Institute a comprehensive background check for all gun purchases in Virginia?

Just about all of the video on the so called Virginia shooting keep being taken down because when you play the video frame by frame, you see a lot of stuff that just does not add up.  The most often asked question is if this was a fake false flag event, why?  Gun Control or Gun grab is the simplest of answers.   Here is the proof of that.

Petition by Patrick Hope
Arlington, Virginia

Like many, I was shocked and deeply saddened to see the recent footage of the shooting of reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward in Moneta, Virginia. As a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, I’ve seen gun control bills fail time and again in the state legislature, blocked by the power of the gun lobby. That ends now. We need to put our politics aside and finally institute a comprehensive background check for all gun purchases in Virginia, to stop the next tragedy before it happens.  Currently, Virginia has no law requiring a background check on the purchaser of a firearm when the seller is not a licensed dealer. That means that thousands of guns can be bought and sold without background checks by unlicensed dealers at gun shows and other events. The “gun show loophole” is a clear ploy to avoid taking common-sense precautions that can, and do, save lives. Without universal background check for gun purchases, many people can circumvent the law and easily access a gun -- giving them the opportunity to take away a life in seconds. The great people of Virginia have persevered through the Virginia Tech tragedy in 2007, but we as elected officials haven’t done enough to do better for them since then. We must get this right. Recent polling shows that more than 92 percent of voters in Virginia agree that background checks at gun shows are a good idea, but a small, vocal minority keeps them from becoming law.Governor McAuliffe is once again calling for the passage of this law in the wake of the tragedy. I know we can make a real, life-saving change if we work together right now to make our voices heard -- here in Virginia and across the country. So who is Patrick Hope anyway? Turns out he is a left wing progressive delegate here in Virginia. Progressives do not believe that people have rights, only the government has rights. But he also believes in liberal policies that are designed to make you think that he supports the rights of people. That is a common trick of progressives that so many people fall for.   The above picture shows the female reporter's so called boyfriend's tweet about her death 12 minutes before the on air live incident.  Look at the time and date stamps on the two pictures here.  Something just does not add up.   I suspect that the video at the top will be taken down as well as the pictures of the tweet from the reporters so called boyfriend.  I can't stop that, but you have to ask why do all the search engines keep doing this?  Well, the good news?  Gun sales are up in Virginia and everywhere else all across the nation.  People are not buying this stuff anymore.   Its a fight for your rights.  The progressives don't think you should have any.  You decide if you think you should have rights.  If not and you own a gun, go turn it in.  You can always throw rocks but that too will become illegal.  What are you anyway, a child?  Remember, progressives are smarter than you and think they should control every aspect of your life.  Want to let them?  Its all part of the New Virginia Economy as Terry would put it.

Governor McAuliffe Announces Administration Appointments

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RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe announced additional appointments to his administration. The appointees will join McAuliffe’s administration focused on finding common ground with members of both parties on issues that will grow Virginia’s economy and create more jobs across the Commonwealth.

Secretariat of Public Safety and Homeland Security

The Honorable Algie T. Howell, Jr., Vice-Chair of the Parole Board

Algie T. Howell, Jr., served in the Virginia House of Delegates for the past 10 years, representing the 90^th District.  He was a member of the House Appropriations, Rules, Health, Welfare and Institutions, and Privileges and Elections Committees.  He also serves on the Secure Commonwealth Panel, the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules, the Joint Commission on Healthcare and several others commissions and boards.   Prior to his election to the Virginia House of Delegates, Algie served on the Norfolk Public School Board and served as the President of the Norfolk Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.  Howell is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired in 1990 as a GM-13 Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist and Labor and Employees Relations Specialist.

The Honorable Henry L. Marsh, III, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

Henry L. Marsh, III, served in the Virginia Senate for 23 years, representing the 16^th Senate District.   Marsh served as Co-Chair of the Courts of Justice Committee, and also served on the Finance, Transportation, and Local Government Committees.  Marsh was the first African-American to serve as Chair of the Courts of Justice Committee from 2008 to 2011.  Marsh is also the Co-Chair of the Virginia Justice Reinvestment Initiative that works with national experts to formulate policies and programs to reduce incarceration rates.  Marsh serves on many other commissions and boards across the Commonwealth.  Prior to being elected to the Senate of Virginia, Marsh served on the Richmond City Council from 1966 to 1991 and was elected as Richmond’s first African-American Mayor in 1977.   In addition to his distinguished service as an elected official, Marsh has received numerous awards for public service and leadership, including his selection for the “2013 Martin Luther King, Jr., Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Richmond Branch NAACP.

