“A Virginia judge has issued a statewide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Commonwealth’s new ban on so-called “assault firearms” until December 31, 2026.
The ruling came Thursday in Crump v. Katz, the state-court challenge to Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s sweeping gun-control package. The judge read the preliminary injunction from the bench and made clear that the assault-firearms ban is now enjoined statewide while the case proceeds.
The lesson for Richmond should be obvious: changing the label does not change the right. Calling a rifle an “assault firearm” does not make it unusual. Calling a gun ban “public safety” does not make it constitutional.” Ammoland
“A Virginia judge has issued a statewide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Commonwealth’s new ban on so-called “assault firearms” until December 31, 2026.
The ruling came Thursday in Crump v. Katz, the state-court challenge to Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s sweeping gun-control package. The judge read the preliminary injunction from the bench and made clear that the assault-firearms ban is now enjoined statewide while the case proceeds.
The lesson for Richmond should be obvious: changing the label does not change the right. Calling a rifle an “assault firearm” does not make it unusual. Calling a gun ban “public safety” does not make it constitutional.” Ammoland
This also enjoined the Background Checks provisions in the "Assault Firearms" law.