PAC says Jones’s victory is a ‘historic win for safety’
A gun control group that rescinded its endorsement of Jay Jones (D., Va.) last month over his text messages fantasizing about shooting a Republican colleague is now claiming to have “proudly” supported the Virginia attorney general-elect after his victory this week.
Brady PAC praised Jones and his fellow Virginia Democrats’ “seismic wins” in Tuesday’s election, saying that their victories show that “Gun extremism is rejected soundly” in the commonwealth. Jones defeated Republican incumbent Jason Miyares by 6 points in the race, a narrower margin than Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger’s (D., Va.) 14-point victory and Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi’s (D., Va) 11-point win.
“These successes forcefully reject extremism, mark a historic win for safety, progress, and accountability, and chart a course for more gun safety majorities in 2026,” Brady PAC said in a statement, adding that it had “proudly endorsed” Jones.
But Brady PAC was far from proud of Jones just a month ago.
Brady PAC, which touts its “determination to build a safer America,” blasted Jones following revelations that he sent text messages in 2022 wishing to put “two bullets in the head” of Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R.). Jones also wished death upon Gilbert’s children, calling them “little fascists.”
“Violent rhetoric has no place in our political process. Ever,” said Brady PAC, which is named after former Reagan press secretary James Brady, who was shot during an assassination attempt against Reagan in 1981.
Brady PAC also removed its endorsement of Jones from its website sometime after the text message revelations, the Washington Free Beacon reported. As of Friday, Jones is not listed on the Brady PAC endorsement site, which features 28 endorsed candidates, including Spanberger and Hashmi.
Brady PAC did not respond to questions about its multiple flip-flops on Jones.
Brady PAC wasn’t the only gun control PAC linked to the violence-supporting Democrat.
Everytown for Gun Safety, the gun control group funded by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg (D.), endorsed Jones and donated $200,000 to his campaign. Everytown also removed Jones from its endorsements list and scrubbed a press release announcing the endorsement, the Free Beacon reported. Everytown congratulated Spanberger and Hashmi on their victories, though the group has not issued a statement about Jones.
Giffords PAC, which donated $1,000 to Jones’s campaign, maintained its endorsement of the Democrat.
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