Posted on 06/10/2014 5:04:01 AM PDT by marktwain
Congressional Representative Jim Moran’s (D) retirement from his seat in Virginia’s gerrymandered 8th Congressional District (Arlington County, Alexandria City, Falls Church City, and Fairfax County (part)) has resulted in that district’s first serious Democrat primary race in decades. If some gun owners have their way, Republicans, Libertarians, and Independent voters will decide this election because Virginia allows voters from all parties to vote in any party’s primary.
Gun rights group leaders such as OpenCarry.org’s co-founder John Pierce, a Virginia lawyer and socially liberal member of both the ACLU and the American Bar Association’s Second Amendment Civil Rights Litigation Subcommittee, have identified Democrat Candidate Don Beyer, a wealthy car dealer owner and 'Obama alumni' backed Clinton Administration insider endorsed by the Washington Post as the candidate who is most likely to be effective in passing federal anti-gun rights legislation.
Though all the Democrat candidates advocate some regulation of gun rights, Beyer is the only Democrat candidate to have mailed out paper fliers proclaiming his anti-gun agenda front and center.
“Beyer’s political connections, wealth, and frankly, his old age make Beyer a great candidate to assume former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's mantle as the nation’s chief anti-Second Amendment fear monger,” said Pierce. Beyer’s call for 'enhanced' background checks – without explanation – “is frankly Orwellian,” added Pierce. “What’s he calling for? Interviews with your doctor? Police home inspections?”
Last week the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) organized a picket-line style protest against Beyer at his Alexandria Volvo dealership on Route 1. During the protest, one car owner at the dealership getting his car serviced walked over to the picket line and told the picketers
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The least worst of the Democrats running in the primary appears to be Patrick Hope.
The Virginia second amendment people are saying that voters in the Virginia Eighth District should “Vote for Hope”.
The guy’s a Volvo dealer...nuff said..
Beyer’s radio ad should be preceded with a Freeper-approved Barf Alert.
The very first new Volvos sold in the US were imported by a dealer in Texas...nuff said...
“If voters want to stop Beyer, they should vote for Hope.”
I’m not sure that’s a good idea. That’s what naive people did in 2008 and look where it got us.
I don't know what color it is now. {rimshot}
eeewww
And do you think those “Republican” votes will actually be counted? I doubt it.
Beyer wins by a huge margin. 46%-18% over his nearest challenger.
If you wanna try something like this you need to EXPLICITLY choose ONE democrat to support or else it’s a waste of time.
With this margin though it wouldn’t have a made a difference here.
Have you seen this? More democrat lying ...
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