The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against Virginia over a recently created law that the department alleges is an unconstitutional ban on common semi-automatic rifles, noting that tens of millions of Americans across the country own such rifles.
In its complaint filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the DOJ said the law effectively criminalizes the purchase of AR-15-style rifles, which it said are the most popular rifles in the country.was
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said that the lawsuit is an attempt to protect Virginians’ Second Amendment rights. He said the constitutional amendment “is not a second-class right” and suggested he would file similar challenges in other jurisdictions….
DOJ Sues Virginia Over ‘Unconstitutional Weapons Bans’
