Democrats Pushing Gun Confiscation in Virginia.

I lived in Northern Virginia, or NOVA as we colloquially called it, for 20 years.  During that time, I experienced the attacks on 9.11.2001.  Those attacks woke me up to the idea that my life, and those of my wife and daughter could be snuffed out at any time though no fault on our part.  A random event like a Columbine shooter, or a bank robbery, or just a mugging gone wrong might happen at any time.  I finally came to the conclusion that I needed to carry a gun and went about the task of obtaining training and a weapon.  I also, in the process changed my attitude for the better, because I was no longer a victim.  Win or lose, I would fight back.

Back then, I looked upon the District, and Maryland and the Northeastern states as foreign occupied America.  Virginia was American occupied America, as were the states to the South and West.  Sadly, however, Democrats have slowly invaded Virginia until we find our former home in its currently reduced state, with a Democrat Governor and a slim majority of Republicans in the Commonwealth legislature.  Those Repbulicans, however, are not terribly pro gun either, just to note.  The fact that the Governor thinks it is a winning strategy to propose a seeping  gun grab says that another state has fallen in the civil war that currently exists in the "United" States. According to the Washington Free Beacon:

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), which represents gun manufacturers and dealers, said the vague description of the legislation released by Northam on Jan. 4 would apply to most firearms currently on sale in the commonwealth.

“The legislative proposals being discussed would put most firearms beyond the reach of law-abiding Virginians who choose the firearms of their choice to protect themselves, hunt, and practice recreational target shooting,” said Lawrence G. Keane, the group’s general counsel. “That could potentially impact the availability of tens of millions of firearms.”

You can read the whole piece by Stephen Gutowski here. Note that Gutowski calls it a "gun confiscation proposal" and in its current form, that's a fair assessment.

Most people today, when they think about Virginia think about the high population centers.  Those would be the counties of Northern Virginia: Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria and Prince William, and then Richmond, Virginia.  But Virginia consists of vast rural area outside these areas.  The people living there have guns for a variety of legal purposes, and they aren't going to give them up because some highfalutin politicians in Richmond with their too big for their britches attitude says so.  It just ain't happening. And turning all those people who have done nothing wrong into instant criminals won't go down well either.  This isn't about public safety, or common sense, or anything other than the Democrats think this is a winning strategy going forward.  They think they have imported enough new voters to push this out there.

During the 20 years I observed Virginia, and traveled about the Commonwealth, I noted that people from high tax, low freedom states like New York and Massachusetts  were moving into Virginia.  All well and good, but they brought the voting habits with them.  Most did not see any relation between the voting patterns where they were and the high taxes and lack of freedom.  I now see the same thing happening here.  When you get here, don't vote for Democrats.  The only way to change a Democrats mind is to deny them the one thing they want most in life: to gain control over the average American.  Don't give them that.