Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, and John Crump, filed suit May 15, 2026, seeking “temporary and then permanent injunctions” blocking the enforcement of Virginia’s “assault weapons” ban.
Other plaintiffs are the Virginia Citizens Defense League and the Virginia Citizens Defense Foundation.
Breitbart News reported that Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) signed the ban into law on May 14, 2026.
GOA & the other plaintiffs filed their case in the Circuit Court for the County of Lancaster and are trying to secure an injunction to block enforcement of the ban as cases against it are adjudicated.