Virginia Lottery

Randy Wright, Deputy Director, Virginia Lottery

Randy Wright is a Norfolk native who served on Norfolk City Council from 1992 to 2010, chairing the Council’s Economic and Community Business Development and Transportation Committees. Wright led the effort to bring The Tide light rail system to Norfolk.  Wright has also served on numerous local, state and national boards, including the Ghent Business Association, the State Board of Corrections and the Bank of Hampton Roads Norfolk Community Board.  He served as Chair of the statewide blue ribbon commission on Transportation in Urbanized Areas and Chair of the Virginia State Board of Commerce.

Secretariat of the Commonwealth

Board Appointments

Board of Game and Inland Fisheries

·       The Honorable Watkins M. Abbitt, Jr., of Appomattox, Former Owner, Conner Abbitt Insurance Agency and Managing Partner, Abbitt Realty

·       Clayton L. Spruill of Virginia Beach, Supervisor/Principal, Chesapeake Juvenile Services

Common Interest Community Board

·       Beth Johnson, CPA, of Haymarket, President, Johnson, Bremer, & Ignacio CPAs, P.C.

·       Kim Beard Kacani* of Henrico, Vice President – Land Acquisition and Business Development, HHHunt

·       Christiaan P. Melson* of Chantilly, Founder & President, CFM Management Services

·       Katie E. Waddell, CPCU of Henrico, Senior Underwriter, Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia

·       David Watts of Annandale, President of Truro Homes Association

Council on Women

·       Lashrecse D. Aird of Petersburg, Executive Assistant to the President, Richard Bland College 

·       Carol Rick Gibbons of Midlothian,  Vice President & Senior Associate General Counsel for Employment Law at Capital One 

·       Meredith Johnson Harbach of Richmond, Associate Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law 

·       Sally A. Mullikin of Richmond 

·       Marcia Simone Price of Newport News, Office Manager at Dental Care of Oyster Point

·       Susan Johnston Rowland of Chesapeake, Chief of Staff to Delegate Lionell Spruill  

·       Rita Surratt* of Clintwood, President/CEO Dickenson County Chamber and Dickenson County Director of Tourism

Fair Housing Board

·       Myra Howard of Richmond, State Farm Agency Owner, State Farm Insurance

·       Linda R. Melton of Glen Allen, Vice President, Mortgage Loan Consultant, SunTrust Mortgage, SunTrust Bank

·       Larry B. Murphy of Chester, President and CEO, Urban Development Corporation

·       Andrew Reisinger* of Ashland, Managing Director, Pharaon Capital LLC

·       Robert W. Schaberg of Henrico, Founder and CEO, AMURCON Companies and Founder, Virginia Nonprofit Housing Coalition

Southern Regional Education Board

·       The Honorable Janet D. Howell of Fairfax, Senator, Virginia State Senate

State Executive Council for At-Risk Youth and Families

·       The Honorable Robert “Rob” Coleman of Newport News, Councilman; Major/Services Bureau Chief, Newport News Sheriff’s Office

·       The Honorable Anita D. Filson of Raphine, Chief Judge for the Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court, 25^th Judicial District

·       The Honorable Catherine M. Hudgins of Reston, Supervisor, Hunter Mill District, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

·       Jan Schar of Great Falls, Advocacy and Consulting

·       Jeanette Troyer, MSN, RN, NE-BC of Accomac, Performance Management Coordinator and Data Analyst, Atlantic General Hospital

State Water Control Board

·       Robert L. Dunn* of Chester, Retired

·       Roberta Kellam of Franktown

Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads

·       Linwood Branch of Virginia Beach, Hotelier, Lynn-Dee Motel, Inc.

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority, Board of Directors

·       Arline D. Bohannon, MD, of Richmond, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

·       George P. Emerson of Chester, Founder, Owner, President of Emerson Builders, Inc.

·       The Honorable Tyrone Nelson of Henrico, Board of Supervisors, Henrico County, Varina District; Pastor, Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, Richmond

Virginia Waste Management Board

·       Michael Benedetto of Virginia Beach, President & Owner, TFC Recycling

·       Jeffrey T. Crate, PG of Blacksburg, Senior Consultant and Former Principal & Vice President, Draper Aden Associates

·       Eric K. Wallace of McLean, President & CEO, EnviroSolutions

* Denotes reappointment

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Governor McAuliffe Announces Administration Appointments

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RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe announced additional appointments to his administration. The appointees will join McAuliffe’s administration focused on finding common ground with members of both parties on issues that will grow Virginia’s economy and create more jobs across the Commonwealth.

