clark115 (@blondie115)

The federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over Virginia, has previously ruled that bans on so-called assault weapons are constitutional for the utterly insane reason that firearms like the AR-15 aren't protected by the Second Amendment because they're "unusually dangerous" arms that are akin to machine guns. #quitccp #splc #gunviolence #scottwiener #robbonta #twotieredjustice That makes a federal challenge to Virginia's ban incredibly difficult to succeed, at least before it gets to SCOTUS. The Fourth Circuit has no oversight over the Virginia Constitution, though, and its ruling in Snope v. Brown has no bearing on the legal challenges filed in circuit courts across the state. A second hearing in an NRA-affiliated lawsuit is taking place in Washington County, Virginia as well, though so far there's been no word on the outcome. The Lancaster County judge made his ruling from the bench, and we don't have the full details about his rationale for granting the injunction, but based on the criteria for doing so he apparently believes the plaintiffs in the case will suffer irreparable harm if the law is allowed to take effect, and that he believes their are likely to win their case when its fully tried and adjudicated. Plaintiff John Crump provided some details of the ruling in a livestream, saying that the judge denied VCDL and GOA standing in the case, but did acknowledge that Crump himself had standing to sue over the law. https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/06/24/hmm-virginia-assault-firearm-sponsors-say-governor-wants-amendments-to-new-law-n1232964