{"id":2623194,"date":"2026-07-03T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-governors-plan-to-ban-guns-blows-up-in-her-face\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T09:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:01:51","slug":"dem-governors-plan-to-ban-guns-blows-up-in-her-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-governors-plan-to-ban-guns-blows-up-in-her-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Governor&#8217;s Plan To Ban Guns Blows Up In Her Face"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fdem-governors-plan-to-ban-guns-blows-up-in-her-face%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=2623194&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>Virginia Democrat Governor Abigail Spanberger&#8217;s efforts to implement strict gun control measures have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judges-reject-hunter-bidens-claim-of-juror-bias-and-political-prosecution-gun-case-set-for-trial\/\" title=\"Judges deny Hunter Biden&#039;s bias claim, gun case heads to trial\">encountered legal setbacks<\/a> in June. Courts in Lancaster and Washington Counties issued preliminary injunctions that halted the enforcement of a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms. Additionally, Spanberger requested the Virginia Legislature to delay the law&#8217;s effective date. The NRA celebrated their legal victories, asserting that the proposed gun bans infringe on constitutional rights. Despite the governor&#8217;s support for the legislation, numerous Virginia prosecutors and sheriffs have refused to enforce the bans, claiming they violate historical and constitutional protections for gun ownership, especially rights associated with firearms like the AR-15. The Supreme Court is set to hear cases on similar bans, emphasizing that lawful arms are protected under the Second Amendment. Manny organizations and legal experts argue that these gun restrictions are unconstitutional, and the debate around gun rights continues as courts and legislation clash over the legality of such firearm bans.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger\u2019s efforts to enact a sweeping gun-control agenda have been placed on hold by courts in June, while the state Legislature pushed back the effective date of another law.<\/p>\n<p>Since Thursday, judges in Lancaster County and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NRA\/status\/2071711903638790536?s=20\">Washington County<\/a> issued preliminary injunctions preventing enforcement of a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms, while Spanberger had to request that the state Legislature delay the effective date of a ban on carrying such firearms. The National Rifle Association trumpeted their legal success in a Monday evening <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NRA\/status\/2071711906348318858\">post<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NRA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >world-class legal team delivered<\/a> a clear, powerful argument demonstrating that Abigail Spanberger\u2019s gun ban is a blatant constitutional infringement on the rights of law-abiding Virginians,\u201d NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford said in a statement released by the gun-rights group.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cThe NRA\u2019s world-class legal team delivered a clear, powerful argument demonstrating that Abigail Spanberger\u2019s gun ban is a blatant constitutional infringement on the rights of law-abiding Virginians.\u201d \u2013 NRA-ILA Executive Director <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jcommerford?\">@JCommerford<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/13TDf7DSq5\">pic.twitter.com\/13TDf7DSq5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NRA (@NRA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NRA\/status\/2071711906348318858?\">June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Virginia General Assembly <a href=\"https:\/\/lis.virginia.gov\/bill-details\/20262\/HB30\">approved<\/a> Spanberger\u2019s proposed amendments to a budget bill, which included the one-year delay on the \u201ccarry ban,\u201d Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Spanberger and Democratic Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones did not respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Pro-Second Amendment organizations filed suits after Spanberger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.virginia.gov\/newsroom\/news-releases\/2026\/may-releases\/name-1117882-en.html\">signed<\/a> the ban on so-called \u201cassault weapons,\u201d SB 749, and the \u201ccarry ban,\u201d SB727, into law on May 14. In addition to the ban on so-called \u201cassault weapons,\u201d SB749 also would outlaw standard-capacity magazines, setting an arbitrary limit of 15 rounds as of July 1.<\/p>\n<p>As of Thursday, 17 Commonwealth\u2019s attorneys and 12 county sheriffs declared they wouldn\u2019t enforce either the ban on modern semiautomatic firearms of the \u201ccarry ban,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcdl.org\/va-alert-6-25-2026-important-notes-on-awb-more\">according<\/a> to the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Assault Weapons Ban (SB 749\/HB 217) and the Public Carry Ban (SB 727\/HB 1524) are undoubtedly inconsistent with the historical tradition of Virginia, as articulated by <em>Miller<\/em> [[<em>v. United States<\/em>], and are thus unconstitutional under <em>Bruen<\/em>,\u201d Spotsylvania County Commonwealth\u2019s Attorney G. Ryan Mehaffey wrote in a May 15 letter to Sheriff Roger L. Harris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoreover, <em>Heller<\/em> secures the right of Virginians to keep and bear the most popular rifle in America, the AR-15,\u201d Mehaffey continued.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, the Supreme Court said it would hear two cases regarding bans on modern semiautomatic firearms, Viramontes v. Cook County, Illinois and Grant v. Higgins.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Supreme Court\u2019s decisions in <a href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/554\/570\/\">Heller<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/597\/20-843\/\">Bruen<\/a>, commonly used \u201carms\u201d for lawful purposes are protected by the Second Amendment. The National Shooting Sports Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/EstMSR1990_2020.pdf\">estimated<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/nssf-releases-most-recent-firearm-production-figures-3\/\">January<\/a> that over 32 million modern sporting rifles were in circulation.<\/p>\n<p>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/supct\/html\/99-830.ZD3.html#FN16\">dissent<\/a> to the 2000 Supreme Court decision in Stenberg v. 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