With Gov. Ralph “Coonman” Northam holding onto his job somehow and Democrats controlling both houses of the General Assembly in Virginia, there’s been a movement to establish Second Amendment sanctuaries, inspired by sanctuary cities, in which local government and law enforcement would refuse to cooperate with the state when it comes to gun control laws including confiscation.
The Washington Post editorial board published a piece Saturday calling the gun sanctuary movement a fad and mainly symbolic. Overlooking the Second Amendment completely, the editorial board also argued that there’s no parallel at all to be made to sanctuary cities, in which no laws were being broken — except, of course, for being in the country illegally, which is still against the law.
From the Editorial Board: The Virginia ‘gun sanctuary’ movement is a trend to defy duly enacted laws https://t.co/ohjL6UjUTT
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) November 30, 2019
Remind us one more time: Aren’t the immigration laws passed by Congress “duly enacted laws?” And if a city or county refuses to cooperate with the federal government, it too is defying duly enacted laws.
The WaPo editorial board sees it differently:
Vigilantism, with its alluring tingle of defiance and frontier justice, conjures a cinematic idea of American individualism. A similar impulse is at work among advocates of the so-called Second Amendment sanctuary movement, a trend in mainly rural counties declaring they will refuse to enforce restrictive state gun laws. Both are examples of individuals who, lacking legal authority, put themselves above the law, thereby promoting chaos.
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The idea — and the term itself — has gained traction in Western states and elsewhere, inspired by “sanctuary cities” that have adopted policies barring cooperation with federal immigration officials to deport unauthorized migrants.
The distinction between the two sanctuaries is basic. Localities that have passed resolutions declaring themselves Second Amendment sanctuary jurisdictions are threatening to ignore laws enacted by duly elected state legislatures and signed by governors. Immigration-focused sanctuary localities are breaking no law; rather, they are refusing purely voluntary cooperation in service to federal law enforcement.
It’s no surprise that the editorial board has no problem whatsoever with sanctuary cities and illegal immigrants flouting America’s laws.
A whole bunch of "duly enacted laws" are defied daily across this nation, from drug to immigration law.
High time for gun owners to get in on that trend.
— Michael (@DefinitelyMike) December 1, 2019
These laws will infringe upon the second amendment. Which is quite different from what immigration sanctuary cities do
— Ryan (@Ryan_Altis) November 30, 2019
The laws made to inspire these laws were also created as a way to "defy duly enacted laws", but it's utterly amazing that you fail to see that.
— David Bayard (@CoachBayard) November 30, 2019
The Virginia gun confiscation movement is a trend to defy duly ratified constitutional amendments.
— Ben (@AndStrats) December 1, 2019
2A is the supreme law of the land. Virginia State Senate fancy themselves wannabe overlords rather than public servants.
— Indy-Q (@Cam58567139) December 1, 2019
LOL @PostOpinions self awareness FAIL
— Lisl??☃️ ? (@LislAK) December 1, 2019
????ooooo, NOW sanctuaries are bad
— Free Man (@libertypilot1) November 30, 2019
— Steve Easterling (@grim_prime) December 1, 2019
This is the lie of the article….
Immigration-focused sanctuary localities are breaking no law; rather, they are refusing purely voluntary cooperation in service to federal law enforcement.
— Eriepundit47 (@eriepundit47) December 1, 2019
Just like Sanctuary cities defy duly enacted laws. This is what happens when you allow people to ignore laws they don’t like, others do it too.
— Mary Schmid (@MarySchmid2) November 30, 2019
Hilarious…are immigration laws duly enacted?
— Michiel Jackson (@michieljackson) December 1, 2019
We have this thing called the Constitution and within that living document, a second amendment that is supreme law of the land. Get bent @vademocrats
— Ashley (@MrsPatriot3) December 1, 2019
#Resist tyranny in all forms.
— Intoxicating Fried Turkey ? (@thepocketgeek) November 30, 2019
You people have no idea what boxes you have opened.
— Kevin Walsh (@KevinWalsh1956) November 30, 2019
It's a trend to follow the Constitution of the United States. Something that traitorous leftists loathe and why they want to abolish the Second Amendment. #2A
— Shall Not Be Infringed (@Gunalizer) November 30, 2019
So presumably the Washington Post would have no problem complying with a "duly enacted law" that banned sale of the Washington Post
— American Federalist Journal (@AmFedJournal) November 30, 2019
Interesting…..say, real question here: what does the Post think the proper response is to laws that restrict abortion?
— joebrenner (@joeabrenner) December 1, 2019
That’s a great question we all know the answer to.
Proud to tell you my little county of 50,000 in south side Virginia has just voted to be a “gun sanctuary”. ??
— NeverAHippieBoomer (@NotAHippie69) December 1, 2019
Related:
Gov. Ralph ‘Coonman’ Northam hasn’t ruled out confiscation of assault weapons https://t.co/5eB4wXEUoL
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 12, 2019
