1/20/20 Virginia 2nd Amendment Rally discussion (merged thread)

[Saltwater60]

Seems like an overall good day with a good turn out and not much trouble. NBC even painted it in a good light. I’m surprised At tense Virginia rally, gun rights activists vow fight just getting started

 

[Mosinitis]

BBC coverage was noticeably anti-rally. Look at them, they walk around with assault weapons and complain about gun restrictions.

RT was very positive.

Media, Hollywood paint Virginia rally as ‘extremist’ & violent despite its uneventful nature

Talking heads in the media and Hollywood tried to paint the pro-Second Amendment supporters in Richmond, Virginia as racist or potentially violent, creating a much gloomier image than the one that transpired in reality.

www.rt.com

 

[Phazer]

 

[Mosinitis]

If someone showed up to Albany rally wearing a kevlar helmet Tom King would have pissed his panties. Yet the media coverage of NY rally was much more negative.

 

[Deplorable Me]

I wonder how many people in gun free Chicago were shot today?

 

[nortatoga]

How many did they say were in Richmond?

 

[SmallGameAddict]

How many did they say were in Richmond?

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That is a great pic

 

[MothMan]

 

[SmallGameAddict]

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I think he's Barrett's Salesman of the Year

 

[C3D]

BBC coverage was noticeably anti-rally. Look at them, they walk around with assault weapons and complain about gun restrictions.

RT was very positive.

Media, Hollywood paint Virginia rally as ‘extremist’ & violent despite its uneventful nature

Talking heads in the media and Hollywood tried to paint the pro-Second Amendment supporters in Richmond, Virginia as racist or potentially violent, creating a much gloomier image than the one that transpired in reality.

www.rt.com

I enjoy reading RT as much as the next guy but bear in mind it is a Russian propaganda operation. It is effectively a polished up international version of Tass/Pravda.

 

[John Stark]

Virginia's Capitol flooded with gun rights activists for Second Amendment rally

RICHMOND, Va. — Thousands of Second Amendment supporters carrying long firearms and wearing stickers reading “Guns Save Lives" descended upon Virginia's Capitol in Richmond Monday for a widely publicized rally in protest of a recent push by state Democrats for comprehensive gun control.

www.foxnews.com

The state’s only self-proclaimed socialist Democrat, Lee Carter, has said he will be heading to an “undisclosed location” to work Monday instead of the Capitol.

“People were threatening to murder me and murder my family over something I’m not even doing,” Carter told multiple media outlets. “These threats are more hateful and more numerous than anything I’ve seen before. I mean, I’m the only socialist elected to a legislature in the South, so I do occasionally get waves of death threats -- about every two three months it’ll happen -- but this one is far larger and far more serious than anything I’ve seen before by orders of magnitude.”

Carter said he has reported the threats to the Virginia Capitol Police.

But some demonstrators in Richmond tell Fox News he should make an appearance.

"I think it's ridiculous a former Marine would stay at home,” said Angela Darton of Fairfax County. “If he's so anti-Second Amendment, you'd think he'd make an effort to be here."

Maybe he got the message, or maybe he's just blowing smoke. Hope the socialist enjoyed his undisclosed vacation spot on the tax paper's dime.

The irony of a socialist who leeches off people who work for a living crying about death threats from the bourgeoisie.


ETA: Read that Fox new article in full to see just how far that network has nose dived. They simply could not help themselves from inserting all kinds of negative drivel and narrative. I can remember when Fox used to have some really good reporting 15-20 years ago and leftists called it Faux News because they dared rock the progressive boat, but Fox really is fake news half the time now. Sad.

 

[kemo357]

I will be purchasing a firearm from the Firing Pin in Bergen NY in the very near future, just sayn.

 

[John Stark]

How many did they say were in Richmond?

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Yeah that's a few more than the 25k the news outlets and the cops are reporting.

I'd put that crowd at 100k at least based on some very large crowd sizes I've seen at other events.

 

[Mosinitis]

I enjoy reading RT as much as the next guy but bear in mind it is a Russian propaganda operation. It is effectively a polished up international version of Tass/Pravda.

Do they hide that fact? They are still more accurate and informative then our propaganda media, which is a big plus for them.
When our media covers Russia, they often just make things up or exaggerate.

 

[MothMan]

LOL!!! Found me and Butterfly in the crowd!!
In circle brown Carhart hoodie Butterfly all black behind me. Don’t need no stinkin facial recognition software!!

 

[SmallGameAddict]

Someday, the wife and I gotta meet you and shake your hand. Maybe sit down have a cold beer while the wives chit chat.

 

[SmallGameAddict]

Yeah that's a few more than the 25k the news outlets and the cops are reporting.

I'd put that crowd at 100k at least based on some very large crowd sizes I've seen at other events.

I'd have to agree with you. Just the view of 1 street.

 

[holdover]

You guys took up all the room , Wheres everyone else supposed to stand?

 

[GOPerfect]

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Photoshoped!

 

[BuffNiag]

New York man wows at Virginia gun rally with 5-foot sniper rifle

A New Yorker toting a massive, military-grade sniper rifle may have been the biggest star of Monday’s pro-gun rally in Richmond, Va. The enthusiast — identified by the Washington Post as Bran…

nypost.com

 

[Mosinitis]

He was the focus of CNN coverage, 50 cal sniper.

 

[SmallGameAddict]

He was the focus of CNN coverage, 50 cal sniper.

Good

 

[BuffNiag]

BBC coverage was noticeably anti-rally. Look at them, they walk around with assault weapons and complain about gun restrictions.

At the end of the day, one thing is clear: we ain't Europe. This would never, ever happen in a European city. Makes me proud.

 

[John Stark]

You guys took up all the room , Wheres everyone else supposed to stand?

Albany

 

[carpediem]

He was the focus of CNN coverage, 50 cal sniper.

And now NYS commucrats are drafting a ban as we speak......

 

[libertysnake]

So... now that the Virginia rally is over, when are the good people of VA going to do their part and rally in NY?

 

[Uzi]

So... now that the Virginia rally is over, when are the good people of VA going to do their part and rally in NY?

 

[holdover]

CNN, never quits,

 

[Bustedknees]

I think he's Barrett's Salesman of the Year

I carry compact bolt actions for deer hunting, couldn't imagine lugging that thing around the city for a day.

 

[libertysnake]

Exactly. NYers showed up to their rally, and now radio silence on helping NY. Fuck em.