Gun Rights on Va. Ballot in High-Stakes Governor Race

Virginia’s 2025 governor’s race is shaping up to be a referendum on the Second Amendment, pitting Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, a proud Marine and staunch defender of gun rights, against Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat backed by nearly every major gun-control group in America.

Earle-Sears, endorsed by the NRA Political Victory Fund, is running on a message of freedom, safety, and individual empowerment. 

She says the right to self-defense “must always be protected,” arguing that government overreach and anti-gun laws put innocent Americans — especially women — at risk.

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