{"id":572,"date":"2022-12-19T21:52:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T21:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=572"},"modified":"2022-12-19T21:52:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T21:52:51","slug":"va-tell-republican-attorney-general-jason-miyares-to-end-his-support-for-gun-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=572","title":{"rendered":"VA: Tell Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares to End His Support for Gun Control!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/>var vvWindow={sitePadding:20,selectors:{main:&#8217;vv\\\\:main&#8217;},stripSelectorPrefix:function(){for(var i in this.selectors){this.selectors[i]=this.selectors[i].replace(&#8216;vv\\\\:&#8217;,&#8221;)}}};if(navigator.appVersion.indexOf(&#8220;MSIE 7.&#8221;)!==-1){vvWindow.sitePadding=25;document.namespaces.add(&#8216;vv&#8217;,null,null);vvWindow.stripSelectorPrefix()}else if(navigator.appVersion.indexOf(&#8220;MSIE 8.&#8221;)!==-1){document.namespaces.add(&#8216;vv&#8217;,null,null)}var vvRoot=location.hostname==&#8221;pennsylvania.gunowners.org&#8221;?&#8217;https:\/\/www.votervoice.net\/iframes\/GunOwners\/1&#8242;:&#8217;https:\/\/www.votervoice.net\/iframes\/GunOwners&#8217;;(function(doc,params,undefined){var siteRootUrl=params.siteRootUrl;var defaultSource=params.defaultSrc;var defaultWidth=params.siteWidth?params.siteWidth+doc.sitePadding:&#8217;100%&#8217;;var scripts=document.getElementsByTagName(&#8216;script&#8217;);var thisScriptTag=scripts[scripts.length-1];function getQuery(name){name=name.replace(\/[\\[]\/,&#8221;\\\\\\[&#8220;).replace(\/[\\]]\/,&#8221;\\\\\\]&#8221;);var regexS=&#8221;[\\\\?&amp;]&#8221;+name+&#8221;=([^&amp;#]*)&#8221;;var regex=new RegExp(regexS);var results=regex.exec(window.location.search);if(results!==null){return decodeURIComponent(results[1].replace(\/\\+\/g,&#8221; 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This is why GOA and VCDL have informed Attorney General Miyares that we plan to continue our lawsuit to bring down the entire law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Unfortunately, Attorney General Miyares is NOT WILLING to support our efforts and still insists on enforcing\u2014<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">and defending<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2014the unconstitutional law passed by anti-gun zealots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I guess we should have seen this coming when Miyares refused to answer questions about his position on gun control during his campaign. According to the <em>Richmond Times-Dispatch<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Miyares dodged a question asking for his <u>position on universal background checks<\/u>, limits on magazine capacity, and a ban on assault weapons.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Even though Miyares was A-rated by some gun groups, he still tried to conceal his position on gun control during the general election.<\/p>\n<p>But now there\u2019s no longer any room to hide. Gun owners need to call him out and demand that he uphold the Constitutions of Virginia and of the United States.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#vv-widget\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So please add your name to our pre-written letter to encourage AG Miyares to do everything in his power to defeat the Universal Background Registration Check law.<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With enough grassroots pressure, I\u2019m sure that we can get him to do the right thing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>After you send your letter, please follow up your email by calling him at: 804-786-2071.<\/strong><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When you call, tell AG Miyares to NOT ENFORCE Virginia\u2019s Universal Background Checks law and to NOT OPPOSE GOA\u2019s lawsuit.\u00a0 Tell him that you oppose his defense of the Democrats\u2019 radical anti-gun agenda. Remind him that imposing background registration checks for PRIVATE gun sales:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Violates the \u201cshall not be infringed\u201d portion of the Second Amendment in the U.S. Constitution and Art. I, Sec. 13 of the Virginia Constitution;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Violates the Supreme Court\u2019s <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bruen<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> decision, which deems every gun law without a historical analogue to our early founding as unconstitutional\u2014and to be sure, there were no Universal Background Checks in 1791; and<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Violates his oath of office, as an Attorney General should not enforce a law that infringes upon the U.S. &amp; VA Constitutions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Again, please call Attorney General Miyares at 804-786-2071.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#vv-widget\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But please add your name to our pre-written letter to let AG Miyares know that we expect him to NOT ENFORCE Virginia\u2019s Universal Background Checks and to NOT OPPOSE GOA\u2019s lawsuit against the law.<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunowners.org\/va12192022\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>var vvWindow={sitePadding:20,selectors:{main:&#8217;vv\\\\:main&#8217;},stripSelectorPrefix:function(){for(var i in this.selectors){this.selectors[i]=this.selectors[i].replace(&#8216;vv\\\\:&#8217;,&#8221;)}}};if(navigator.appVersion.indexOf(&#8220;MSIE 7.&#8221;)!==-1){vvWindow.sitePadding=25;document.namespaces.add(&#8216;vv&#8217;,null,null);vvWindow.stripSelectorPrefix()}else if(navigator.appVersion.indexOf(&#8220;MSIE 8.&#8221;)!==-1){document.namespaces.add(&#8216;vv&#8217;,null,null)}var vvRoot=location.hostname==&#8221;pennsylvania.gunowners.org&#8221;?&#8217;https:\/\/www.votervoice.net\/iframes\/GunOwners\/1&#8242;:&#8217;https:\/\/www.votervoice.net\/iframes\/GunOwners&#8217;;(function(doc,params,undefined){var siteRootUrl=params.siteRootUrl;var defaultSource=params.defaultSrc;var defaultWidth=params.siteWidth?params.siteWidth+doc.sitePadding:&#8217;100%&#8217;;var scripts=document.getElementsByTagName(&#8216;script&#8217;);var thisScriptTag=scripts[scripts.length-1];function getQuery(name){name=name.replace(\/[\\[]\/,&#8221;\\\\\\[&#8220;).replace(\/[\\]]\/,&#8221;\\\\\\]&#8221;);var regexS=&#8221;[\\\\?&amp;]&#8221;+name+&#8221;=([^&amp;#]*)&#8221;;var regex=new RegExp(regexS);var results=regex.exec(window.location.search);if(results!==null){return decodeURIComponent(results[1].replace(\/\\+\/g,&#8221; 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