mark obenshain


Concealed permits: Gun records even more secret with new law Published on Jul 3rd, 2013 36 comments What is it about forbidden fruit that makes it so irresistible? For example, we'd never really thought about looking up concealed handgun carry permits until the General Assembly passed a law making...
GOP convention: 'Laborious process' to nominate AG, LG Published on May 15th, 2013 2 comments You've got to be pretty serious about your political party if you're willing to spend an entire Saturday in Richmond nominating candidates for attorney general and lieutenant governor. Yes,...
Jail time: Governor signs life-sentence law for pedophiles Published on Sep 7th, 2012 35 comments Nothing says "tough on crime" better than a jail, and on September 7, that was the setting for the photo-op signing of six bills that toughened penalties on child molesters, four of them carried by...
Cuccinelli effect: Rob Bell and Obenshain eye AG job Published on Dec 6th, 2011 3 comments Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's recent decision to seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2013 has opened the door for those who'd like his job, including Harrisonburg state Senator Mark...