| 2018 Gun Owners of Vermont Candidate Report |
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| BENJAMIN MITCHELL |
| 2nd Amendment Stance: RABIDLY ANTI-GUN |
| District: National (H) |
| Contest: Representative to Congress |
| Party: DEMOCRATIC |
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Additional Comments: An avowed Socialist that wants to undermine the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
Data going back to 2004 shows he has ALWAYS been AGAINST the carrying of concealed firearms by lawful citizens, supports a ban on semi-automatic firearms, and so much more! |
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Mailing Address:
WESTMINSTER
PO BOX 511, PUTNEY VT
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| Phone Number: 5346 |
| Send Email to BENJAMIN MITCHELL: (603) 931-0567 |
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June 2018: "Rep. Gabby Giffords... I stand with her":
* Raise legal age for gun ownership to 21
* Require parental/guardian liability for gun sales to minors
* Ban concealed weapons from schools, places of worship, etc.
* Ban the AR-15 and other assault weapons
* Require background checks for ALL gun sales
* Reinstate flagging for mental health issues
* Empower local jurisdiction to enact such additional
safety ordinances as they may choose
Source #1 |
3/6/18: Democratic Socialist Ben Mitchell announces congressional candidacy
Source #2 |
8/13/2010: Fringe Friday: Ben Mitchell
Seven Days: "How did you become a socialist?"
Ben Mitchell: "My grandmother, Ingabor Lorense, was the postmaster of Marlboro, Vt., and at some point she was turned in to the House Un-American Activities Committee as a communist and she refused to name names and refused to cooperate. So she lost her job working for the post office. They forced her to actually move to the Putney School, which then led to the breakup of her marriage and my mother ended up moving to Hanover to live with her cousins, who lived at the Hanover Inn. So my family history has this dark spot. Because we had progressive, socialist values, my grandmother's life was pretty much destroyed."
Source #3 |
2004 National Political Awareness Test>BR>GUN ISSUES:
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding guns.
a) Renew the ban on the sale or transfer of semi-automatic guns, except those used for hunting.
b) Maintain and strengthen the current level of enforcement of existing federal restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
e) Allow citizens to carry concealed guns.( NO)
f) Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks on guns.
g) Require background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows.
h) Require a license for gun possession.
i) Establish a national database of ballistic "fingerprints" to track guns used in criminal activities.
Source #4 |
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