Category: Gun rights
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Virginia’s Gun Law Under Fire in Courts
by Rich Tucker Virginia’s governing Democrats made it a crime to buy, sell, manufacture, or swap so-called assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition. The law’s July 1 enactment, however, sits in a legal limbo as a wave of lawsuits moves through various courts. Plaintiffs in four state jurisdictions…
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Spanberger’s Backfiring Gun Stance
by Joe Thomas Who is the best gun salesperson in Virginia? Gov. Abigail Spanberger—that’s who. According to the FBI background check registry—more about that in a moment—there were 124,319 firearm background checks conducted just in the month of June. Wrap your head around that. That’s more privately owned firearms sold just in June than exist in…
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Virginia Court Halts Spanberger’s AR-15 Ban, Delivering Major Victory to Gun Owners
After months of legal battle and Second Amendment uncertainty, a court order temporarily blocked Virginia from enforcing a ban on AR-15s. by Bronson Winslow Virginia gun owners secured their first major courtroom victory June 26 after a Lancaster County Circuit Court judge granted a temporary injunction against Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s sweeping ban on the sale…
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If We Ban the AR-15, Perhaps We Should Restrict Hands and Feet As Well
by Ken Stiles “We have finally reached a place where we have a critical mass of legislators who are willing to vote for bills that save lives – not that you hope will save lives, but bills that are written based on data and evidence, and empirically we know they save lives,” So said Governor…
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The Governor Knows How to Throw Some Sharp Elbows
by Dick Hall-Sizemore All governors have ceremonial “signing” events for legislation that has already been officially signed into law. The purpose is to highlight both the legislation and its patrons. On June 16, Gov. Spanberger had a ceremony in Richmond in which she signed a batch of bills relating to gun violence. As she signed…
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And in Other Gun-Related News…
The Daily Signal reports: On Wednesday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced a firearms manufacturer will leave the state of Virginia over new “anti-gun legislation” and relocate to Georgia, bringing a $22 million investment and employing hundreds of residents. … “This relocation was not something we originally planned to pursue. The reality is that recent anti-gun legislation in…
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Now the Lawyers Enter the Assault Weapons Battle
by Dick Hall-Sizemore The legal maneuvering over legislation recently passed by the General Assembly prohibiting the sale of assault weapons has begun in earnest. Shortly after Gov. Spanberger signed the legislation, which will become effective July 1, opponents filed suits in four Virginia circuit courts, Washington, Lancaster, Spotsylvania, and Fauquier counties, challenging the law under various…
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Some Virginia Prosecutors Refusing to Enforce New Gun Laws
by Kerry Dougherty This is odd. Seems the same lefties who are unbothered by Fairfax County’s Soros-backed commonwealth’s attorney reluctance to prosecute illegal aliens or turn them over to ICE are having hissy fits over prosecutors who announced that they won’t enforce Virginia’s new – likely unconstitutional – gun law. Maybe some law-abiding citizens wouldn’t…
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Virginia Lawmakers Exempt Themselves from Their Own Gun Law
Two Virginians. Two handguns. One law. by Jeff Bayard Imagine this scenario: The Walmart parking lot on Midlothian Turnpike is half-empty at 9:47 p.m. A man named David walks out with two bags of groceries, his boots scuffing across wet asphalt. He’s a deacon at his church, a grandfather. His Glock 19 is in the…
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Virginia Democrats Pass the Most Extreme Gun Ban in America
Democrats in Richmond successfully passed legislation in March to ban Virginians from owning everyday firearms. by Bronson Winslow Without restraint or even the slightest hint of accountability to the Constitution, Democrats in Richmond advanced legislation to gut the very essence of the Second Amendment. In March, the legislature, dominated by a Democratic majority, sent SB 749 and HB…
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Spanberger Has Declared War on the Second Amendment
The Democrat governor is preparing to trample the gun rights of law-abiding Virginians, confirming exactly what critics warned all along. by Bronson Winslow Newly sworn-in Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) is hellbent on turning Virginia into California, keeping her campaign promise to completely gut Virginians’ constitutional right to bear arms. Spanberger, a longtime supporter of the…
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Hashmi a Radical on Abortion, Gun Control
by Jacob Grandstaff State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, the Democrats’ pick for Virginia’s Lt. Governor, has cultivated a social policy record more suited to San Francisco and New York City than the commonwealth she seeks to represent. From her attacks on the sanctity of life to her assault on Virginians’ Second Amendment rights, her agenda represents…
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Youngkin Blocked Gun Grabbers 54 Times, But He Won’t Always Be Around
Dem. candidate Abigail Spanberger has made it clear she will pass every anti-gun policy Gov. Youngkin has fought against. by Bronson Winslow For the past four years, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has served as a firewall against the radical Left’s relentless assault on the Second Amendment — vetoing a whopping 54 gun control bills aimed…
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The Case Against Assault Rifles
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Pop quiz. Who said the following about assault weapons? “They are military-style weapons designed for sustained combat operations that are ill-suited and disproportionate to the need for self-defense…[and] which have become primary instruments of mass killing and terrorist attacks in the United States?” OK. So, it is a trick question. The correct answer is “none…