Former Virginia AG Launches Unique 'Militia' Challenge To Block State's New Gun Ban - Tampa Free Press

Former Virginia AG Launches Unique 'Militia' Challenge To Block State's New Gun Ban - Tampa Free Press

The Second Amendment Foundation is throwing its support behind a new lawsuit aimed at stopping Virginia’s upcoming ban on certain firearms. Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is the attorney of record for the case, using an unusual legal strategy that leans on the state constitution’s Militia Clause. Back in May, Governor Abigail Spanberger signed […] Former Virginia AG Launches Unique ‘Militia’ Challenge To Block State’s New Gun Ban

How Virginia's Militia Clause Could Doom Gun and Magazine Ban

Explore how Virginia's militia clause challenges the state's gun and magazine ban in court.

Virginia Gun Ban Lawsuit Argues Banned Arms Are Militia Arms

Curtis v. Katz challenges Virginia’s SB 749 / HB 217 gun and magazine ban under the militia clause of Article I, Section 13 of the Virginia Constitution. IMG Duncan Johnson While four Second Amendment-based cases challenging Virginia’s semiautomatic gun and magazine ban are on hold pending a decision by a three-judge panel on whether they should be consolidated, another case, taking a different approach, is still “scheduled to be argued next Wed…

SAF Throws Support Behind Former Virginia AG's Assault Weapons Ban Challenge

BELLEVUE, Wash. — June 15, 2026 — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has agreed to help support former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli in a challenge to the state’s newly passed “assault weapons” ban. In May, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed into law a ban on so-called “assault firearms” declaring that “…any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, or transfers an assault firearm is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.”…