
“If that’s not your thing then it’s not your thing, but it is a Second Amendment thing.”Ĭorrection (May 15, 12 p.m.): A previous version of this story misstated the branch of the military Dan Helmer is affiliated with. I’m very comfortable with weapons, and, by the way, we do have a Second Amendment right to have these weapons.

And, by the way, we do have a Second Amendment right to have these weapons. She defended the photo at the time, describing herself as very comfortable with weapons. Sears displayed a large photo of her with an AR-15 outside of polling locations during the Republican convention.
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Ayala has supported gun control legislation that has passed during the last two years in Virginia. When I opened my mailbox to find a campaign flyer showing Winsome Earle-Sears in business clothes holding an AR-15, she had my full attention. Ayala is running against the Republican nominee, Winsome Sears. She used a photo of her gripping a rifle frequently in her social media posts and in a campaign mailer. Winsome Sears’ gun picture does the rounds for a second time Sears’ controversial campaign photo, in which she holds a large rifle in both hands, first made headlines in May. Because no one should ever face this devastating crisis. Black women own guns, and we’re not going to hide anymore,” Sears said. The GOP candidate, Winsome Sears, served in the Marines. Governor-elect Winsome Sears talked about the Second Amendment and reacted to accusations of racism from the mainstream media in her and Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin's victorious campaigns. Meanwhile, Sears said she’s received a positive response from many and has even had young girls ask to autograph the picture of her. PatriotMan Published on On Sunday's 'The Gorka Reality Check,' Virginia Lt. “The use of that iconography and imagery is meant to inspire feelings of militancy and separation instead of bringing us together at a time of deep divisiveness, and that’s why I find it so objectionable,” Helmer said. "I think that response is vitriolic and I don't think it necessarily falls in line with the unifying message we're all trying to get across to folks."ĭemocratic Delegate Dan Helmer, who also served in the Army and is in the Army Reserve, won the election by pushing for gun safety restrictions, said Sears’ photo sends the wrong message. Governor of Virginia - Winsome Earle-Sears WinsomeSears 79 RedRidingHood RedRiding2024 10 Trevor TrevorPutbrese 3 Kurt Hansen thatguykurt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears (R) is preparing to make history as the first woman and first Black woman to hold the post in the state. “When you look at the accomplishments that she’s done in the past but now being the first Black woman nominated to statewide office in the Commonwealth of Virginia," Parrish said. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears made history Tuesday night when she became the first African American woman in Virginia to win a statewide race. Accused Killer Mistakenly Released From Virginia Jail Arrested in Georgia
