A pols past actions reflect on future actions - Kaine's past
makes me take his claims of support for 2nd amendment with large grain of salt.
OTOH Kilgore is letting his staff attack VCDL's President - a guy who is I know to always be very polite and if anything not confrontational enough.
In this election Kaine is trying to claim he is pro-gun - Kilgore is not going to be attacked for answrering pro-gun on a survey - the logical inference is that Kilgore doesn't want to take a strong postion on any particular gun rights issue.
From the Kilgore Website on yesterday's endorsement by the NRA.
"I have spent my life guarding Virginians' right to bear arms and standing up for the traditions that make Virginia such a great place to call home," Kilgore said. "I grew up in far Southwest Virginia, on a farm just outside Gate City. I grew up around guns, and was taught at a young age how to properly treat a gun and the importance of ensuring our families are safe. So protecting the Second Amendment is not just some issue I stumbled upon in an election year. It is how I was raised, and it is who I am."
Jerry Kilgore didn't have to change his mind on this issue. He's been there all along.
This isn't about his stance on the issues. It's about a small, but vocal, single issue group po'd cause the big guys (NRA) got noticed and they (you) didn't.
If you really think this calls into question Kilgore's 2nd Amendment stance you are either 1) not paying attention 2) deceiving yourself.