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Finding a new Virginia law limiting the purchase of handguns to one a month does not violate the Constitution, a rural judge on Thursday denied an injunction that would block it from taking effect. It’s one of two challenges to a wave of new gun laws passed by the state’s newly elected Democrat majority earlier this year.
"The government has a substantial interest in limiting gun trafficking," said Goochland County Judge Timothy Sanner from the bench, just under a week before the law goes live. Sanner pointed to the state's history as a depot for guns used in crime as among the reasons for his decision.
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring praised the outcome from the steps of the courthouse. "These laws are legal, constitutional and they're important," he said. "We have seen too much gun violence in communities across the state and the problem of gun trafficking is real." https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-denies-gun-rights-advocates-attempt-to-block-states-one-gun-a-month-law/ |
