WASHINGTON, Va. (CN) — Just two days before implementation, a Virginia judge blocked the commonwealth from enforcing a newly passed assault weapons ban.
Granting a block on Monday, Washington County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Campbell held that the bans on the sale, purchase, manufacturing and transfer of high-capacity semi-automatic weapons and magazines holding more than 15 rounds violate a 1971 provision of the Virginia Constitution enshrining the right to keep and bear arms.
The injunction applies to Virginia State Police and the localities of Washington County, Chesterfield County, Frederick County, York County, Giles County and Chesapeake…