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 feel the need to arm themselves if criminals weren’t being turned loose on the public by soft-on-crime prosecutors.

Earlier this month Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed into law a sweeping prohibition on certain types of semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines. This includes of course, America’s favorite rifle, the AR-15. It’s estimated that 20 to 25 million ARs are already in the hands of civilians in the U.S.

After July 1, it will be a crime to sell, manufacture, import or transfer such a weapon in Virginia. Those who already own ARs will be grandfathered under the statute.

Lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the law have been filed in state and federal court and the U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to hear a case from another jurisdiction that addresses a similar ban.

Hopefully, this Virginia law could be short-lived.

In the meantime, commonwealth’s attorneys in at least four jurisdictions have already signaled that they will not be enforcing the new gun restrictions. As constitutional officers, they are sworn to uphold the constitution and are answerable to the voters, not the governor.  Continue reading.