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Virginia’s Gun Law Under Fire in Courts: Cuccinelli

Virginia’s governing Democrats made it a crime to buy, sell, manufacture, or swap so-called assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition. The law’s July 1 enactment, however, sits in a legal limbo as a wave of lawsuits move through various courts. Plaintiffs in four state jurisdictions have sued to...
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Fark
· Jul 1, 2026
July 1 ushers in a ton of new state laws. See where yours stacks up on the WTF-O-Meter. WTFs start with Kentucky allowing teens to concealed-carry firearms [Murica]
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Bacon’s Rebellion
· Jul 9, 2026
Virginia’s Gun Law Under Fire in Courts
by Rich Tucker Virginia’s governing Democrats made it a crime to buy, sell, manufacture, or swap so-called assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition. The law’s July 1 enactment, however, sits in a legal limbo as a wave of lawsuits moves through various courts. Plaintiffs in four state jurisdictions []
Wirepoints
· Jul 1, 2026
SCOTUS to review Cook County ‘assault weapons ban,’ threatens doom for IL law, too – Legal Newsline
The Cook County case is just one of several legal challenges to so-called assault weapons bans raging in courts across the country. In Illinois, for instance, the courts have wrangled over the constitutionality of Illinois' statewide gun ban, dubbed by supporters as the Protect Illinois Communities Act, since it was enacted in 2023.
Tampa Free Press
· Jul 3, 2026
Virginia’s Gun Ban Battle Headed To State Supreme Court After Sudden Appeal
The legal battle over Virginia’s firearm laws escalated rapidly this week as the Commonwealth and Attorney General Jay Jones filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court of Virginia. The state is aiming to overturn a newly issued preliminary injunction that temporarily halted enforcement of several gun and magazine restrictions across the state. The move [] Virginia’s Gun Ban Battle Headed To State Supreme Court After Sudden Appeal
OpsLens
· Jul 2, 2026
Governor’s plan to ban guns blows up in own face * WorldNetDaily * by Harold Hutchison, Daily Caller News Foundation
Source link Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va. Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s efforts to enact a sweeping gun-control agenda have been placed on hold by courts in June, while the state
Off The Press
· Jun 26, 2026
Pro-Second Amendment group, Tennessee brawl in court
Pro-Second Amendment organizations have filed lawsuits to invalidate gun laws across the country for decades, but Hughes v. Lee, involving concealed carry in Tennessee, is not the usual Second Amendment case. That’s because the “Lee” in this litigation is Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, the governor of a state that ranks in the bottom ten []...Click to read more
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Related coverage for "Virginia’s Gun Law Under Fire in Courts: Cuccinelli": Fark — July 1 ushers in a ton of new state laws. See where yours stacks up on the WTF-O-Meter. WTFs start with Kentucky allowing teens to concealed-carry firearms [Murica]. Bacon’s Rebellion — Virginia’s Gun Law Under Fire in Courts. Wirepoints — SCOTUS to review Cook County ‘assault weapons ban,’ threatens doom for IL law, too – Legal Newsline. Tampa Free Press — Virginia’s Gun Ban Battle Headed To State Supreme Court After Sudden Appeal. OpsLens — Governor’s plan to ban guns blows up in own face * WorldNetDaily * by Harold Hutchison, Daily Caller News Foundation. Off The Press — Pro-Second Amendment group, Tennessee brawl in court