ZitatIt's almost as if Governor Ralph Northam and Virginia authorities are doing all they can to make sure that violence erupts at the "Lobby Day" gun rights rally on Monday.
First, they banned carrying firearms in the capitol, despite it being legal. They have been touting the arrest of a couple of brain dead white supremacists, looking to gin up fear. They are micro-managing the rally site, penning people off and placing severe restrictions on movement.
Now, word is that they are going to limit the number of people at the rally.
The Truth About Guns:
"Outside the Capitol, authorities used tall chain-link barriers to create a pie-shaped pen for the rally. The area takes up about a third of Capitol Square, a manicured park dotted with monuments to figures ranging from Native Americans and George Washington to a segregationist governor and civil rights leaders. The monuments were protected with additional fencing, as was the Executive Mansion to the east.
The square is usually open on all sides to foot traffic. Under Northam’s emergency order, access is restricted to one spot, at 9th and East Grace Streets. Just inside that entrance, the crowd will be split into 17 lines for screening with metal detectors.
Anyone attempting to bring in weapons will be turned away, but police will not confiscate those items, officials have said. Demonstrators who do not want to part with their guns may remain armed on city streets. Authorities say they will cut off admission to the rally once the crowd hits a certain number, which they have declined to disclose."
Obviously, authorities don't want violence. But herding adults around like pre-school kids is not conducive to building confidence.