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Is Tom Perriello's previous support for the NRA hurting his gubernatorial bid?
Blacksburg native Catherine Koebel attended a meet-and-greet event with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Perriello for one reason: to grill him about guns.
Perriello was on a tour of 15 colleges and universities across the commonwealth to talk to students about their tuition and debt concerns.
When he stopped at the Mill Mountain Coffee and Tea in Salem to meet with Roanoke College students days before the 10th anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting in April, Koebel ambushed him.
Is Tom Perriello's previous support for the NRA hurting his gubernatorial bid?
“I personally came here today because I’m worried,” she said. “I’m worried that I’m going to have a hard time trusting you during this primary, and that’s because 10 years ago my life was changed forever.”
The gun violence prevention advocate, whose father was a professor at Tech in 2007, gave Perriello an earful and barely let him get a word in edgewise as she railed against his connection to the National Rifle Association.
In 2008, Perriello touted his “A” rating from the NRA when he first ran in Virginia’s conservative-leaning 5th Congressional District. He also took several campaign contributions from the NRA in 2009 and 2010.
Blacksburg native Catherine Koebel attended a meet-and-greet event with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Perriello for one reason: to grill him about guns.
Perriello was on a tour of 15 colleges and universities across the commonwealth to talk to students about their tuition and debt concerns.
When he stopped at the Mill Mountain Coffee and Tea in Salem to meet with Roanoke College students days before the 10th anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting in April, Koebel ambushed him.
Is Tom Perriello's previous support for the NRA hurting his gubernatorial bid?
“I personally came here today because I’m worried,” she said. “I’m worried that I’m going to have a hard time trusting you during this primary, and that’s because 10 years ago my life was changed forever.”
The gun violence prevention advocate, whose father was a professor at Tech in 2007, gave Perriello an earful and barely let him get a word in edgewise as she railed against his connection to the National Rifle Association.
In 2008, Perriello touted his “A” rating from the NRA when he first ran in Virginia’s conservative-leaning 5th Congressional District. He also took several campaign contributions from the NRA in 2009 and 2010.
