Coverage of Virginia's new gun laws and their impacts by RTD reporter Anna Bryson
(10) updates to this series since Updated
U.S. attorneys argue the firearms that fall under the ban — like AR-15s — are among the most commonly owned rifles in the United States and are protected under the Second Amendment.
By restricting the prohibition on open carry to “fixed” magazine weapons, the bill legalizes the open carry of guns equipped with large-capacity detachable magazines.
“I intend to use this new authority to seek justice for every community in Virginia that has been impacted by this issue,” said Attorney General Jay Jones at a press conference Monday.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday ceremoniously signed more than 20 bills aimed at gun violence prevention in the commonwealth.
Rideout Arsenal, a firearms designer and manufacturer in Spotsylvania County, said it is moving its business out of Virginia, citing the state’s new gun laws.
Some law enforcement agencies across Virginia say they are being inundated with questions from gun owners who are confused about how the state’s new law will be enforced.
The Supreme Court of Virginia has appointed a three-judge panel to decide if multiple legal challenges to the state's new assault weapons ban should be consolidated.
In May, Virginia recorded 75,376 background checks — more than double the total from the same month last year.
A major package of gun measures is signed, with more changes proposed.
The Virginia House of Delegates passed a ban on the sale of assault-style weapons. If it passes the Senate, it will go to a governor who's already voiced her support.
As Virginians raced to buy firearms before the state's assault weapons ban took effect, they drove firearm background checks to the highest monthly number ever recorded in the commonwealth.
A three-judge panel in Charlottesville decided Monday that the individual lawsuits against Virginia's new assault weapons ban will not be combined into a single case.
