Chesterfield Progressives Organizing Opposition to Gun Sanctuary Movement

Chesterfield County, Va  on Wednesday, December 11th very well be the largest locality thus far to address the gun sanctuary movement spreading across the entire Commonwealth.

Though there will only be limited discussion during the meeting scheduled as the "gun sanctuary" resolution has not been formally proposed there is a public comment period scheduled at this months agenda meeting where citizens have the ability to raise issues and concerns with the Board.

Nothing new to those who live in Chesterfield or witnessed last months negative and divisive campaign launched against State Senator Amanda Freeman Chase (VA-11) by Progressives supported by Everytown for Gun Safety and other radical Progressive advocacy groups from outside the Commonwealth including the likes of Michael Bloomberg. Everytown contributed over 100,000 to Republican State Senator Glen Sturtevant's  opposition Ghazala Hashmi. Bloomberg has just entered the Democrat primary nomination process seeking the Democrat nomination to run against President Trump in 2020.

Bloomberg has used the gun control issue and advocating for confiscation as his initial number one campaign issue.

Recently at a joint leadership meeting in Chesterfield where both the Board of Supervisors and the delegation from Chesterfield that sits in the General Assembly met together to discuss the upcoming year and especially the upcoming session in the General Assembly. At this meeting, Senator Chase was told to "stay in her lane" by Supervisor Steve Elswich  (Matoaca) regarding the sanctuary issue. Elswich did not seek re-election an in effect is a lame duck but represents much of the resentment being displayed by Chesterfield Democrats towards the pro-gun movement.

An email campaign of opposition to the gun sanctuary resolution movement have been underway in Chesterfield for weeks. It has been claimed that it is the former campaign staffers of the Amanda Pohl (D) campaign that lost to Senator Chase last month behind the opposition campaign.

The Chesterfield Progressives are seeking to fill the fill the parking lot of the administrative building and adjacent lots early on Wednesday encouraging  those who oppose 2A supporters to park there and leave their cars during the day. They are also planning to arrive early and have sent emails according to posts on social media to County employees working in the building to attend and fill the meeting room early before it is formally opened up to the public given their access within the building.

Because the sanctuary resolution is not part of the monthly agenda meeting, only about twenty speakers are permitted to speak in the public comment period. 20.

Chesterfield County has a population of almost 350,000 residents. Only 20 citizens are permitted to speak during a public comment period on non agenda concerns each month.

Hardly representative of the people.

Chair Leslie Haley (R) has demonstrated little support for the 2A Resolution movement and has not responded to citizen emails and even shut down citizens at the recent meeting having "no time" to discuss the matter with citizens in attendance after the leadership meeting concluded.

There is certainly something afoot with the so-called Chesterfield "Republicans". You will recall this is a group that removed Senator Chase from the County Committee. They removed a sitting Republican State Senator in an election year from a county committee knowing full well that the media would run with it. In fact the media reported in effect that Chase was no longer part of the Republican Party.

Chesterfield Observer is no friend of Chase and no friend to the #2ASTRONG movement. Understand this as coverage from the Wednesday night meeting is provided Chesterfield residents.

The Speaker List has been released already for the meeting. Though a massive rally is planned outside given the likelihood of the meeting room being filled. 

It is important to have the local leaders there in support. Given the population of Chesterfield, the County has multiple Delegates in the Assembly that should be contacted and asked to attend or even speak before the crowd.

Provided by Gary Jeter on Facebook regarding the Speaker List for Wednesday Night in Chesterfield County, Va.

December 11, 2019
Speakers List
Evening Session

1. Emily Hartman – Anti gun
https://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/…/letter-will-state-s…/

2. Speaker – Dale Woodlief Tutton - Anti gun -
https://www.facebook.com/dale.tutton

3. Susan Marusco –
husband/wife speaker 3 and 6
https://www.facebook.com/susan.marusco
- Anti gun https://www.google.com/search?q=Susan+Marusco+gun+control

4. Susan McFarland – beat-writer on gun control issues
https://www.google.com/search?q=Susan+McFarland+gun+control

5. Gena Reeder – Anti gun
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gena-reeder-05820b132/
and
https://www.google.com/search?q=Gena+Reeder+gun+control

6. Stephen Marusco – Anti-Gun
husband/wife speaker 3 and 6
https://twitter.com/stevemarusco?lang=en and

7. Meredith Baker - California Resident– Anti gun
https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithbaker07/
and
https://www.google.com/search?q=Meredith+Baker+gun+control

8. Patrick Murphy - not 100% sure which Patrick Murphy this may be (common name) -
Anti gun https://www.google.com/search?q=Patrick+Murphy+gun+control

9. Pro-2A speaker (confirmed)

10. Pro-2A speaker (unconfirmed)

11. Lori Haas – NOT a Chesterfield County resident - Professional Anti gun lobbyist - mother of VA Tech shooting victim — https://www.google.com/search?q=Lori+Haas

12. Pro-2A speaker (confirmed)

13. Pro-2A speaker (unconfirmed)

14. Pro-2A speaker (confirmed)

15. Speaker – affiliation unknown

Join the #2AStrong Movements here : https://www.facebook.com/groups/429364747755341/  (Chesterfield)
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/578238489390036/  (Commonwealth of Virginia)