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<blockquote data-quote="VNvet" data-source="post: 1292442" data-attributes="member: 16422">RE: Gun confiscation bill proposed in VirginiaStrategy. The feds want to keep the action near DC. Most of it will be manufactured anyway, so it's easier in that way too.Most of Civil War 1's battles were fought in Virginia because the Confederate chose Richmond (100 miles from DC) as a capital over Montgomery because they didn't want to make it too difficult for the Union to capture the capital, I guess. The official explanation isn't very convincing. Atlanta or Opelika would have made more strategic sense than Richmond. Also, it's odd that all the Confederate leadership served little to no prison time or were pardoned. Confederate VP Alexander Stevens eventually became Governor of Georgia. General Nathaniel Bedford Forrest started the KKK. Most of them started businesses.Most countries kill or imprison rebels, but not the US! That's besides the point. They want to keep this in Virginia.Not really surprised by the counties on the list, just look at how close they are to DC or what federal buildings they contain.Kind of reminds of Brazil where it seems every self-defense shooting involves an &quot;off-duty police officer.&quot; Law enforcement are the only people that can legally carry a gun outside their house in Brazil.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="VNvet, post: 1292442, member: 16422"] [b]RE: Gun confiscation bill proposed in Virginia[/b] Strategy. The feds want to keep the action near DC. Most of it will be manufactured anyway, so it's easier in that way too. Most of Civil War 1's battles were fought in Virginia because the Confederate chose Richmond (100 miles from DC) as a capital over Montgomery because they didn't want to make it too difficult for the Union to capture the capital, I guess. The official explanation isn't very convincing. Atlanta or Opelika would have made more strategic sense than Richmond. Also, it's odd that all the Confederate leadership served little to no prison time or were pardoned. Confederate VP Alexander Stevens eventually became Governor of Georgia. General Nathaniel Bedford Forrest started the KKK. Most of them started businesses. Most countries kill or imprison rebels, but not the US! That's besides the point. They want to keep this in Virginia. Not really surprised by the counties on the list, just look at how close they are to DC or what federal buildings they contain. Kind of reminds of Brazil where it seems every self-defense shooting involves an "off-duty police officer." Law enforcement are the only people that can legally carry a gun outside their house in Brazil. [/QUOTE]

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