A new law signed by Virginia Democrat Governor Abigail Spanberger earlier this year would prohibit the sale or transfer of vast numbers of firearms – but more than a dozen local Virginia prosecutors have said they simply won’t enforce the ban. They’re using Democrats’ own tactic of creating “sanctuary” jurisdictions for illegal aliens against them by establishing “Second Amendment sanctuaries.”
The law in question, set to go into effect on July 1, prohibits Virginians from buying so-called “assault firearms.” According to Virginia Public Media, the ban covers “semiautomatic rifles, pistols, shotguns and other firearms that can hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition.”
As previously reported by AMAC Newsline, the law has faced fierce backlash from its inception. Opponents argue that it sweeps up many firearms commonly used for sport shooting and self-defense, not just the AR-15-style guns that have become a bogeyman for the anti-gun left.
Soon after Spanberger signed the ban, U.S. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon vowed to challenge the law in court. Second Amendment groups also subsequently filed both state and federal lawsuits, saying that the law clearly violates Supreme Court precedent.
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