Tag: Virginia

Injunction Blocks Enforcement of Virginia’s “Assault Weapon” Ban

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Lancaster County Circuit Court Judge John Martin issued a preliminary injunction on June 25 in the Crump v. Katz complaint against Senate Bill 749, Virginia’s “assault weapon” and magazine ban, blocking statewide enforcement until Dec. 31. The law was set to go into effect July 1. [More]

This summary was submitted before the news broke that NRA won a second injunction.

Virginia ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban BLOCKED

It’s not showing up on Google yet and I have no corroboration or further details at this time.

[Via Jess]

UPDATE

See comments for confirmation links from AmmoLand, YouTube and Red State.

Getting Warmer…

The US Supreme Court decision in Hemani offers great support to the 2A challenges to Virginia gun ban laws. [Watch]

He’s right when he observes “shall not be infringed” must be viewed and argued in the context of what The Framers would have considered to be infringements when it comes to “dangerous and unusual.”

I’d like to see him acknowledge that “in common use at the time” needs to include arms that standing army soldiers deploy with, not just what’s commercially popular, because otherwise, the machinegun ban will continue and any new developments in arms technology will be withheld from We the People.

And the bottom line is, prohibition does not work in a society that has rights, and you need to amp up the totalitarianism to where it does. If someone can’t be trusted with a gun…

[Via Jess]

Curtis v. Katz Media Update

The question on everyone’s mind: Will the case be appealed? They have 15 days. He would like to and will give the matter serious consideration. [More]

I’ve updated “Judge Rules Against Injunction in Militia Challenge to VA Gun Ban” with a synopsis and transcript of yesterday’s Zoom meeting.

Judge Rules Against Injunction in Militia Challenge to VA Gun Ban

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In a ruling issued Thursday, the Spotsylvania Circuit Court denied a request for preliminary injunction in the Curtis v. Katz challenge to Virginia’s semiautomatic firearm/magazine ban. [More]

Even though the judge acknowledges “irreparable harm” to the Plaintiffs, he thinks more damage will be done if gun-banning Democrats don’t get their way.

The Case We’re Waiting For

The hearing has been held on Curtis v. Katz, the Virginia Constitution Article I, Section 13-based militia challenge to the “assault weapon” ban.

I’m not finding results yet on Google News search, but have been able to find case progress by going to VA Courts, selecting the Circuit Court Case Information link, picking Spotsylvania Circuit Court from the drop down menu, and entering CL26002454-00 in the Case Number field.

That really doesn’t tell us anything I haven’t written about, but there is a link for Case Documents that shows all the filings from May 19 through to today, which unfortunately don’t open up to show us the details.

There’s also a Reddit discussion that seems as up to date as anything.

I’ll keep looking and if you know anything please inform us via Comments, below.

I should know more for sure tomorrow, as I’ve been invited to a Zoom press call with the counsel of record and others at 1 Eastern.

Curtis v. Katz Update

IMPORTANT CORRECTION: THE COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED AS CURTIS V. KATZ (PREVIOUSLY SAID “HOLLOWAY.”) AMMOLAND HAS UPDATED MY REPORT AND I HAVE SENT NOTICE TO FIREARMS NEWS WITH AN ARTICLE UPDATE REQUEST.

I’m told there is the perception the hearing with Judge Glover, Spotsylvania County Circuit Court, went well and the expectation is he will issue a ruling tomorrow.

See:

Hearing Scheduled for Militia-Based Challenge to VA ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban

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“Plaintiffs challenge these prohibitions solely under the militia clause of Article I, Section 13 of the Constitution of Virginia. They do not rest their case on the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, nor on the individual right to keep and bear arms also embodied in Article I, Section 13,” the complaint declares. “Their argument is simpler and more fundamental: the militia clause guarantees the existence of a ‘well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms.’” [More]

My Firearms News column elaborates on some case details not included in my Saturday AmmoLand exclusive.

Voting with Their Feet

$22 Million Gun Factory Relocates From Virginia to Georgia Over ‘Anti-Gun’ Legislation [More]

Good for them.

But in the grand scheme of things, it’s a drop in the bucket just compared to what the state spends on illegal immigrants, and then factor in how much money the state has to “work” with on other collectivist wealth extortion/redistribution schemes, and this won’t give anyone in power pause.

[Via bondmen]

Virginia Prosecutors Defy New ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

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The ban “is striking at the core of the militia system that existed in Virginia,” Mehaffey informed Fox News, showing he is one of the few public officials who “gets it,” or is at least willing to publicly acknowledge that reality. [More]

I know of some federal prosecutors who could follow suit — and are running out of excuses not to.

Ecclesiastes 1:9

Virginia’s central argument is that Article I, Section 13 of the Virginia Constitution is not an individual Second Amendment-style right at all. According to the Commonwealth, Section 13 is a “collective, militia-tethered right,” meaning the right to keep and bear arms is tied to militia service rather than individual self-defense. [More]

There is no new thing under the sun.

And Opposite Day “progressives” keep coming back with the same tired, old, debunked revisionist lies.

Enemy Foreign and Domestic

That would be this Third World collectivist ingrate bent on turning the Founder’s Republic into the hellhole he escaped from…