{"id":960405,"date":"2021-11-03T01:58:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T05:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=960405"},"modified":"2021-11-03T01:58:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T05:58:45","slug":"red-flag-law-opponent-winsome-sears-wins-virginias-lt-governor-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-flag-law-opponent-winsome-sears-wins-virginias-lt-governor-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Flag Law Opponent Winsome Sears Wins Virginia&#039;s Lt. Governor Race"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fred-flag-law-opponent-winsome-sears-wins-virginias-lt-governor-race%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=960405&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/virginia-lt-gov-candidate-Winsome-Sears-10-21-flickr-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Pro-Second Amendment, anti-red flag Winsome Sears (R) emerged as the victor in Tuesday\u2019s lieutenant governor election in Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>In April of this year, the former Marine made clear that she will not support a red flag law in Virginia:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.862416107383\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Beautiful day \u2600\ufe0f = Range day! <\/p>\n<p>Marines know how to use guns and I won\u2019t ever support a red flag law! The 2nd Amendment says \u201cshall not be infringed!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SemperFi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SemperFi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Always good to see my friends at Clark Brothers Guns. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nNXq4SjazT\">pic.twitter.com\/nNXq4SjazT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Winsome Sears (@WinsomeSears) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WinsomeSears\/status\/1382787440579129345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>ABC 3 News <a href=\"https:\/\/wset.com\/news\/beyond-the-podium\/lieutenant-governor-race-in-virginia-meet-republican-candidate-winsome-sears\">pointed<\/a> out that Sears received criticism for posing for a photo while holding a gun.<\/p>\n<p>Sears brushed off the criticism, saying, \u201cI\u2019m a Marine. I know how to use a gun. But let\u2019s think about this: the second amendment tells us we have a right to do so. We have a right to own guns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being pro-2A and anti-red flag law, Business Insider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/virginia-lt-governor-race-hala-ayala-vs-winsome-sears-results-2021-11\">notes<\/a> that Sears \u201cis&nbsp;the first woman of color to be elected to statewide office in Virginia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News<\/em><em>&nbsp;and the writer\/curator of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/downrange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Down Range with AWR Hawkins<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/em><em>a weekly newsletter focused o<\/em><em>n al<\/em><em>l things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. Follow him on Instagram:&nbsp;<\/em><em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/awr_hawkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@awr_hawkins<\/a>. Reach him at&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"mailto:awrhawkins@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">awrhawkins@breitbart.com<\/a>. You can sign up to get Down Range at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/downrange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">breitbart.com\/downrange<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Second Amendment, anti-red flag Winsome Sears (R) emerged as the victor in Tuesday\u2019s lieutenant governor election in Virginia. 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