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Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Virginia Officials Rebel: Sheriffs and Prosecutors Refuse to Enforce New Gun Ban - Ammoland.com
As the deadline for the new Virginia gun laws approaches, Governor Abigail Spanberger’s master plan is showing cracks. Multiple localities, sheriffs, and Commonwealth’s Attorneys have publicly stated they will not enforce what they consider unconstitutional laws.
The laws go into effect on July 1, but some Commonwealth’s Attorneys have already instructed law enforcement not to arrest anyone for violations of the “assault firearms” ban because they will not prosecute the cases.
Ryan Mehaffey, a Marine veteran and one of the Commonwealth’s Attorneys standing up against the Governor’s gun grab, sent a letter to Spotsylvania Sheriff Roger Harris, instructing him that the ban is “unconstitutional and cannot be lawfully enforced.”
Mehaffey believes the United States and Virginia Constitutions protect citizens’ rights to possess standard infantry weapons. During the country’s founding, the standard issue was a musket with 20 rounds of ammunition. Today, he says, that equates to an M4A1 carbine and a 30-round magazine.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Firearm Freedom Act Would Repeal Hughes Amendment Machine Gun Ban - Ammoland.com
A new bill has been introduced by Congressman Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) in the United States House of Representatives that would repeal the Hughes Amendment. The bill, titled the “Firearm Freedom Act of 2026,” would undo the restrictions Congress placed on machine guns in 1986.
In 1986, Congress passed the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act (FOPA), a measure intended to reform certain aspects of federal gun control laws and protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners. However, during a late-night session, Democrats added the Hughes Amendment. This addition effectively closed the machine gun registry and banned the transfer of machine guns manufactured after May 19, 1986. The amendment was passed by a highly contested voice vote, with questions later raised about its procedural legitimacy.
The new legislation seeks to reverse what many view as an unconstitutional stripping of rights from American citizens by once again allowing the legal transfer and ownership of newly manufactured machine guns by civilians.
Proponents argue that fully automatic firearms are protected under the Second Amendment, which guarantees the right to keep and bear arms. However, federal courts have generally been hostile to challenges against regulations on automatic weapons. Judges have often cited the Supreme Court’s reasoning in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), describing machine guns as “dangerous and unusual” weapons not in common use for lawful purposes, thereby justifying the ongoing restrictions.
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Federal Lawsuit Challenges Illinois FOID Card Gun Licensing Law - Ammoland.com
A new federal lawsuit challenging Illinois’ requirement that gun owners obtain a state police issued license landed in court this week, marking the latest front in a multi-pronged legal assault on a system that critics say forces citizens to prove their innocence before exercising a constitutional right.
The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed the lawsuit Tuesday against Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, and Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, arguing that the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification Card Act violates both the Second and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution.
“Representing Navy veteran Christopher Laurent, Chicago chef and restaurateur Kim Dalton, and liberty advocate Justin Tucker, NCLA urges the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to declare that the FOID Act violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and stop its enforcement,” the group announced.
The three plaintiffs bring distinct but related grievances against the FOID system. Laurent and Dalton both want firearms for self-defense in their homes but have refused to submit to the licensing process on constitutional grounds. Tucker already possesses a FOID card but objects to the legal requirement that he carry it whenever he possesses a firearm or ammunition, and he does not wish to renew it when it expires.
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Monday, May 25, 2026
Virginia Gun Ban Faces NSSF-Backed Lawsuit and Emergency Injunction Request - Ammoland.com
A new NSSF-backed lawsuit, Black v. Hook, is challenging Virginia’s SB749/HB217, the sweeping ban on so-called “assault firearms” and magazines capable of holding more than 15 rounds. The complaint was filed in Fauquier County Circuit Court on behalf of Virginia gun owners, a gun shop, a firearms manufacturer, and a magazine manufacturer.
According to NSSF, the plaintiffs have filed an emergency motion for a preliminary injunction asking the court to block enforcement before the law takes effect on July 1, 2026. The plaintiffs requested a hearing by June 19, giving the court only a narrow window to stop Virginia from enforcing one of the most aggressive gun-control laws in the country.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed SB749 into law on May 14, 2026. Her office described it as legislation prohibiting the future sale and manufacture of “assault firearms” and the sale of magazines holding more than 15 rounds.
The lawsuit names Scott C. Hook, the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Fauquier County, as the defendant in his official capacity. If the law takes effect, county prosecutors would be responsible for bringing criminal cases against ordinary Virginians, gun shops, and manufacturers who violate the new restrictions.
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