Insurgent Virginia Democrat says his party is ‘completely wrong’ on gun rights and gerrymandering
A political newcomer and former reality star running in Virginia’s Democratic senatorial primary is causing an uproar in his party after breaking with them on gerrymandering and a slew of...
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A political newcomer and former reality star running in Virginia’s Democratic senatorial primary is causing an uproar in his party after breaking with them on gerrymandering and a slew of new gun control efforts . Mark Moran, a former contestant on the HBOMax series "FBoy Island" and previously a Wall Street banker, is challenging longtime Senate Intelligence Committee ranking member Mark R. Warner, D-Va., whom he calls an "oligarch" who is no longer serving his constituents. Warner is the former richest and now fourth-richest senator, with a net worth upwards of $200 million, and is running for his fourth term despite a snippet unearthed by Moran showing him pledging to serve only two. "Since the establishment is already mad at me, here’s another truth: Virginia Democrats are completely wrong on the Second Amendment," Moran said on X after invoking the ire of Virginia’s top Senate Democrat for opposing her politically-charged redistricting effort. YOUR 2A RIGHTS ARE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK AS VIRGINIA DEMS PLOT INSANE GUN BANS "After facing a personal safety issue, I got a gun. It made me realize how extreme our party’s stance has become," Moran said. "Dan Helmer’s (loser) July 1st ban literally classifies regular handguns as ‘assault firearms’ so the government can take them away." Helmer, a Democratic state delegate from Fairfax, did not respond to a request for comment. He already launched a bid to run in one of the newly-drawn, allegedly gerrymandered congressional districts that have yet to be approved by the voters on April 21. Moran said the Founding Fathers crafted the Second Amendment to protect the U.S. from tyranny. "[That is] whether that tyranny comes from Donald Trump or a state legislature trying to disarm you. Our right to protect ourselves shall not be infringed," Moran said. The Falls Church native’s comments irritated a handful of other Democratic figures within a few hours of his post, including Democratic strategist Adam Parkhomenko — the founde…