https://www.cbsnews.com/news/virginia-gun-laws-militia-armed-resistance/
Militias challenge gun laws in Virginia: "It's about shooting tyrants in the face"
Kurt Feigel, a gun rights activist and militia organizer, told the group, "We are here today to send a clear and collective message to any would-be-tyrants that would attempt to disarm us: We will not comply."
The formation of the Campbell County Militia is part of a larger movement organized by gun rights activists pushing back against gun laws Virginia enacted in 2020. They claim the new regulations, which include a "red flag" law and universal background checks for gun purchases, infringe on their Second Amendment right to bear arms. Virginia lawmakers shelved more controversial proposals that would have banned semi-automatic guns and high capacity magazines. Still, gun rights activists are bracing for a possible future ban.
"We won't comply. We won't give up our guns," said Feigel.
NO ONE IS ASKING HIM TO. IN FACT, THE LEGISLATURE REJECTED THAT BUT HERE COMES THE KEY PART:
"All 50 states prohibit paramilitary organizations.
Kurt Feigel said he disagreed with the legal experts. "We have the right to assemble peacefully, and we have a right to defend our communities. Not as vigilantes, but we aren't going to let people roll into our town and burn it down like in Portland and Seattle."
IT GETS WORSE
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Chad, who works in finance, said he and Samantha, a substitute teacher, are socially liberal on issues other than guns and the Second Amendment. "But if I give up that right, then there's nothing I can do to defend my other rights," he said.
He claims the county militias "are not inherently anti-government," though he adds, "It could potentially be anti- certain people in the government if they become tyrannical."
AND TO DH'S POINT EALIER:
"Feigel doesn't see room for a middle ground on gun regulation. "I have no interest in compromising with the opposition that would like to restrict my Second Amendment freedom. It's a right," he said.
