So Virginia, which went full double-blue with a blue gov as of the election last year, has passed some not-that-exciting gun laws — universal background checks, one gun per month purchase limit, and a red flag law that allows for confiscation.
(Yes, red flag laws can be problematic, but in general, these aren’t overwhelmingly harsh laws, I don’t think)
At any rate, none of the changes are really exciting enough to have made national news — basically, Virginia now has slightly weaker gun laws than most New England or West Coast states, instead of much weaker gun laws. Panic seems unnecessary... unless you are the NRA.
The NRA is losing their shit, and so are their right-wing media mouthpieces. If you haven’t heard about VA’s gun laws and don’t actually live in VA, you clearly don’t pay much attention to RW news sources.
But my absolutely terrifying congressman Clay Higgins does! And as part of the Constitutional Sheriff’s movement and a III%er, he’s... doing this shit. 
Yes, that’s encouragement for local law enforcement agencies to form militias/posses to engage in what is unquestionably armed warfare against the state.
Clay’s fans know a dogwhistle when they hear one.
Oopsies, this feller said the quiet part out loud:
Anyway, really looking forward to 2020, things sure are lookin up.
