DES MOINES, IA — The Iowa Supreme Court has thrown out a felony conviction built on a lifetime firearm ban, ruling that the indefinite prohibition could not survive the strict scrutiny that Iowa voters wrote into the state constitution in 2022. In a 5-2 decision filed June 26, the court reverse...
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.
Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has filed a unique lawsuit challenging the state's assault weapons ban using the Virginia Constitution's Militia Clause. The post Former Virginia AG Sues Over ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban With Interesting Argument appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
Virginia background checks more than doubled as gun owners responded to the state's new assault weapons ban. The post Gun Sales Surge Nationwide in May as Virginia Background Checks Double — Spanberger’s Ban Selling Guns Faster Than It Bans Them appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
In this episode we cover a range of legislative and legal developments affecting firearms owners, including Colorado’s permit-to-purchase system and similar proposals in states such as New York, California, Illinois, and Maryland. We also discuss a New Jersey subpoena for...
Virginia's lieutenant governor is publicly pressuring local officials refusing to enforce the state's gun ban. The post Virginia Lt. Gov. Hashmi Calls Out Prosecutors for Refusing to Enforce Assault Weapons Ban appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
A Virginia sheriff has joined prosecutors refusing to enforce the state's new assault weapons ban. The post Clarke County Sheriff and Prosecutor Become Ninth Virginia Jurisdiction to Refuse Enforcement of Assault Weapons Ban appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
Eight Virginia prosecutors have announced they will not enforce the state's new assault weapons ban when it takes effect July 1. The post Eight Virginia Commonwealth’s Attorneys Refuse to Enforce Assault Weapons Ban appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
A major constitutional crisis is brewing across Virginia as top elected prosecutors from at least four counties have formally announced they will refuse to prosecute violations of the state's upcoming "assault weapons" ban. Citing the supremacy of the Second Amendment and their own inherent prose...
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is funding a lawsuit filed against the Commonwealth of Virginia over its newly enacted HB 217 / SB 749 , which the group calls an unconstitutional ban on commonly owned firearms. The suit was filed in Fauquier County Circuit Court on May...