Office of the State Inspector General

June W. Jennings, State Inspector General

June W. Jennings has over 25 years of experience in the Commonwealth of Virginia overseeing and conducting audits and investigations of state agencies. Since July 2012, she has served as the Office’s Deputy State Inspector General and was recently appointed as the acting State Inspector General. Prior to joining the Office of the State Inspector General, June was Inspector General for the Virginia Department of Corrections. She is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Inspector General, a member of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Institute of Internal Auditors, and the Association of Inspectors General.

Secretariat of Administration

Edgardo Cortes, Commissioner of the Department of Elections

Edgardo Cortes worked for the Virginia State Board of Elections updating the state’s Help America Vote Act State Plan and Voting System Certification program.  He is the former General Registrar of Fairfax County, responsible for administering elections in the largest county in Virginia.  Cortes has served as the Grants Director and then Deputy Director for Policy for the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).  He began working on voting issues as director of a national non-partisan voter registration program focused on Puerto Rican and Latino voters. Cortes holds a Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a Master’s degree in political management from the George Washington University.

Secretariat of Health and Human Resources

Robert “Bob” Brink, Deputy Commissioner for Aging Services, Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services

Bob Brink has served in the Virginia House of Delegates for 17 years. He is a member of the Appropriations Committee and its Health Subcommittee, and has been a member of the Joint Commission on Health Care since 1998.  He is the ranking Democrat on the House Privileges and Elections Committee and serves on the Transportation and Education Committees. Prior to his election to the House of Delegates, Bob served for 15 years as counsel to two Congressional committees and four years as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs at the U.S. Department of Justice. 

Virginia Lottery

Paula I. Otto, Executive Director, Virginia Lottery

Paula Otto has spent more than 25 years in public service, including 15 years at the Virginia Lottery. Otto was first appointed executive director of the Lottery in 2008 and since then has overseen significant technology upgrades, a new branding effort and record sales and profits.  The Lottery will turn over more than $500 million in profits for FY14 to support K-12 public education.  Otto served as the Lottery’s first communications director when the Lottery was created in 1988, then went to VCU where she was an associate professor and associate director of the Robertson School of Media & Culture. Otto earned a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from West Virginia University and a master’s degree in Public Communication from American University.

Secretariat of the Commonwealth

Board Appointments

Art and Architectural Review Board

·       Sanford Bond of Richmond, Architect, 3North

·       Robert S. Mills of Richmond, Principal/Architect, Commonwealth Architects

·       Faithe Norrell of Henrico, Library Media Specialist/Painter, Richmond Public Schools

·       Burchell Pinnock of Richmond, Principal/Architect, Baskervill

·       Helen A. Wilson of Albemarle, Landscape Architect, University of Virginia

Board for Barbers and Cosmetology

·       Daniel Jones of Roanoke, Owner, Asylum Studios Tattoo and Body Piercing

·       Robert D. Jones, II of Richmond, Owner and Master Barber, Parkside Barbershop & Grooming Lounge

·       Anne R. McCaffrey of Richmond, Director of Development and Scholarships, Virginia’s Community Colleges

·       Jonathan W. Minor* of Quinton, Master Barber and Cosmetology Salon Owner, JT’s Barber and Beauty

·       Lonnie Quesenberry of North Tazewell, Retired Cosmetology Teacher

·       Tony Williams of Mechanicsville, Master Stylist, Karina’s Salon

Board of Coal Mining Examiners

·       Bennie B. Johnson of Lebanon, Shift Supervisor, Alpha Natural Resources

Board for Housing and Community Development

·       John W. Ainslie, Jr.* of Virginia Beach, President of Construction, Ainslie Group, Inc.

·       Shekar Narasimhan of Dunn Loring, Managing Partner, Beekman Advisors and Chairman, Papillon Capital

·       Thomas I. Shields, Jr.* of Waynesboro, President, Shields Construction Co., Inc.

Board of Directors of the Virginia Tourism Authority

·       Paul H. van Leeuwen of Virginia Beach, President – Professional Hospitality Resources, Gold Key/PHR Hotels & Resorts

·       Terry L. Stroud of Midlothian, Chief Operating Officer, In Your Ear Studios

Capitol Square Preservation Council

·       Annie Kasper of Richmond, Chairman & Shareholder, Kasper Mortgage Capital, LLC

Commission on Youth

·       Deirdre (Dede) Goldsmith, of Abingdon, Drug Awareness Advocate

Governor’s Commemorative Commission Honoring the Contributions of the Women of Virginia

·       Krysta N. Jones of Arlington, Outreach Director, U. S. House of Representatives

Poet Laureate of Virginia

·       Ron Smith of Richmond, Writer-in-Residence and George O. Squires Chair of Distinguished Teaching, St. Christopher’s School

Real Estate Board

·       Jennifer Boysko of Herndon, Staff Aide, Dranesville Supervisor John Foust        

·       Antonio M. Elias of Charlottesville, Student, University of Virginia School of Law

·       Sandra W. Ferebee* of Norfolk, Chairman Emeritus, Prudential Towne Realty

·       Joseph K. Funkhouser, II* of Harrisonburg, President, Funkhouser & Associates, Inc.

