Cuccinelli Brags About His ‘A’ NRA Rating At Site Of Mass Shooting Where 32 People Were Killed

[DonViejo]

BY JOSH ISRAEL ON OCTOBER 25, 2013 AT 9:52 AM

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II (R) boasted at Virginia Tech, site of the 2007 shootings that killed 32 people, that he opposed universal background checks and was proud of his “A” rating from the National Rifle Association. Terry McAuliffe, his Democratic opponent for Governor, vowed to support efforts to keep guns out of the hands of violent criminals and vowed to prioritize the safety of students over the group’s ratings.

In the final debate of the 2013 Virginia gubernatorial campaign Thursday, both candidates were asked whether they supported universal background checks for gun purchases — a concept supported by 92 percent of Virginians according to a January poll. McAuliffe told the Blacksburg, Virginia audience that, “as a parent (and) a spouse,” as a gun owner, and as a hunter, he supported both the Second Amendment and universal background checks. Noting the pin he was wearing in memory of the 2007 victims, McAuliffe said, “some people should not own guns.”

Cuccinelli responded by dismissing the need for background checks, telling the questioner, “none of what you’ve asked about would have affected that tragedy” at Virginia Tech. Cuccinelli then bragged that the National Rifle Association, which has steadfastly opposed against any efforts to check the criminal backgrounds of arms purchasers:

CUCCINELLI: I’m an ‘A’ rated NRA candidate. I’m running against the only — the only — ‘F’-rated candidate running statewide. And that’s Terry McAuliffe. And his allies are running an ad right now in Northern Virginia that falsely claims that we can get safety from some of these restrictions on law abiding citizens.

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http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/10/25/2835741/virginia-tech-cuccinelli-mcauliffe-guns/

[FSogol]

1. K & R. n/t

[gopiscrap]

2. what a fucking insensitive shit stain

[AndyA]

3. Stay classy, Cuccinelli.

You're a crook, a liar, a bigot, a racist, and a scumbag. And those are just your best qualities.

[polichick]

4. Typical Republicon - proud of his ignorance and lack of compassion.

[corkhead]

5. Au'voir Ken, looks like your 15 minutes are about up...

So long, farewell, Au’voir, auf wiedersehen,
I’d like to stay and taste my first champagne
So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, goodbye,
I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye,
Good bye

I’m glad to go,
I cannot tell a lie.
I flit, I float,
I fleetly flee, I fly.

The sun has gone to bed and so must I
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye,
Goodbye,
Goodbye,
Goodbye!

Seriously, though. Goodbye.

[Jester Messiah]

6. He knows he's toast. He's just trying to attract a lobbyist position now.

Which he will no doubt get, and there he'll bide his time until such time as his name gets floated as a 2016 Veep candidate.

[DFW]

7. Koochicrazy: not only bonkers, but sensitive, too.

He's a regular shoo-out.

[jmowreader]

8. I don't get it

He's not really smart enough to be a lobbyist, he's too ugly to be a Fox News on-air personality, and an NRA directorship isn't a paying position. What is this guy trying to do? It sure isn't trying to win the Virginia governorship.