Virginia Advances ‘Gangbanger Bill of Rights’ To Withhold Gun Crime Evidence From Federal Government

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Think Progress

Virginia Advances ‘Gangbanger Bill of Rights’ To Withhold Gun Crime Evidence From Federal Government
By Josh Israel on Jan 25, 2013 at 2:06 pm

A Virginia House of Delegates committee endorsed a controversial bill Friday that would prevent any state or local government entity from providing information about gun crimes based on any federal law enacted after 2012. If enacted, the bill could prevent local police from sharing records with the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

The bill, authored by arch-conservative Delegate Bob Marshall (R-VA), aims to:

Prevent any agency, political subdivision, or employee of Virginia from assisting the Federal government of the United States in any investigation, prosecution, detention, arrest, search, or seizure, under the authority of any federal statute enacted, or Executive Order or regulation issued, after December 31, 2012, infringing the individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms by imposing new restrictions on private ownership or private transfer of firearms, firearm magazines, ammunition, or components thereof.

On a party-lines 15-7 vote Friday, the Republican majority on the Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety sent the bill to the full House.

Virginia blogger Ben Tribbett called the bill a “Gangbanger Bill of Rights,” noting that it could impede an FBI investigation of evidence found at a crime scene that involved a gun clip or assault weapon banned in future legislation and could prevent Virginia police from testifying in federal court cases.


Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/01/25/1497681/virginia-advances-gangbanger-bill-of-rights-to-withhold-gun-crime-evidence-from-federal-government/

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Fine, just make sure that Virginia receives no law enforcement help from the

feds. No use of the FBI, no Amber alerts, no access to AFIS, etc.

[LiberalFighter]

8. Or any finances to state or local law enforcement agencies.

Or any surplus equipment at reduced cost to state or local law enforcement agencies.
Or any training or use of federal law enforcement databases.

[freshwest]

9. They don't care about any of that. Remember this last fall?

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Virginia AG won’t investigate GOP worker who dumped voter registration forms



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/10/21/virginia-ag-wont-investigate-gop-worker-who-dumped-voter-registration-forms/

This is the same state whose legislature just usurped the Democrats while one member was in D.C. for the inauguration to push their plans for permanent GOP rule and ended with a salute to a leader of the Confederacy.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014376391

Same state whose good old boys in the legislature guffawed over this:

From the video comments:

jehouse 10 months ago

How much taxpayer money did he waste during that little hardee har showoff time when he's supposed to be working? Can you imagine going to a staff meeting at your job and standing up and playing this music and telling this story? You'd be fired before day's end. Disgusting.

djhannnah 10 months ago

This is sickening. He (obnoxiously) informs government officials that his wife denied him sex because of a heinous policy he's trying to impose upon women, and their response is to hoop and holler and clap?

It's disgusting. YEAH! WOO! FUCK WOMEN! THEY THINK THEY KNOW THINGS BUT THEY DON'T! I hope every dick in that room falls off its owner and shrivels up into nothingness.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/24/david-albo-virginia-lawmaker-no-sex-transvaginal-ultrasound_n_1300404.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000008

The GOP half of Virginia has already left the Union.

[okaawhatever]

16. thanks for this. I had no idea. I've kept up with their abortion harrassment bill, but didn't know.

[KamaAina]

2. Because that would have worked so well to catch the D.C. Snipers

[William Seger]

5. And Timothy McVeigh

Fucking idiot.

[blue_heron]

18. yeah, since one of the sniper victims was killed in Manassas!!!

Let's get his family in touch with their representative. Because the Sniper's 2nd amendment rights were so much more important than the innocent man minding his own business pumping gas. UGGGGGHHHH !!!!!

[MynameisBlarney]

3. Unbelievable

Fucking morons are telegraphing their intention to interfere in federal investigations, lol.

[kardonb]

15. unbelievable

what is going on in Virginia , anyway ? Have they put some crazy-juice in the water there , or what ?

[DollarBillHines]

4. These nucking futs are for ceationism and de-evolution, all at the same time

Pure crazy

[Spitfire of ATJ]

6. I guess Virginia Republicans miss the days of Bonnie and Clyde...

There was a time when all you had to do was get over the State Line before bank robbery became a federal offense.

[samsingh]

7. repugs are simply stupid and now they support criminals

as long as the criminals use guns

[cstanleytech]

11. Well, it only makes sense considering it involves crime and guns with republicans

or have you forgotten the Arms for hostages deal they made?

[samsingh]

13. i have not forgotten

[FiveGoodMen]

10. "Virginia, the Gangbanger State"

Idea for their new license plates.

[Javaman]

12. I don't think they thought this all the way through...

Isn't withholding evidence a crime?

[firenewt]

14. Thought is NOT included in anything the GOP slugs do.

[Javaman]

21. Good point. nt

[MichaelHarris]

17. NRA and gun nuts

afraid of the truth that the reporting and research would prove. This would undermine any research into to gun violence that would come from the state. Suppress, hide, lie, it's the NRA/Gun Nut way.

It's not the first time, "In the 1990s, politicians backed by the NRA attacked researchers for publishing data on firearm research. For good measure, they also went after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for funding the research. According to the NRA, such science is not “legitimate.”

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2012/12/gun_violence_research_nra_and_congress_blocked_gun_control_studies_at_cdc.html

[Historic NY]

19. Uniform Crimes Reports, no reports no basis for federal criminal justice funds....

they are trying to stifle the lawful process of justice. Many small depts will lose out on grants.

[MiniMe]

20. And Northern Virginia is trying to get the FBI to move there

Go to Maryland and tell them that is the reason why.

[underpants]

22. Less information - that is the plan? Sounds like an abusive relationship to me

"don't talk to them neighbors. They will fill your head with LIES about me!!!"