BY MEL LEONOR
Richmond Times-Dispatch
The National Rifle Association on Thursday declined to endorse Republican Glenn Youngkin in the Virginia governorâs race, even as it endorsed the two other candidates on the partyâs statewide ticket.
The NRA issued endorsements for Winsome Sears, the GOPâs nominee for lieutenant governor, and Del. Jason Miyares of Virginia Beach, the partyâs nominee for attorney general, whom both had received top ratings from the gun lobbying group. The group was mum on Youngkin. On behalf of NRA members across the Commonwealth, @NRAPVF is proud to endorse @JasonMiyaresVA for attorney general and @WinsomeSears for lieutenant governor of Virginia, the gun rights group said in a tweet Thursday afternoon, referring to the NRA Political Victory Fund.
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NRA appeals ruling on gun sales to people under 21
Published: July 9, 2021 11:03 PM EDT
Updated: July 9, 2021 11:04 PM EDT
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The National Rifle Association on Wednesday went to a federal appeals court after a judge last month upheld a Florida law that prevents people under age 21 from buying guns.
The NRA, which challenged the constitutionality of the law after it passed in 2018, filed a notice of appealing the ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta.
The notice, as is common, did not detail the NRA’s arguments. But Marion Hammer, the organization’s longtime Florida lobbyist, said in an email that the NRA is pursuing the appeal to “protect the constitutionally guaranteed rights of all law-abiding adults.”
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The National Rifle Association on Wednesday went to a federal appeals court after a judge last month upheld a Florida law that prevents people under age 21 from buying gun.
The NRA, which challenged the constitutionality of the law after it passed in 2018, filed a notice of appealing the ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta.
The notice, as is common, did not detail the NRA’s arguments. But Marion Hammer, the organization’s longtime Florida lobbyist, said in an email that the NRA is pursuing the appeal to “protect the constitutionally guaranteed rights of all law-abiding adults.”
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