Yet another Virginia prosecutor announced Friday he would not enforce a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms, bringing the total to ten since the enactment of a law supported by anti-Second Amendment agitators.
Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed SB 749 into law on May 14, which would prohibit the sale and transfer of so-called “assault weapons,” as of July 1. The legislation drew immediate litigation from pro-Second Amendment organizations, including the National Rifle Association (NRA), Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), which were seeking to have the law declared unconstitutional.
“[N]ew laws from Richmond primarily relating to (1) the purchase, sale, transfer, possession or transportation of firearms, ammunition or magazines that have been traditionally legal prior to July 1, 2026; and (2) expanded public-carry restrictions threaten the integrity of federal and state principles equally recognized as fundamentally important to the citizens of Clarke County,” County Sheriff Travis M. Sumption and Commonwealth Attorney Matthew E Bass said in the statement posted on Facebook Friday by the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office…