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A recent questionnaire conducted by the National Rifle Association rates Democratic candidate for the General Assembly John J. “Butch” Davies as “A” while his Republican opponent George Beard ranked a “C” in their stands on gun control.
Results of the questionnaire were revealed to citizens attending the Chester Gap rally held at the fire hall Friday evening.
“I have written the National Rifle Association asking for details on Beard’s responses. I want to know how he has changed his stand,” Davies said. “Apparently in the questionnaire he has said things which he has not said in our public forums.”
The NRA questionnaire rates Davies as “A—Solidly pro-gun, believes in the second amendment right.”
The “C” rating received by Beard is explained: “Is in favor of legislation affecting only some handguns: licensing registration, and-or prohibiting manufacture and sale.”
Davies said that a recent federal study showed that most crimes are NOT committed with cheap handguns and Saturday night specials. “Why do we need more laws when we can’t enforce those we have on the books?” Davies asked.
The Democratic candidate told the Rappahannock County citizens he opposed “frivolous conditions which should not exist” in the General Assembly. He cited as an example resolutions which are being presented to the Assembly on the Panama Canal treaty. “Now what does our Assembly have to do with the canal? That is just a waste of tax payer’s money.”
The candidate also pointed to the hours of debate spent last year by the assembly on a resolution against amnesty which was passed two weeks after the President granted amnesty to draft dodgers. “Now that’s frivolous, to waste time after the act is finished,” Davies said.
Citizens attending the meeting expressed their concern over the maintenance of the road into the Chester Gap area.
State officials have maintained that the road cannot be widened due to the failure to achieve certain right-of-ways. Yet citizens said that better maintenance of the road and the painting of white lines on either side
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