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Most attendees are not going into the gun-free perimeter around the Capitol #Richmond2ARallypic.twitter.com/7RRhWx0n0J
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The gentleman in the glasses was just talking about how he keeps losing signal & believes it’s because the gov’t is trying to shut it down. In fact, there are thousands of people here and not enough bandwith to support. I’ve overheard this statement a lot today.
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Here is former Proud Boy turned neo-Nazi, Jovi Val, at the #Richmond2ARally. @GoadGatsby joined the conversation to ask him about his ties to far right movements.pic.twitter.com/wS2KFdySom
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Police just separated
@GoadGatsby and Jovi Val by creating a line between them with their bikes. They have asked the groups to keep moving.#Richmond2ARallypic.twitter.com/IJmiIaCAvmShow this thread -
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Armed attendees chatting with Richmond Police
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This is the first protest group (
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This is Chau Kelley, a Vietnamese-American from New Hampshire in love with Trump... and guns.
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This is Aubrey “Japharii” Jones, the president of Black Lives Matter 757. He doesn’t believe the reaction would’ve been the same today if it were thousands of African-Americans marching with guns.
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The rally has ended without any arrests (according to an organizer). All eyes were on attendees as any bad press could hurt Trump or pro-gun legislation. I saw a number of incidents that were nipped in the butt as soon as they started escalating.
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Watch as someone with the
@NRA tried to break up an argument, only to get dissed by attendees. “The NRA is a joke... traitors.”#Richmond2ARallypic.twitter.com/Iuhuq7KdBHShow this thread -
“You’re a cuck. You’re a pussy. You’re a piece of shit.”— I think
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This guy calls himself “Postmaster Dude” and has an interesting theory about the Richmond Police.
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Nicholas Freitas, a member of the VA House of Delegates, thanks attendees for how they conducted themselves today.
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Virginia: § 18.2-422: It shall be unlawful for any person over 16...w/ the intent to conceal his identity, wear any mask/hood/other device whereby a substantial portion of the face is hidden/covered so as to conceal the identity of the wearer, to be or appear in any public place.pic.twitter.com/luP25tfmYc
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Note: Protesters in Charlottesville were told to remove their masks. Police pointed guns at protesters in Newnan, GA (diff state, I know) citing their anti-mask law meant for the KKK... It was not enforced today.
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Current Virginia gun laws: * Do not require a permit to purchase rifles, shotguns or handguns. * Do not require firearm registration. * Do not require licensing. * Do not require a permit to carry a rifle or shotgun... cont’d...
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...cont’d * Do not “regulate the transfer or possession of .50-caliber rifles or large capacity ammunition magazines.” * Do not require a background check before transferring a firearm between unlicensed people. cont’d...
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...cont’d * Do not impose a waiting period before the sale of a firearm. * Do not require owners to report lost or stolen guns.
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The new proposed changes: * Ban assault weapons/silencers/high-capacity mags/other “dangerous weapons.” * Require background checks on all firearm transactions. * Reinstate the law repealed in 2012 allowing no more than one handgun purchase a month. cont’d
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... * Allow municipalities to enact “ordinances that are stricter than state law.” ie. banning guns in libraries/municipal buildings * Require lost/stolen guns to be reported to authorities within 1 day. cont’d
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....* Allow law enforcement to “temporarily separate a person from firearms if the person exhibits dangerous behavior that presents an immediate threat to self or others.” * Prohibit the subjects of protective orders from possessing guns. cont’d
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... * Toughen punishment for allowing access of a loaded, “unsecured” firearm to someone 18 or younger.
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“MLK believed in the 2nd amendment.”
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Any outlet using my footage without permission will be subject to legal remedy.
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