Monday’s pro Second Amendment rally in Richmond will surely attract left provocateurs bent on inciting violence.  And why not?  They know that Governor Northam and compliant media will blame any physical confrontations on gun rights advocates, making them the villains and obscuring their message.  Ostensibly to keep public order but more likely to foment trouble (as detailed in James G. Robertson’s article here), Northam took the constitutionally suspect step of banning lawful carry in an area around the Capitol’s grounds.  As of this writing, the order stands. Virginia State Capitol (Photo credit: Ron Cogswell) On the subject of keeping the peace, there’s something else the Governor and local authorities could do but haven’t, as far as I know: declare they will rigorously enforce the following section of Virginia’s code on masking: § 18.2-422. Prohibition of wearing of masks in certain places;...(Read Full Post)