 2nd Amendment right. I appreciate your right to freely state your opinion. I just choose to exercise my same right to say I believe you are wrong.
Bravo! Very well said. Moriah was attempting to paint this as some kinda "white supremacist" rally. You notice he elected himself as some kinda spokesman for MLK too?
Was not Martin Luther King denied a firearms permit during his life, due to those issuing said licenses at the time being racist?