Southern Virginia Higher Education Board of Trustees

·       Douglas E. Lee of Lynchburg, Vice President, B&W mPower Engineering, The Babcock & Wilcox Company

·       Charlette T. Woolridge of Brunswick, County Administrator, County of Brunswick

State Board of Corrections

·       John F. Anderson, Jr. of Winchester, Retired, Senior Probation Officer, Virginia Department of Corrections

·       Reverend Dr. Yvonne Jones Bibbs of Richmond, Pastor, Sixth Baptist Church

·       Phyllis J. Randall of Lansdowne, Mental Health/Substance Abuse Therapist

·       Bobby N. Vassar, JD of Richmond, Assistant to the President, Bay Aging; former Chief Counsel to the Minority Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, House Judiciary Committee

State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board

·       Michel B. Aboutanos, MD MPH FACS of Richmond, Professor and Chief, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Medical Director VCU Trauma Center, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

·       The Honorable Sherrin Cherrell Alsop of Newtown, Member, Board of Supervisors, King and Queen County

·       Gary Critzer* of Waynesboro, Director, Department of Emergency Management and Emergency Medical Services, City of Waynesboro

·       Valeta C. Daniels of Richmond, Emergency Medical Services Liaison, Henrico Doctors Hospital, Parham Doctors’, Retreat Doctors Hospitals, West Creek and Hanover Emergency Centers

·       Lisa M. Dodd, DO of Mechanicsville, Emergency Medicine Physician, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (MCV)

·       Jason D. Ferguson of Daleville, Division Chief, Fire and EMS Operations, County of Botetourt

·       S. Denene Hannon of Salem, EMT-I and Paramedic Volunteer,  Salem Rescue Squad

·       Jon Henschel of New Market, Battalion Chief, Winchester Fire and Rescue Department

·       H. David Hoback* of Roanoke, Chief,  CFOD, EFO Roanoke Fire-EMS Department

·       Sudha Jayaraman, MD, MSc of Richmond, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University

·       Jason Jenkins of Haymarket, Battalion Chief, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department

·       Cheryl Lawson, MD, FACEP of Newport News, Medical Director of EMS – Peninsulas EMS

·       Marilyn McLeod*, MD, FACEP, of Lynchburg, Medical Director of Centra One Air Services/Medflight, Regional Medical Director, Blue Ridge EMS

·       Christopher L. Parker, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, NRP, CCEMTP of Lynchburg, Lynchburg General Hospital; EMS Flight Nurse, Centra One; Educator, Faculty, Central Virginia Community College

·       Anita Perry*, RN, MSN, CEN, AAS/NREMT-P, CMTE of Abingdon, System Director of Flight Services, Wellmont Health System

·       José V. Salazar, MPH, NREMT-P of Sterling, Deputy Chief of EMS and Training, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue

·       Daniel C. Wildman of Fredericksburg, Vice President/Owner, LifeCare Medical Transports, Inc.

Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children

·       Steven R. Staples of Williamsburg, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Virginia Department of Education

Virginia Housing Development Authority

·       Lemella Y. Carrington of Richmond, Environment Service Specialist, Bon Secours Health Care

·       Timothy M. Chapman* of Reston, Managing Member, Chapman Development LLC

Virginia Marine Resources Commission

·       Chad Ballard, III of Norfolk, President, Ballard Fish & Oyster Co., Inc.

·       Captain John E. Zydron, Sr. of Chesapeake, United States Coast Guard Merchant Marine Officer

Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority

·       Mary C. Doswell* of Richmond, Senior Vice President of Retail and Alternative Energy Solutions, Dominion Resources

·       Phillip S. Green of Falls Church, President, Green Powered Technology

·       Deborah E. Miller of Annandale, Principal, Green Strategy Associates

Virginia Port Authority

·       J. William Cofer of Virginia Beach, President, Virginia Pilot Association

·       John Pullen* of Henrico, Chief Growth Officer, Luck Companies

Virginia Public School Authority Board of Commissioners

·       Jay Bhandari of Vienna, President, Jay Insurance

Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board

·       Jerry L. Ingle* of Jonesville, President, New Image Fencing, Inc.

·       Stephen Lohr* of Broadway, Owner and Operator, Endless View Farm

*Denotes reappointment

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