{"id":2829,"date":"2013-11-04T16:03:11","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T21:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monachuslex.com\/?p=2829"},"modified":"2013-11-04T16:09:22","modified_gmt":"2013-11-04T21:09:22","slug":"virginias-gun-owners-have-a-stark-choice-for-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monachuslex.com\/?p=2829","title":{"rendered":"Virginia’s gun owners have a stark choice for governor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cuccinelli_McAuliffe\"Tomorrow morning Virginians will go to the polls to elect our next governor. \u00a0And for gun owners the consequences couldn’t be more significant.<\/p>\n

Terry McAuliffe has abandoned all pretense of supporting the rights of gun owners and has fully embraced the gun control dreams of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg who has pumped millions<\/a> into McAuliffe’s campaign, allowing him to outspend Cuccinelli 10 to 1<\/a> in television advertising.<\/p>\n

This influx of New York money has allowed McAuliffe to stay afloat despite the scandals that continue to rock his campaign<\/a>. \u00a0It has also encouraged him to reveal his disdain for gun owners.<\/p>\n

Politicians such as McAuliffe have historically claimed to support the Second Amendment right up to the point where they are elected, at which time they can drop the act and pursue their true legislative agenda. \u00a0In fact, McAuliffe himself originally followed this playbook by buying a shotgun earlier this year<\/a> so that he could claim to be a ‘gun owner’ when speaking to ill-informed voters.<\/p>\n

But that is no longer the case. \u00a0In the waning days of the campaign, McAuliffe has fully embraced his role as the gun control candidate<\/a>. \u00a0He has proudly touted his F rating from the NRA and supports a number of extreme gun control proposals including:<\/p>\n