My cousin is in VA - went over my pistol/rifle collection and found the stuff he wants to buy before it kicks in July 1st.
Good to see that Virginians elected a moderate governor. I’m sure these are just “common sense” gun laws.
VA Gov Spanberger is requesting modifications on some of the bills, possibly as a stalling tactic to both not sign them and prevent them from automatically becoming law without her signing:
Trying to avoid the “Governor Bans Guns” headlines before the midterms, so they can stack the re-districting to make it more dem-heavy.
They’re going back and making it worse now
… and our POS helicopter pilot is from VA.
WTF???
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Just pieces being moved around on a chess board.
…The General Assembly is scheduled to reconvene on April 22, 2026, to specifically consider the governor’s amendments to these and other bills.
Ammoland has a new article but I can’t link it
A senior Justice Department official told Newsmax on Thursday that Virginia’s sweeping new gun restrictions could violate the Second Amendment, escalating a growing legal clash with the state’s newly enacted firearm laws.
On “Bianca Across the Nation,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the Department of Justice is prepared to take legal action if the measures championed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger move forward, arguing they conflict with federal law and Supreme Court precedent.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/harmeet-dhillon-newsmax-virginia/2026/04/23/id/1253987/
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VA Governor Spanberger signed the “Assault Weapon” bill into law last night.
There’s been some reaction:
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I believe this is the NRA led filing - Santolla v. Katz:
Today, the National Rifle Association announced the filing of a state lawsuit challenging Virginia’s newly enacted bans on “assault firearms” and magazines capable of holding more than 15 rounds.
The bans were signed into law earlier today by Governor Spanberger. The “assault firearms” ban criminalizes the purchase, sale, transfer, manufacture, and importation of a wide range of commonly owned semiautomatic handguns, shotguns, and rifles—including the AR-15, the most popular rifle in America. The law also prohibits the purchase, barter, transfer, and importation of “large capacity magazines,” defined as magazines capable of holding over 15 rounds of ammunition.
The complaint argues that the bans violate the arms guarantee in Article 1, Section 13 of the Virginia Constitution. It further contends that, because the Virginia Supreme Court has interpreted that provision as coextensive with the Second Amendment, it bars prohibitions on commonly owned arms.
The plaintiffs include the Virginia Shooting Sports Association, Middletown Firearms, Middletown Training, Virginia Pride Ltd., and VSSA members Joseph Santolla, Reagan Adams, James Rowe, Robert Pride, and Stephen Bokmiller.
The case, Santolla v. Katz, will be heard by the Washington Circuit Court.
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