Virginia is defending its new gun restrictions by portraying AR-15s as “weapons of war.” From colonial muskets to surplus M1 Carbines, American history tells a very different story.
A Spotsylvania Circuit Court judge denied a preliminary injunction in Curtis v. Katz, allowing Virginia’s semiautomatic firearm and magazine ban to proceed while gun owners continue their constitutional challenge.
A Virginia judge rejected efforts to revive an enjoined gun law and ordered State Police to comply with the injunction. The post Virginia Court Slams Door on State Police Background Check Defiance — Injunction Remains in Effect appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — Two armed citizens stopped a convicted felon from dragging a 74-year-old woman into a car outside a Florida church, and police say stepping in likely saved her life. It happened around 10:49 a.m. on May 31 at First United Methodist Church on Southwest Prima Vista Boulevar...
A Lynchburg judge has rejected an effort by the Virginia State Police and Attorney General Jay Jones to dissolve an injunction blocking enforcement of universal background checks on private firearm sales.
Virginia gun-rights groups filed a contempt motion after state police announced plans to resume enforcing a blocked gun law. The post Virginia State Police Defy Court Injunction on Background Checks; Gun-Rights Groups File Contempt Motion appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
An NSSF-backed lawsuit, Black v. Hook, is challenging Virginia’s SB749 ban on so-called “assault firearms” and magazines over 15 rounds. Plaintiffs are also seeking an emergency injunction before the law takes effect July 1.
Maryland could no longer deny ordinary citizens carry permits after Bruen, so it tried a new tactic: ban carry almost everywhere people actually go. Now gun owners are asking the Supreme Court to step in.
NEW YORK, NY — A federal appeals court just struck down one of New York’s most aggressive post-Bruen carry restrictions, handing a major win to the Firearms Policy Coalition. But the same ruling left another gun ban standing, and both halves matter. On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appe...