“Gun control group gave six-figure donation to Dem candidate who fantasized about shooting GOP lawmaker,” Fox News reported Monday. “Everytown for Gun Safety gave VA AG candidate Jay Jones $200,000 in August.”
The unsuitability of Democrat Jay Jones for any political office, let alone Virginia’s top law enforcement officer, is a story that’s been unfolding for several days now. Last week it was reported that the sentence he served after being convicted of reckless driving and speeding (he was clocked at 116 mph, endangering the lives of everyone on the road) was not jail time but community service—splitting the time between his Political Action Committee and the NAACP, meaning he was essentially ordered to campaign for himself and mix with his constituents. Curiously, there are no mentions in any of the reports on if he was tested for impaired driving, making it fair to wonder if an ordinary citizen would enjoy such outcomes, and also, why someone who is outspoken on what fellow prohibitionists call “gun safety” is so cavalier about “car safety.”
Then more revelations began to surface, darker revelations about comments Jones had made about a Republican politician and more.
“Virginia AG candidate once referenced putting ‘two bullets to the head’ of GOP leader, texts show,” Fox News again reported. “In the texts, Jay Jones wondered whether GOP leader Todd Gilbert and his wife were ‘breeding little fascists’.” He also promised to “p_ on the graves” of some House Republicans. So much for toning down the rhetoric.
And Monday, Virginia Scope reported “[Del. Carrie] Coyner alleges Jones told her in a 2020 phone call that a few police officers dying would stop them from killing other people.”
Unsurprisingly, Democrats, including gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger and Sen. Tim Kaine, won’t call for Jones to drop out of the race. They mean to have power and control in Virginia, and he’s the horse they’re backing. They disavow the language because they pretty much have to, but they won’t do the principled thing and disavow the man, offering excuses instead.
Equally unsurprising, but nonetheless very revealing, is that none of the so-called “gun safety groups” that have come out for Jones are rescinding their endorsements. None of them. Check the Twitter feeds for Giffords, Everytown, Moms Demand Action and Brady United, and see for yourself that they have not distanced themselves at the time of this writing (Oct. 7, 5 p.m. Eastern), nor even acknowledged, let alone condemned language embracing proposed “gun violence” being used by one of their champions.
Here’s what they’ve said about him so far:
“[Lt. Gov. candidate] Ghazala Hashmi and Jay Jones are committed gun sense champions, and we’re proud to endorse them today,” John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety proclaimed in June.
“We are proud to endorse Jay Jones for attorney general of Virginia,” Giffords announced earlier this year.
And here’s something that’s curious: While Jones includes BradyPAC on his “Endorsements” page, for some reason finding that from the group itself has become a bit of a hunt. If you do a basic Google search:
Clicking on “Brady Campaign Endorses Hashmi, Jones, and 26 Virginia …” now just directs to the main Brady page. In order to see the original press release, you need to enter the link into the Internet Archive (Wayback Machine) website to see the original presser.
Then here’s where things get even more curious: Go to their “Help Elect Gun Violence Prevention Champions in Virginia,” and Jones is nowhere to be found. And that URL has not been captured by either the Internet Archive or Archive Today sites to see if there was an earlier iteration. (A suspicious mind might be picking up some “Commissar Vanishes” vibes on that.)
If the”non-partisan” (!) gun prohibition groups ever do disavow Jones, here’s a bet: None of them will unless the Democrats do first, and the Party won’t unless it has no other choice. So much for “Silence is violence.”
What hypocrites.
And the thing is, Jones was actually the second cognitively dissonant “Gunsense” politician to come to this correspondent’s notice in the past week. The day before his story broke, I did a post about Democrat Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, who rejects locking up repeat criminals but favors taking your guns away. The reason that’s relevant?
He once pulled an illegally carried gun on an 8-months pregnant woman over a parking space dispute. And the charges were dismissed. And he’s another Everytown/Mayor Against Illegal Guns.
These are the people who don’t trust you with arms, and perhaps the reason is they know they can’t trust themselves and project their own moral deficiencies on everyone. Regardless, who thinks any of this will change the minds of the idiot women in red Moms Demand shirts gushing over Jones because doing so makes them feel virtuous and significant? It’s like late Democrat Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards said, “The only way I can lose this election is if I’m caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy.”
That was then. With Democrat voters these days, the boy might prove to be an asset.
And that’s key for what to expect, because the latest poll show Spanberger has a 10% lead over Republican Winsome Earl-Sears, Hashmi getting the Number 2 slot, and Jones still beating Jason Miyares by 6%.
Where is the “gun rights group” leadership in getting out the vote, you might ask?
Good question, because those of us who have are still waiting for an answer.
BREAKING — Jason Miyares, the Republican incumbent in the VA AG race, just released a career-ending campaign video against Jay Jones.pic.twitter.com/zbEvfGYCHc
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 6, 2025
NEW AD: Jay Jones dreamed of murdering two young kids and their dad over politics—and Abigail Spanberger wants him to be attorney general. pic.twitter.com/RoipSKn436
— Winsome Earle-Sears (@winwithwinsome) October 5, 2025
About David Codrea:
David Codrea is the winner of multiple journalist awards for investigating/defending the RKBA and a long-time gun owner rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament. He blogs at “The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance,” is a regularly featured contributor to Firearms News, and posts on Twitter: @dcodrea and Facebook.
In the few hours since this article was posted, it appears Everytown has joined Brady in its attempts to erase its endorsement. If you click on the link in this article in the line “John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety proclaimed in June,” instead of going to the endorsement it now returns a “404 Not Found” error message. CCRKBA has also noticed and just put out a press release pointing out how the endorsement has been removed but no announcement has been made.
I imagine they will continue their efforts to make civilian ownership of any firearm illegal despite their recently acquired fondness for bolt action rifles.
guy needs hard time not jail ,2 years front line in ukraine would be good
With early voting in VA having begun 9-19, I wonder how many have voted, vs how many likely voters have not?
It’s a shame the NRA and NRA Foundation boss Tom King never approved of NRA director Dennis Fusaro’s plan to get lazy and uninformed gun owners out to vote.
NRA’s really blown it, in their own backyard. Soon, they’ll be like SAF, with their HQ behind enemy lines,
https://2awhiterook.com/nras-radio-silent-on-fusaros-plan-for-va/
https://2awhiterook.com/the-economy-plan-nih-nra/
https://2awhiterook.com/nra-makes-ham-fisted-attempt-in-va/