New Virginia law banning `assault firearms’ prompts quick lawsuits from gun-rights groups
Gun-rights groups filed state and federal lawsuits as the law makes buying or transferring certain semi-automatic firearms a misdemeanor punishable by up to 12 months in jail.
- On Thursday, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation banning the sale and manufacture of certain semi-automatic firearms, with the measure taking effect July 1.
- Spanberger, a former CIA officer and past Moms Demand Action volunteer, reversed the approach of former Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who vetoed similar bills for two consecutive years.
- Defining "assault firearms" as semi-automatic rifles or pistols with magazines holding more than 15 rounds, the law makes buying, selling, or manufacturing these weapons a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.
- Gun-Rights groups, including the National Rifle Association and the Second Amendment Foundation, filed lawsuits Thursday asserting violations of the right to bear arms, joined by a Department of Justice challenge.
- Similar bans exist in 11 other states, and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld comparable measures, though gun-rights advocates remain hopeful the Supreme Court will eventually hear a challenge.
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New Virginia law banning ‘assault firearms’ prompts quick lawsuits from gun-rights groups
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed legislation banning the sale and manufacture of certain semi-automatic firearms, prompting immediate lawsuits from gun-rights groups.
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New Virginia law banning `assault firearms' prompts quick lawsuits from gun-rights groups
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed legislation banning certain semi-automatic firearms. The new law is to take effect July 1.
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