
Virginia state senator Bill Carrico (R-Dist. 40) is responding to Governor Terry McAuliffe’s (D) relentless gun control push by introducing a budget amendment to remove funding for McAuliffe’s protection detail.
by AWR Hawkins27 Dec 2015, 9:35 PM PST0

On October 28 Virginia state senator William M. Stanley Jr. (R-Franklin) told police that Andy Parker–father of slain VA reporter Alison Parker–had allegedly threatened him.
by AWR Hawkins29 Oct 2015, 10:46 AM PST0

A new CNN/ORC poll shows that registered voters continue to be in revolt against more gun control, with majorities saying “current laws are about right or even too harsh.”
by AWR Hawkins14 Sep 2015, 9:48 AM PST0

On September 10, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) attended a rally with the father of slain Virginia reporter Alison Parker and called for Congress to pass background check legislation now, even though background checks became the law of the land during the Bill Clinton administration and Alison’s killer—Vester Lee Flanagan—passed one for the gun he used in his attack.
by AWR Hawkins10 Sep 2015, 7:09 PM PST0

On September 10, the Washington Post reported on Sen. Tim Kaine’s attempt to use the August 26 Virginia shootings as grounds for regulating private gun sales and claimed that this push is being opposed by those who want to “cash in” on tragedy.
by AWR Hawkins10 Sep 2015, 6:18 PM PST0

During a September 10 interview on MSBNC Shannon Watts–founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America–described her group as a “tsunami of angry of moms” determined to force Congress to “close the private sale loophole” to save lives.
by AWR Hawkins10 Sep 2015, 10:00 AM PST0

Less than two weeks after a heinous attack in which a Virginia TV reporter and and her cameraman were killed by a gunman who passed a a background check for his firearm, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) is is pushing legislation to make “gun sellers” criminally liable for the misuse of guns they sell.
by AWR Hawkins8 Sep 2015, 4:42 PM PST0

In the wake of the murders of WDBJ-TV’s Alison Parker and Adam Ward, former television news personality Dan Rather is urging journalists to seize on gun violence the way they seized on Ebola.
by AWR Hawkins3 Sep 2015, 9:05 AM PST0

On August 30, Andy Parker, the father of slain WDBJ reporter Alison Parker, indicated he has already “been in contact with Mark Kelly” and with associates of Michael Bloomberg to get his best trajectory for a gun control push.
by AWR Hawkins31 Aug 2015, 9:55 PM PST0

Following Donald Trump’s statements that the August 26 shootings of a WDBJ-TV reporter and cameraman were indicative of mental problems rather than a gun problem, “68 percent” of likely voters told Rasmussen they agree with Trump’s assessment.
by AWR Hawkins31 Aug 2015, 8:28 PM PST0

On August 30, Salon suggested society may have reached a tipping point, where Americans are unable–or unwilling–to think of supporting any new gun control proposed by “extremes.”
by AWR Hawkins31 Aug 2015, 1:15 PM PST0

On August 31, Breitbart News spoke with Gun Owners of America’s (GOA) executive director, Larry Pratt, about background checks for gun purchasers, and he made clear that GOA opposed them when they were first introduced under President Bill Clinton and that GOA believes they should be abolished now.
by AWR Hawkins31 Aug 2015, 9:57 AM PST0

Beginning August 26–the very day that WDBJ reporter Alison Parker was gunned down–her father, Andy Parker, made clear that he is dedicating himself to gun control and that he is sick of “coward” politicians who do not support more gun
by AWR Hawkins30 Aug 2015, 2:38 PM PST0

In response to the father of slain Virginia journalist Alison Parker saying he will now need a gun for protection, Arise 360’s Lola Ogunnaike said on MSNBC’s “Up with Steve Kornacki” that people believing they need guns for protection shows that
by Trent Baker29 Aug 2015, 4:09 PM PST0

On August 28, Andy Parker, father of slain WDBJ-TV reporter Alison Parker, said he does not own a gun, but he thinks he needs to buy one “now that he has decided to be an outspoken advocate for tougher gun laws.”
by AWR Hawkins28 Aug 2015, 8:10 PM PST0

There is no telling what innocent words will trigger an evil person to act violently, as the murder of WDBJ-TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward by the racist Vester Lee Flanagan shows.
by William Bigelow28 Aug 2015, 7:29 PM PST0

In the wake of the heinous attack captured during a live TV interview on August 26, Michael Bloomberg-funded Everytown for Gun Safety says the incident provides them with “opportunity” in that they now have a snippet that can serve as their “own Eric Garner video.”
by AWR Hawkins28 Aug 2015, 5:18 PM PST0

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) confirmed that Vester Lee Flanagan passed a background check for the gun he used to kill WDBJ-TV’s Alison Parker and Adam Ward. McAuliffe then pushed for “universal background checks for gun purchases.”
by AWR Hawkins28 Aug 2015, 4:06 PM PST0

On August 28, Tim Gardner, husband of Virginia shooting victim Vicki Gardner, said he does not blame the gun for his wife’s shooting. Rather, he blames the man who was holding the gun and pulled the trigger.
by AWR Hawkins28 Aug 2015, 10:03 AM PST0

Members of the #FYF911 or #FukYoFlag and #BlackLivesMatter movements called for the lynching and hanging of white people and cops. They encouraged others on a radio show Tuesday night to “turn the tide” and kill white people and cops to send a message about the killing of black people in America.
by Lana Shadwick28 Aug 2015, 8:46 AM PST0

On the day he was fired from a Virginia TV station, Vester Flanagan pressed a wooden cross into his boss’ hand as two police officers walked him to the door. “You’ll need this,” he said.
by Breitbart News27 Aug 2015, 8:01 PM PST0

On August 27, GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump addressed the heinous shooting in Virginia by saying it illustrated “a mental problem” not “a gun problem.”
by AWR Hawkins27 Aug 2015, 7:55 PM PST0

Following Alison Parker’s August 26 shooting death at the hands of former station employee Vester Lee Flanagan, her father, Andy Parker, vowed to “shame politicians” into supporting more gun control.
by AWR Hawkins27 Aug 2015, 6:22 PM PST0

On August 26 Democrat presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley pledged to push for “mandatory background checks” in reaction to the Virginia shootings, unaware that gunman Vester Lee Flanagan passed a background check for his pistol.
by AWR Hawkins27 Aug 2015, 1:28 PM PST0

On the heels of Wednesday’s fatal on-air shooting deaths of TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward, the father, Alan Parker, spoke with Fox News Channel’s Megyn Kelly on “The Kelly File” and remembered his daughter along with her boyfriend and co-worker Chris
by Trent Baker27 Aug 2015, 7:36 AM PST0