{"id":2495622,"date":"2025-10-07T11:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-va-ag-candidate-suggests-killing-cops-would-lower-shootings\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T11:32:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:32:40","slug":"report-va-ag-candidate-suggests-killing-cops-would-lower-shootings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-va-ag-candidate-suggests-killing-cops-would-lower-shootings\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: VA AG Candidate Suggests Killing Cops Would Lower Shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-va-ag-candidate-suggests-killing-cops-would-lower-shootings%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2495622&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Jay Jones, the Democratic candidate for Virginia attorney general, allegedly suggested in a 2020 phone call with Republican Delegate Carrie Coyner that the killing of police officers might reduce shootings. Coyner described the conversation as heated and related to the topic of qualified immunity for police officers. Jones reportedly argued that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mcconnell-criticizes-calls-to-defund-the-police\/\" title=\"Sen. McConnell criticizes calls to defund the police\">removing qualified immunity<\/a> would change police behavior, while Coyner disagreed, believing it would endanger officers and the public. Jones&#8217; campaign has denied the allegations. The article also references a separate 2022 incident where jones reportedly expressed that it would be &#8220;a good thing&#8221; if Coyner&#8217;s children died, comments for which he showed no remorse. The report highlights the controversy surrounding Jones and notes that other Democratic candidates have not withdrawn their support for him despite these claims.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GfsRw_mxWFI\">WTKR News 3\/ Youtube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/07\/report-va-ag-candidate-suggests-killing-cops-would-lower-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Report:%20VA%20AG%20Candidate%20Suggests%20Killing%20Cops%20Would%20Lower%20Shootings&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/07\/report-va-ag-candidate-suggests-killing-cops-would-lower-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Report:%20VA%20AG%20Candidate%20Suggests%20Killing%20Cops%20Would%20Lower%20Shootings&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/07\/report-va-ag-candidate-suggests-killing-cops-would-lower-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/07\/report-va-ag-candidate-suggests-killing-cops-would-lower-shootings\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Report:%20VA%20AG%20Candidate%20Suggests%20Killing%20Cops%20Would%20Lower%20Shootings&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/07\/report-va-ag-candidate-suggests-killing-cops-would-lower-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The Democrat candidate for Virginia&rsquo;s attorney general allegedly suggested that if more police officers were killed then they would shoot fewer people, according to new allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Jones allegedly made the violent suggestion in a telephone conversation with Republican Delegate Carrie Coyner in 2020, according to a new report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiascope.com\/coyner-says-jones-told-her-in-a-2020-phone-call-that-a-few-police-officers-dying-would-stop-them-from-killing-other-people\/\">Virginia Scope<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1917383978\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Coyner said she and Jones had a &ldquo;heated conversation about public policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pain involving qualified immunity<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Coyner said Jones was trying to convince her to agree that police officers should not have qualified immunity (which, in Coyner&rsquo;s words &ldquo;protects police officers from personal liability in their line of duty and their line of work&rdquo;). <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I said, &lsquo;I believe that people will get killed. Police officers will get killed.&rsquo; And [Jones] said, &lsquo;Well, maybe if a few of them died, that they would move on, not shooting people, not killing people.&rsquo; And I said, &lsquo;that&rsquo;s insane.&rsquo; But he firmly believed that if you removed qualified immunity, that police officers would act differently, and I firmly believe that it would not result in good public policy, and it would put police officers and the public&rsquo;s lives at risk if they have to second-guess themselves on a decision they&rsquo;re making in a moment where someone is doing something violent,&rdquo; Coyner said. <\/p>\n<p>Virginia Scope reports Jones&rsquo; team has denied the allegations. The Federalist contacted Jones&rsquo; team, as well as gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger and lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Ghazala Hashmi to see if either would reconsider their decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/06\/spanberger-hashmi-refuse-to-pull-support-for-dem-ag-candidate-who-mused-about-killing-republican-death-of-his-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">double down<\/a> on Jones&rsquo; endorsement. None of the parties returned a request for comment at the time of publication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READNEXT:[READNEXT:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/06\/va-dems-defend-assassination-fantasies-by-asking-who-hasnt-wished-murder-on-their-enemies\/\">VA Dems Defend Assassination Fantasies By Asking: Who Hasn&rsquo;t Wished Murder On Their Enemies<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new allegations comes just days after it was reported that during a 2022&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mikedlong5150\/status\/1974207906003267679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exchange<\/a>&nbsp;with Coyner, Jones said it would be a &ldquo;good thing&rdquo; if his former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-fantasize-about-killing-republicans-with-partys-support\/\" title=\"Dems Fantasize About ... Re...ans With Party&#039;s Support\">legislative colleague&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s children died.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Three people, two bullets. [Republican House Speaker Todd] Gilbert, [H]itler, and [P]ol [P]ot. Gilbert gets two bullets to the head. Spoiler: put Gilbert in the crew with the two worst people you know and he receives both bullets every time,&rdquo; Jones said in a message. When Coyner pushed back about Jones &ldquo;[hoping] [J]ennifer Gilbert&rsquo;s children would die,&rdquo; Jones confirmed that &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; he was.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Only when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/va-dem-ag-candidate-fantasized-about-assassinating-republican\/\" title=\"VA Dem AG Candidate Fantasized About Assassinating Re...an\">people feel pain personally<\/a> do they move on policy,&rdquo; Jones continued.&nbsp;Jones also called the Gilberts&rsquo; young children &ldquo;little fascists.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. 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