Thirteen Virginia commonwealth’s attorneys have now said they will not enforce Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s (D-VA) new gun ban when it takes effect on July 1, including the top prosecutors in Page, Shenandoah, and Warren counties.
The law Spanberger signed in May bans the future sale, manufacture, transfer, import, and purchase of certain semiautomatic firearms and magazines that hold more than 15 rounds. Anyone charged under it faces up to 12 months in jail and a $2,500 fine, plus a three-year ban on buying or possessing firearms.
Spotsylvania County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ryan Mehaffey was among the first to go on record.
“The assault weapons ban and the public carry ban are obviously unconstitutional. And it’s incumbent upon constitutional officers in Virginia to come out and clearly state that they cannot be lawfully enforced, and to defend the people’s rights to keep and bear arms.”
Mehaffey also drew a contrast with Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano, a Democrat who has reportedly dropped charges against multiple violent suspects, including Abdul Jalloh, an illegal alien who went on to murder Stephanie Minter at a bus stop after Descano’s office declined to prosecute him despite police warnings.