Virginia’s Attorney For Spotsylvania County Attorney Announces Intent To Defy State’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Gun Ban

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The Commonwealth’s Attorney for Spotsylvania County, Va., said he would not enforce new bans on modern semiautomatic weapons signed by Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger.

Pro-Second Amendment organizations sued to have the bans struck down as unconstitutional minutes after Spanberger signed the relevant bills into law Thursday evening. Commonwealth’s Attorney G. Ryan Mehaffey wrote a letter Friday to Spotsylvania County Sheriff Roger L. Harris, citing Supreme Court decisions as the basis of his belief that the law couldn’t be “lawfully enforced.” (RELATED: Democrat Governor’s Sprawling Gun Crackdown Hits Legal Wall Right Out Of The Gate)

“The Assault Weapons Ban (SB 749/HB 217) and the Public Carry Ban (SB........

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