Trump warns that Democrats are eager to take away 2nd Amendment rights

Independent:
Donald Trump has defended pro-gun activists and attacked Virginia Democrats over efforts to pass gun control laws ahead of a rally that is expected to be attended by neo-Nazis and white supremacist extremist groups.

Authorities in Richmond, Virginia’s capital, have warned of “credible threats of violence” amid fears a pro-gun rally, which has been billed a peaceful event to defend Second Amendment rights, could become a repeat of the violent Charlottesville rally which saw three deaths in 2017.

“Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia,” Mr Trump tweeted, in reference to the constitutional right for Americans to keep and bear firearms.

“That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away.”

On Wednesday, Virginia’s governor Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency ahead of Monday’s event and warned law enforcement agencies had seen evidence of “extremist rhetoric” similar to the kind seen before the Charlottesville rally.

The state of emergency has temporarily banned firearms and other weapons on Capitol grounds, where the demonstration is set to take place.

Three alleged members of a neo-Nazi hate group were arrested in Maryland on Thursday over reports they were planning to bring firearms to the event, according to the FBI.

Despite concerns over potential violence, Virginia’s senate passed bills late on Thursday to require background checks on all firearms sales, limit handgun purchases to one a month and restore local governments' right to ban weapons from public buildings and other venues.

The gun legislation comes after Democrats took full control of the state legislature for the first time in a generation in November, when candidates made passing stronger gun control laws a central theme of their campaign.
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These laws would have made it almost impossible to stop a killer like the one stopped by armed members of a church in Texas when he started shooting people. Virginia is also plagued by Antifa a neo-fascist group that physically assaults conservatives.  Groups like Antifa were responsible for some of the threats of violence against the 2nd Amendment activists. 

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