Revolt of the lesser magistrates is growing in Virginia, where on May 15th Governor Abigail Spanberger signed a gun control bill that is blatantly unconstitutional. Enforcement of the “law” begins on July 1st. But 13 prosecutors from 13 Virginia counties have publicly declared no one will be prosecuted for “violating” this so-called law. Numerous sheriffs have also publicly declared they will arrest no one in their county under this new “law.”
The prosecutor in Smyth County, Phillip Blevins Jr., declared, “After careful review of the legislation and existing Supreme Court precedent, I find the assault weapon ban signed by the Governor on May 15, 2026, unconstitutional – and as a result, unenforceable. My office will not support criminal charges resulting solely from technical violations of the unconstitutional assault weapon ban.”
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