Here’s Why Judge Blocked Blue State’s Gun Ban
1 sourceUpdated Jul 9, 2026
A Virginia judge informed officials in the state that a newly passed ban on modern semiautomatic firearms was blocked across the state in a Tuesday letter, citing the potential for a “treacherous patchwork” in the state.
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