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<blockquote data-quote="CHenry" data-source="post: 3314916" data-attributes="member: 6281"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Virginia Governor Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Gun Rights Rally</strong></span></p><p>January 15, 20204:02 PM ET</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/448294256/sarah-mccammon" target="_blank"><img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2018/10/16/sarah-mccammon_sq-a1727aacff8b3cbb44c373de51638169ff7c9ca6-s100-c85.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/448294256/sarah-mccammon" target="_blank">SARAH MCCAMMON</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.twitter.com/sarahmccammon" target="_blank">Twitter</a></p><p><img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/01/15/gettyimages-1192571550-428925cb79153fd889e5969ce53c56832c0fab75-s1400-c85.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Gov. Ralph Northam said state intelligence analysts have identified threats and rhetoric online that mirror the chatter they were picking up around the time of the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville in 2017.</p><p></p><p>Zach Gibson/Getty Images</p><p>Fearing potential violence, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is declaring a state of emergency and is banning firearms and other weapons on the Capitol grounds in Richmond ahead of a gun rights demonstration planned for next week.</p><p></p><p>"We have received credible intelligence from our law enforcement agencies that there are groups with malicious plans for the rally that is planned for Monday," Northam said during a press conference Wednesday afternoon.</p><p></p><p>Gun rights supporters are preparing to converge on Richmond for a lobbying day and a rally Monday morning. They're opposed to efforts by Virginia Democrats — who've just <a href="https://www.npr.org/local/305/2019/11/05/776618670/virginia-state-government-control-goes-fully-democratic-for-first-time-in-two-decades" target="_blank">taken over control</a> of the Virginia legislature following the November 2019 elections — to pass a slate of <a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/11/08/777567673/after-democrats-seize-power-in-virginia-gov-northam-sets-his-sights-on-gun-contr" target="_blank">gun control bills</a> backed by Northam.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/11/08/777567673/after-democrats-seize-power-in-virginia-gov-northam-sets-his-sights-on-gun-contr" target="_blank"><img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/11/08/ralph-northam---ap_19310119500236_sq-578a0fd3db631ea9c069707b9af1fc81ed4f1bf3-s500-c85.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/" target="_blank">POLITICS</a></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/11/08/777567673/after-democrats-seize-power-in-virginia-gov-northam-sets-his-sights-on-gun-contr" target="_blank">As Democrats Prepare To Take Power In Virginia, Gov. Northam Focuses On Gun Control</a></strong></span></p><p>The event, hosted by Virginia Citizens Defense League, is expected to draw thousands of armed demonstrators, some from out of state. Organizers have said they hope to hold a peaceful event.</p><p></p><p>But Northam said officials have heard reports of "out-of-state militia groups and hate groups planning to travel from across the country to disrupt our democratic process with acts of violence." He said they "are coming to intimidate and to cause harm."</p><p></p><p>Northam is raising concerns about a reprise of the <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/12/542982015/home-to-university-of-virginia-prepares-for-violence-at-white-nationalist-rally" target="_blank">deadly violence</a> surrounding the white supremacist march in Charlottesville in August 2017. He said state intelligence analysts have identified threats and rhetoric online that mirror the chatter they were picking up around that time.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179876898/terms-of-use" target="_blank">NPR's terms of use</a> and <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy" target="_blank">privacy policy</a>.</p><p></p><p>This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms" target="_blank">Terms of Service</a> apply.</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/12/542982015/home-to-university-of-virginia-prepares-for-violence-at-white-nationalist-rally" target="_blank"><img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/08/12/gettyimages-830783854_sq-fe60ff7539afcabd6a3733bcd8652f9bfe2ef083-s500-c85.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/" target="_blank">THE TWO-WAY</a></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/12/542982015/home-to-university-of-virginia-prepares-for-violence-at-white-nationalist-rally" target="_blank">Events Surrounding White Nationalist Rally In Virginia Turn Fatal</a></strong></span></p><p>"Please know that we have been preparing extensively to protect public safety at Monday's rally. But no one wants another incident like the one we saw in Charlottesville in 2017," Northam said.</p><p></p><p>Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.</p><p></p><p>On a Facebook page organizing the gun rights demonstration hosted by the Virginia Citizens Defense League, several commenters expressed frustration at Northam's move to restrict guns from the Capitol grounds. One wrote, "This is simply a move to infringe on not only our 2nd Amendment rights but our 1st Amendment rights as well."