Judge halts enforcement of Virginia’s assault weapons ban statewide
The injunction now covers all law enforcement agencies, and the judge said limited enforcement would create a patchwork across the commonwealth.
- A Washington County Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday that his preliminary injunction against Virginia's new assault weapons ban will apply statewide beginning July 21, aiming to prevent a "treacherous patchwork of enforcement."
- Governor Abigail Spanberger signed legislation earlier this year prohibiting the sale and manufacture of certain semiautomatic firearms and high-capacity magazines, though the law took effect July 1 amid multiple constitutional challenges.
- On Monday, a three-judge panel of the Supreme Court of Virginia refused to consolidate four separate lawsuits challenging the ban, rejecting Attorney General Jay Jones's request to streamline proceedings.
- Attorney General Jones vowed to continue defending the restrictions, calling them "common sense gun laws" intended to improve public safety, yet state and federal court fights have essentially stalled enforcement.
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The Supreme Court Is Coming For Assault Weapons Bans Next
Every seven hours, on average, a person in Virginia is killed by a gun, according to a Johns Hopkins School of Public Health analysis. Between 2014 and 2023, Virginia’s overall gun death rate increased by 34 percent, rising to 14.19 deaths per 100,000 people. Yet for years, Virginia’s legislature struggled to enact laws to protect residents from gun violence. Former Governor Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, vetoed more than 40 gun reform bills betw…
Newsletter: Virginia AR-15 Ban Blocked as SCOTUS Casts Shadow Over the Legal Fight
America’s most popular rifle is once again at the center of this week’s gun news. In Virginia, we saw a state judge expand his injunction against the state’s AR-15 sales ban to every law enforcement agent in the state. The Virginia Supreme Court will eventually have to sort out the numerous challenges, but it’ll do that in the shadow of the Supreme Court of the United States’s (SCOTUS) decision… Source
Virginia AG Working To Restore Gun, Mag Ban
Two courts have blocked enforcement of Virginia’s new semi-auto rifle and magazine bans, but Attorney General Jay Jones says the laws are still in force for agencies not named in the lawsuits. The post Virginia AG Working To Restore Gun, Mag Ban appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
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Here’s Why Judge Blocked Blue State’s Gun Ban
A Virginia judge informed officials in the state that a newly passed ban on modern semiautomatic firearms was blocked across the state in a Tuesday letter, citing the potential for a “treacherous patchwork” in the state.
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