Virginia
Victory for Gun Safety: NRA-Backed Plaintiffs Drop Suit Against Fairfax County Over Common-Sense Gun Safety Law Prohibiting Guns in Parks and Other Sensitive Places
Fairfax, VA – Late last week, in a victory for gun safety in the courts, NRA-backed plaintiffs challenging Fairfax County’s common-sense gun safety ordinance restricting…
9.11.2023
Elhert v. Settle
Defending Virginia’s background check requirement.
7.29.2020
Background checks
Hirschfeld v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Protecting federal law that prohibits federally-licensed firearms dealers from selling to persons under twenty-one.
2.21.2020
Age Restrictions
Documents Reveal Many Virginia Lawless Counties Admit Their ‘Second Amendment Sanctuaries’ Are Legally Meaningless; They Are Also Rooted In Discredited Legal Theories
The last few months in Virginia have seen many local governments pass resolutions declaring themselves “Second Amendment Sanctuaries.” A close reading of the text of dozens of these resolutions shows they generally have no actual legal effect—and typically are little more than symbolic political gestures.
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