</p><p></p><p>Northam asked organizers of the event to "disavow" any groups who would threaten violence.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CHenry, post: 3314916, member: 6281"] [SIZE=6][B]Virginia Governor Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Gun Rights Rally[/B][/SIZE] January 15, 20204:02 PM ET [URL='https://www.npr.org/people/448294256/sarah-mccammon'][IMG]https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2018/10/16/sarah-mccammon_sq-a1727aacff8b3cbb44c373de51638169ff7c9ca6-s100-c85.jpg[/IMG] SARAH MCCAMMON[/URL] [URL='https://www.twitter.com/sarahmccammon']Twitter[/URL] [IMG]https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/01/15/gettyimages-1192571550-428925cb79153fd889e5969ce53c56832c0fab75-s1400-c85.jpg[/IMG] Gov. Ralph Northam said state intelligence analysts have identified threats and rhetoric online that mirror the chatter they were picking up around the time of the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville in 2017. Zach Gibson/Getty Images Fearing potential violence, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is declaring a state of emergency and is banning firearms and other weapons on the Capitol grounds in Richmond ahead of a gun rights demonstration planned for next week. "We have received credible intelligence from our law enforcement agencies that there are groups with malicious plans for the rally that is planned for Monday," Northam said during a press conference Wednesday afternoon. Gun rights supporters are preparing to converge on Richmond for a lobbying day and a rally Monday morning. They're opposed to efforts by Virginia Democrats — who've just [URL='https://www.npr.org/local/305/2019/11/05/776618670/virginia-state-government-control-goes-fully-democratic-for-first-time-in-two-decades']taken over control[/URL] of the Virginia legislature following the November 2019 elections — to pass a slate of [URL='https://www.npr.org/2019/11/08/777567673/after-democrats-seize-power-in-virginia-gov-northam-sets-his-sights-on-gun-contr']gun control bills[/URL] backed by Northam. [URL='https://www.npr.org/2019/11/08/777567673/after-democrats-seize-power-in-virginia-gov-northam-sets-his-sights-on-gun-contr'][IMG]https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/11/08/ralph-northam---ap_19310119500236_sq-578a0fd3db631ea9c069707b9af1fc81ed4f1bf3-s500-c85.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [SIZE=4][B][URL='https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/']POLITICS[/URL][/B] [B][URL='https://www.npr.org/2019/11/08/777567673/after-democrats-seize-power-in-virginia-gov-northam-sets-his-sights-on-gun-contr']As Democrats Prepare To Take Power In Virginia, Gov. Northam Focuses On Gun Control[/URL][/B][/SIZE] The event, hosted by Virginia Citizens Defense League, is expected to draw thousands of armed demonstrators, some from out of state. Organizers have said they hope to hold a peaceful event. But Northam said officials have heard reports of "out-of-state militia groups and hate groups planning to travel from across the country to disrupt our democratic process with acts of violence." He said they "are coming to intimidate and to cause harm." Northam is raising concerns about a reprise of the [URL='https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/12/542982015/home-to-university-of-virginia-prepares-for-violence-at-white-nationalist-rally']deadly violence[/URL] surrounding the white supremacist march in Charlottesville in August 2017. He said state intelligence analysts have identified threats and rhetoric online that mirror the chatter they were picking up around that time. [URL='https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179876898/terms-of-use']NPR's terms of use[/URL] and [URL='https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy']privacy policy[/URL]. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google [URL='https://policies.google.com/privacy']Privacy Policy[/URL] and [URL='https://policies.google.com/terms']Terms of Service[/URL] apply. [URL='https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/12/542982015/home-to-university-of-virginia-prepares-for-violence-at-white-nationalist-rally'][IMG]https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/08/12/gettyimages-830783854_sq-fe60ff7539afcabd6a3733bcd8652f9bfe2ef083-s500-c85.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [SIZE=4][B][URL='https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/']THE TWO-WAY[/URL][/B] [B][URL='https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/12/542982015/home-to-university-of-virginia-prepares-for-violence-at-white-nationalist-rally']Events Surrounding White Nationalist Rally In Virginia Turn Fatal[/URL][/B][/SIZE] "Please know that we have been preparing extensively to protect public safety at Monday's rally. But no one wants another incident like the one we saw in Charlottesville in 2017," Northam said. Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On a Facebook page organizing the gun rights demonstration hosted by the Virginia Citizens Defense League, several commenters expressed frustration at Northam's move to restrict guns from the Capitol grounds. One wrote, "This is simply a move to infringe on not only our 2nd Amendment rights but our 1st Amendment rights as well." Northam asked organizers of the event to "disavow" any groups who would threaten violence. [/QUOTE]
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