Dem Nominee for Virginia Lt. Governor an Absolute Train Wreck on Guns

The idea of a Virginia Democrat being a bad fit on guns isn’t really shocking, but as the Old Dominion state heads into the statewide elections in a couple of months, it’s important to at least understand where the candidates are.

Understandably, a lot of the attention has been focused on the Democrats’ pick for governor, Abigail Spanberger. Yes, she’s vehemently anti-gun, among other things, but she’s not the only person up for consideration.

And yeah, the Democrats’ nominee for lt. governor isn’t any better.

State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, the Democrats’ pick for Virginia’s Lt. Governor, has cultivated a social policy record more suited to San Francisco and New York City than the commonwealth she seeks to represent. From her attacks on the sanctity of life to her assault on Virginians’ Second Amendment rights, her agenda represents a direct affront to key principles that makes Virginia great—valuing life and the right to defend it.

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She supports expanding the commonwealth’s red flag law. These can easily be abused to settle personal grudges, thereby rendering people defenseless against people who wish them harm. Tightening this law would remove necessary leeway local law enforcement enjoys in its execution.

Hashmi joined her Democrat colleagues in voting to ban firearms from public spaces after a shooting at a bus stop—as if the perpetrators cared about “gun-free zones.” Such a policy would render law-abiding gun owners in similar situations unable to defend themselves, their families, or innocent bystanders.

Hashmi wants gun storage laws, which could also cost lives. If gun owners can’t access a loaded gun quickly during a home invasion, it defeats the purpose of owning a gun for self-defense.

Finally, she supports an “assault weapons” ban. Last year, she voted for SB 1, which would have made it illegal for anyone to buy, sell, possess, or transport semi-automatic firearms and high capacity magazines manufactured after July 1, 2025. It would have also made it illegal for anyone under 21 to own any semi-automatic firearms regardless of the manufacture date. Thankfully, Gov. Youngkin vetoed this and dozens of other gun-grabbing bills Hashmi supported.

Ironically, despite voting to eliminate the 24-hour wait period for women wanting abortions, Hashmi voted for a five-day wait period for gun purchases.

We have, of course, taken issue with every single one of these positions that Hashmi has taken. Every single one.

However, as the Republican gubernatorial candidate and current Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is trailing in the polls, these other races have taken on even more importance.

There’s no way that Hashmi should be able to convince anyone with half a brain that she supports the Second Amendment. She doesn’t. She votes for every bit of gun control that has come down the pike. She wants to restrict guns even more, and since the position she’s running for is the one that will settle ties in the Senate, much like how the vice president does at the federal level, this isn’t something to just blow off.

She’s a train wreck for gun rights. Anyone can see that if they care to look.

Unfortunately, Virginia seems to swing wildly in elections. It’s the epitome of a swing state, and this is a prime example of where that starts to be a problem for the poor schlubs who live there.

It’s a wonderful state in so many ways. I enjoyed most of my time living there when I was in the Navy and part of me long wanted to go back, but this tendency to go anti-gun every four years is ridiculous.

Editor’s Note: The Democrat Party has never been less popular nationally, but Hashmi and her fellow Democrat Abigail Spanberger could be in a position to help enact sweeping gun control laws in Virginia in just a few months.

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