Jay Jones and The Hypocrisy Shame on Him
By Gregory Kielma
Gun Control Hypocrisy: Silence When Their Own Push Violence
Jay "Hypocrite" Jones an Evil Leader
Gun Control Hypocrisy: Silence When Their Own Push Violence
The gun control lobby has spent decades preaching about “ending gun violence.” But when one of their own openly fantasizes about murdering a political opponent—and his children—the silence is deafening.
Recent revelations from text messages sent byJay Jones, the Democratic candidate for Virginia Attorney General,
have shaken even the most cynical observers in Richmond. Jones,
then a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, sent grotesque messages wishing death upon his political rival, Republican Speaker Todd Gilbert, and his children.
“Three people, two bullets. Gilbert, Hitler, and Pol Pot. Gilbert gets two bullets to the head,” Jones texted to Republican Delegate Carrie Coyner in 2022.
When confronted, Jones doubled down stating that he “wished” the Speaker’s children would be shot and “die in their mother’s arms.”
These are not the words of a random internet troll. They came from a Democratic candidate for the Commonwealth’s top law enforcement position—and someone funded heavily by the nation’s leading gun control organizations.
Everytown, Brady, and Giffords: Cash and Complicity
It’s not surprising that Jones
was backed by the same groups that constantly push for “commonsense gun safety.”
The Hypocrisy
Everytown for Gun Safety, the Michael Bloomberg-funded political juggernaut, dropped $200,000 into his campaign. They called him a “gun sense candidate” and an “advocate for safer communities.”
Since Jones’ violent texts came to light, Everytown’s leadership—including John Feinblatt, a prolific social media user—has said nothing. Not a tweet. Not a statement. Not even a quiet retraction.
Brady PAC,
meanwhile, quietly deleted its press release endorsing Jones, scrubbed his name from its website, and offered the weakest possible condemnation:
“Violent rhetoric has no place in our political process.”
No mention of Jones. No withdrawal of support. Just damage control.
Giffords PAC, founded by former Rep. Gabby Giffords, still has its endorsement of Jones live on its website—yes, the same organization born from a tragedy involving political gun violence.
Moms Demand Silence:
The hypocrisy doesn’t end there.