{"id":61025,"date":"2026-05-18T13:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=61025"},"modified":"2026-05-18T13:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:37:37","slug":"spotsylvania-county-va-commonwealths-attorney-slams-democrat-gun-grab-as-unconstitutional-vows-he-will-not-enforce-radical-so-called-assault-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=61025","title":{"rendered":"Spotsylvania County, VA Commonwealth\u2019s Attorney Slams Democrat Gun Grab as \u201cUnconstitutional\u201d \u2013 Vows He Will NOT Enforce Radical So-Called \u201cAssault Weapons\u201d Ban or Public Carry Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Abigail Spanberger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Commonwealth\u2019s Attorney G. Ryan Mehaffey has officially declared war on Governor Abigail Spanberger\u2019s tyrannical new \u201cassault weapons ban\u201d and public carry restrictions, telling the local sheriff in black-and-white terms that these laws are unconstitutional and will not be enforced in his county.<\/p>\n

In a bombshell May 15 letter to Spotsylvania County Sheriff Roger Harris, Mehaffey blasted Virginia\u2019s newly enacted Assault Weapons Ban (SB 749 \/ HB 217) and Public Carry Ban (SB 727 \/ HB 1524), arguing the laws directly conflict with Supreme Court precedent and Virginia\u2019s constitutional protections.<\/p>\n

The prosecutor cited major Supreme Court rulings, including District of Columbia v. Heller<\/em> and New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen<\/em>, arguing the state\u2019s new gun restrictions fail the constitutional test laid out by the Court.<\/p>\n

Just one day after Spanberger signed the bills into law on May 14, Mehaffey made it crystal clear: these infringements on our God-given right to keep and bear arms are dead on arrival in his jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

Mehaffey wrote:<\/p>\n

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Dear Sheriff Harris,<\/p>\n

Today it has come to my attention that certain legislation enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia was yesterday signed into law by the Governor of Virginia, to wit: an Assault Weapon Ban (SB 749 \/ HB 217) and a Public Carry Ban (SB 727 \/ HB 1524).<\/p>\n

I write to state that this legislation is inconsistent with the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Article I, Section 13 of the Virginia Constitution. These laws are unconstitutional and cannot be lawfully enforced.<\/p>\n

U.S. Supreme Court precedent expounds the Second Amendment right of the people to keep and bear arms as necessary for a well-regulated militia. Under U.S. v. Miller<\/em>, 307 U.S. 174 (1939), the Second Amendment secures the right of the citizen-soldier to arm himself with those instruments that have \u201csome reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well-regulated militia.\u201d<\/p>\n

The arms of a basic infantryman are the primary instruments of a militia.<\/p>\n

The primary basic infantry weapon for the U.S. military is the M4A1 carbine, equipped with a 30-round magazine.<\/p>\n

The most popular rifle in America, the AR-15, is modeled after the M4A1 and has an estimated circulation of over 32 million.<\/p>\n

In District of Columbia v. Heller<\/em>, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess firearms that are in \u201ccommon use\u201d for lawful purposes.<\/p>\n

In New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass\u2019n, Inc. v. Bruen<\/em>, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), the Supreme Court ruled that Second Amendment restrictions must be consistent with \u201cthe Nation\u2019s historical tradition of firearm regulation.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the historical tradition of Virginia, the law not only permitted but required its citizens to arm themselves with the instruments of a basic infantryman \u2013 a musket and 20 rounds \u2013 for service in the militia. The Assault Weapons Ban (SB 749 \/ HB 217) and the Public Carry Ban (SB727 \/ HB1524) are undoubtedly inconsistent with the historical tradition of Virginia, as articulated by Miller<\/em>, and are thus unconstitutional under Bruen<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Moreover, Heller<\/em> secures the right of Virginians to keep and bear the most popular rifle in America, an AR-15, for the lawful purpose of readiness for service in the Virginia militia, Va. Code Ann. \u00a7 44-1 (2026), as the Founders intended.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Spotsylvania County, VA Commonwealth\u2019s Attorney says he won\u2019t enforce the state\u2019s new gun ban: pic.twitter.com\/yCBbTwlcL8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rob Romano (@2Aupdates) May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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