Judge Clears Way for Gun-Sale Background Checks

Judge clears way for gun-sale background checks

(The Center Square) – Background checks for private firearm sales in Virginia will resume Wednesday after a Lynchburg Circuit Court judge dissolved an injunction that had blocked the requirement since October.

Background checks for private firearm sales to resume July 1

A Lynchburg judge cleared the way for the reinstatement of background checks for the private sale of firearms on Wednesday after a legal back and forth that had halted the checks off and on since October.  Background checks for the private sale of firearms will resume on July 1.  Lynchburg Circuit Judge Patrick Yeatts on Wednesday granted a motion requested by the Attorney General’s office to dissolve an October injunction, dubbed the “Lynchburg…

Virginia Judge Reinstates Universal Background Checks

Virginia judge reinstates universal background checks effective July 1, impacting under-21 gun sales.

Injunction to be dissolved against background checks for private gun sales

by Brandon Jarvis A Lynchburg Circuit Court judge has ruled that an injunction blocking background checks for private gun sales in Virginia will be dissolved next week, ending a legal fight of on-again, off-again background checks. The judge ruled from the bench on Wednesday that he agreed with the attorney’s general argument and the injunction will be dissolved on July 1. The permanent injunction was put into place last year by the judge in a l…