{"id":2517140,"date":"2025-12-03T16:11:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T21:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginians-scramble-to-beat-liberal-gun-grabs-and-bans\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:13:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T21:13:53","slug":"virginians-scramble-to-beat-liberal-gun-grabs-and-bans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginians-scramble-to-beat-liberal-gun-grabs-and-bans\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginians scramble to beat liberal gun grabs and bans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginians-scramble-to-beat-liberal-gun-grabs-and-bans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2517140&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The recent Virginia election brought a new liberal governor, attorney general, and a Democratic legislative supermajority, prompting a significant increase in gun purchases across the state. Concerned about potential new gun control laws, many Virginians rushed to buy firearms before anticipated restrictions take effect. According to the national Shooting Sports Association (NSSF), Virginia surged into the top five states for gun sales and background checks last month. Outgoing Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin had previously vetoed numerous anti-gun bills, but the new administration is expected to pass similar restrictive laws early next year, including bans on certain semi-automatic firearms, magazine limits, permit requirements with fingerprinting, and extended waiting periods. Gun rights advocates, such as the Virginia Citizens Defense League, warn that these measures represent a major threat to Second Amendment rights. Legal challenges from Virginia and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/expert-warns-biden-has-launched-four-prong-attack-against-second-amendment-advises-how-to-respond\/\" title=\"Expert Warns Biden Has Launched \u2018Four-Prong Attack Against\u2019 Second ..., Advises How To Respond\">national gun rights groups<\/a> are anticipated, possibly reaching the U.S. Supreme Court. The NSSF and others argue that bans on popular firearms like modern sporting rifles are unconstitutional, citing concerns expressed by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas about the ongoing legal uncertainty surrounding such restrictions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Virginians scramble to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-burchett-launches-bid-to-chair-doge-subcommittee\/\" title=\"Tim Burchett launches bid to chair DOGE subcommittee\">beat liberal gun grabs<\/a> and bans<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2392502\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Last month&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/watch\/2392502\/\">Virginia election<\/a> of a new liberal governor, attorney general, and Democratic legislative super majority sparked a run on gun shops by many fearful of a new wave of attacks on Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/nics-checks-top-530000-for-black-friday-week\/\">Black Friday<\/a> purchases and November FBI gun background checks showed a dramatic spike in the commonwealth, which typically is among the top 20 in gun sales.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3905682\/liberal-media-disguised-politics-charlie-kirk-alleged-assassin-tyler-robinson\/\">Liberal media disguised politics of Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s alleged assassin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3903847\/jd-vance-runaway-lead-2028-election-gop-nomination\/\">Vance in runaway lead for 2028 GOP nomination<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3902772\/joy-reid-broadens-maga-hate-tea-party-liberal-media-scream\/\">Joy Reid broadens her MAGA hate to Tea Party: Liberal Media Scream<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>According to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/fonteva-customer-media\/00D15000000NbUBEA0\/OroqTCvd_2025_11_NSSF_NICS_graphs_pdf\">National Shooting Sports Association<\/a>, the industry trade group, Virginia jumped into the top five in sales last month.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Particularly interesting is that background checks in Virginia broke into the top five, which can be easily attributed to concerns that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-axes-gun-permit-requirement\/\" title=\"Utah Axes Gun-Permit Requirement\u00a0\">law-abiding gun owners<\/a> there have with their ability to purchase the firearm of their choice before an incoming legislature and governor strip that choice away,&rdquo; said NSSF spokesman Mark Oliva.<\/p>\n<p>While it is the home of the National Rifle Association and other Second Amendment advocates, liberal lawmakers in Richmond have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pushed anti-gun legislation<\/a> for years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AG-Elect Jones Can't Wait to Steal Your Rights!\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LxYpjx176bs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this year, for example, outgoing Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.virginia.gov\/newsroom\/news-releases\/2024\/march\/name-1024514-en.html\">vetoed 30 anti-gun bills<\/a>, including one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-david-chipman-what-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-controversial-atf-nominee\/\" title=\"Who Is David Chipman? What You Need To Know About Biden\u2019s Controversial ATF Nominee\">banning modern sporting rifles<\/a>, or &ldquo;assault weapons,&rdquo; owned by millions of Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Pro- and anti-gun groups expect the general Assembly to approve a similar batch of laws as early as February. Liberal Gov.-elect <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abigail-spanberger\/\">Abigail Spanberger<\/a> is expected to sign them.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vcdl.org\/\">Virginia Citizens Defense League<\/a>, which is very active in Richmond lobbying for gun rights, warned in a statement to Washington Secrets that liberal lawmakers are planning to assault the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While the Democrats are keeping their cards close to their vest on upcoming gun control, probably to keep gun owners from showing up for VCDL&rsquo;s Lobby Day on January 19, we know some bad things are going to be introduced this session,&rdquo; said the group&rsquo;s President Philip Van Cleave.<\/p>\n<p>It expects a ban on some semi-automatic firearms, a magazine limit of 10 rounds, a requirement that ammunition and gun buyers first purchase a permit and supply fingerprints, and a five-day waiting period on sales in a move to end gun shows.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The net result will be a lot of new gun owners and new purchases by existing gun owners before any new laws take effect on July 1, 2026,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Any bans are expected to be challenged by Virginia and national Second Amendment advocates, and those cases sent as high as the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Oliva said, &ldquo;NSSF believes that bans on modern sporting rifles (MSRs), the most-popular selling centerfire rifle in America, are unconstitutional. NSSF also agrees with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas when he wrote in his dissent of the Supreme Court denying cert to challenges to MSR bans, &lsquo;That question is of critical importance to tens of millions of law-abiding AR&ndash;15 owners throughout the country. [The Supreme Court has] avoided deciding it for a full decade. And, further percolation is of little value when lower courts in the jurisdictions that ban AR&ndash;15s appear bent on distorting this Court&rsquo;s Second Amendment precedents.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginians rush to buy guns amid fears of new bans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2517143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP23016680644108.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[50385,52020,38362,5468],"class_list":["post-2517140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-gun-control-2","tag-gun-rights-2","tag-legislative-action","tag-virginia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP23016680644108.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2517140"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2517145,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517140\/revisions\/2517145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2517143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2517140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2517140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2517140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}