Virginia Prosecutor Says He Will Not Enforce New Gun Restrictions

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.

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Ryan Mehaffey wrote a letter Friday to Spotsylvania County Sheriff Roger L. " "The Assault Weapons Ban (SB 749/HB 217) and the Public Carry Ban (SB 727/HB 1524) are undoubtedly inconsistent with the historical tradition of Virginia, as articulated by Miller [ v.

United States ], and are thus unconstitutional under Bruen," Mehaffey wrote. "Moreover, Heller secures the right of Virginians to keep and bear the most popular rifle in America, the AR-15," Mehaffey continued.

" "My good friend and fellow Oath Keeper, Commonwealth Attorney Ryan Mehaffey is supporting our resolution declaring Spotsylvania County a 2A Sanctuary county," the vice chair posted. Dhillon. The Department of Justice sued the city of Denver over a similar ban May 5 and filed litigation seeking to throw out Colorado's magazine ban May 6.

"Assault weapons" is a euphemism gun-control advocates use to gain support for banning certain semiautomatic firearms with features cosmetically similar to firearms capable of fully-automatic operation. " Spanberger did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.