Hymes: "I don't think you ought to be able to sell somebody an AR-15, either. Because, law enforcement should have those kinds.  We've had to give our law enforcement in Tazewell County AR-15s because, you know, they go up a holler, some guy's got one. He's bought one. Virginia's gun laws are pretty doggone liberal."

"I do believe you ought to register handguns, we ought to have something. If they had not let that assault rifle ban drop, then that probably  wouldn't be a problem. So that's kinda where I am."

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on gun registration and who should own AR15s



a little background

Democrat Mike Hymes, who is running for Phil Puckett’s Virginia Senate seat in the 38th district, answered the VCDL Candidate Survey Very Pro-Gun.   HOWEVER, a recent recording has come to light where Mr. Hymes says he believes that HANDGUNS OUGHT TO BE REGISTERED and that AR-15 RIFLES SHOULD NOT BE SOLD TO ANYONE BUT LAW ENFORCEMENT!

After listening to the recording (link to the recording is below), it sounds like Mike Hymes is of the mindset that the only good guns are hunting guns.  In fact on the recording he says, “I’m not against registration of handguns.  Because you don’t go hunting with handguns.”  Mike also says that, “Virginia gun laws are pretty dog-gone liberal,” as if that’s a bad thing.

On the recording, he also laments that the assault weapon ban sunsetted.   Mike may know something about hunting and hunting guns, but he doesn’t know anything about the “assault weapon” ban.  It was nothing but about pure cosmetics.  During the ban a person could buy a gun, like a Ruger Mini-14, that could shoot the same type and same number of rounds as an AR-15.  The Mini-14 could shoot the rounds just as fast and just as accurately, but simply didn’t look like a military gun.  It was a really bad joke played on the American People and, apparently, Mike Hymes.

Clearly, Mike's support for the "assault weapons ban" and his statement that AR-15 rifles should not be sold to anyone but law enforcement conflict with his answer to Question 10 on the VCDL Candidate Survey (http://www.vcdl.org/survey_2014_ga) in which he said he would oppose all gun bans.

Let’s contact the Mike Hymes’s campaign and politely, but firmly, insist that Mike 1) take a public stand against gun registration and gun bans and 2) apologize to the voters in his district for even considering either one..

The Hymes campaign telephone number is:  276-385-1951

Mike Hymes's email address is:   [email protected]

To send Mike Hymes a message using webmail:  http://www.vote4hymes.com/contact-mike/

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Running against Mike Hymes is Republican Ben Chafin ([email protected]), who is endorsed by the VCDL-PAC and turned in a very pro-gun VCDL survey, and also Independent Rick Mullins ([email protected]), who also turned in a very pro-gun VCDL survey.

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Here is the audio recording of Mike Hymes.  It is a little hard to understand because of the background noise, but the key parts are clear enough.  The gun-control discussion begins at the 9:30 minute:second mark with the question being asked to Mike, “My brother was at Virginia Tech when all the shootings happened.  What can we do to stop that?":

https://vcdl.org/sites/default/files/Hymes.m4a

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VCDL already did a blast about this, about a week ago right after he made those comments.

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I can't believe someone from that part of the state, even a democrat, would be dumb enough to say things like that.

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If you gentleman don't mind a Yankee chiming in here; nip this in the bud if at all possible!  I have watched CT go from a prosperous, middle of the road politically state - to a leftist colony that will never be great again.  The past 20 years have seen the Democrats take over and dominate our state, and there are few that will say it is for the better!  I was looking at VA for when I retire in a couple of years, but looks like you guys are soon to follow the "Unconstitutional State".

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I can't believe someone from that part of the state, even a democrat, would be dumb enough to say things like that.

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The damn yankess on this board aren't the ones we worry about.  You all left because you were smart.  Same thing happened to Colorado with the Californication.

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The gun rights' issue stands on its own. It has nothing to do with "liberalism" or "conservatism" on other matters, such as economics.One can be an economic "liberal" (a Keynesian, for example) and still be in favor of gun rights.

As gun owners, we should broaden our coalition as much as possible, and not turn away people based on their positions on other issues.

That said, I'm voting straight Republican for the foreseeable future, because the Democrats' push for gun control has made me a single-issue voter. But I'm still a "liberal" on other (economic) issues.

As pro gun as Virginia is considered, you'd think our past governor election should have been won on this alone. Add in Obama-Care, Big-gov, cronysim and that fact that we took a poorly known NY transplant over a homegrown man that would counter all that .........perhaps Virginians really aren't that firm on the 2A. Good thing we have some effective representation from a few. I would absolutely think the Liberal agenda swayed poorly informed and EMOTIONAL (liberal trademark) voters.....guns be damned.

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If you gentleman don't mind a Yankee chiming in here; nip this in the bud if at all possible!  I have watched CT go from a prosperous, middle of the road politically state - to a leftist colony that will never be great again.  The past 20 years have seen the Democrats take over and dominate our state, and there are few that will say it is for the better!  I was looking at VA for when I retire in a couple of years, but looks like you guys are soon to follow the "Unconstitutional State".

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on gun registration and who should own AR15s



a little background

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Terry is not happy this morning.  I bet he is really wishing hard that the FBI investigation turns up some dirt on Puckett's resignation.