Background checks for private firearm sales will stop again, Lynchburg judge rules

Virginia Judge Rules State Cannot Resume Private Sale Background Checks - American Liberty News

Categories: Arms•Government•Law Enforcement Tags: Abigail spanberger, Arms, Background Check, Gun Owners of America, Jay Jones, Law Enforcement, Legal, Patrick Yeatts, Second Amendment, Virginia, Virginia Citizens Defense League, Virginia State Police A Virginia judge has delivered a significant victory for gun owners, ruling that the state's universal background check law remains blocked despite efforts by Attorney General Jay Jones and Gov. Ab…

Lynchburg judge upholds injunction blocking Virginia’s universal background check law

A circuit court judge in Lynchburg, Virginia, on June 3 rejected Democratic Attorney General Jay Jones’ bid to lift an injunction that bars the Virginia State Police from enforcing the state’s universal background check requirement on private firearms sales. The ruling keeps the law dead in practice, and hands gun-rights groups a second courtroom win...

Spanberger’s Gun-Control Workaround Hits a Wall in Lynchburg * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Jack

Virginia tried to restart universal background checks for private gun sales. A judge said his October injunction still controls, and the checks stopped again.

Lynchburg judge orders Virginia State Police to halt gun background checks

A judge’s decision in court has halted Virginia State Police from conducting background checks for private firearms sales.

Background checks for private firearm sales will stop again, Lynchburg judge rules

After seven months of conducting no background checks for private firearm sales, followed by one week of checks, Virginia State Police have again halted the checks after a Lynchburg judge stepped in Wednesday. Lynchburg Circuit Judge Patrick Yeatts on Wednesday denied a motion to dissolve the injunction that ceases background checks for private firearm sales, calling on state police to once again follow the order he issued in October. Last week,…