Tenth Local Prosecutor Joins With Sheriff, Declares Blue State’s Semiauto Ban Unconstitutional

Yet another Virginia prosecutor announced Friday he would not enforce a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms, bringing the total to ten since the enactment of a law supported by anti-Second Amendment agitators.

Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed SB 749 into law on May 14, which would prohibit the sale and transfer of so-called “assault weapons,” as of July 1. The legislation drew immediate litigation from pro-Second Amendment organizations, including the National Rifle Association (NRA), Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), which were seeking to have the law declared unconstitutional.

“ew laws from Richmond primarily relating to (1) the purchase, sale, transfer, possession or transportation of firearms, ammunition or magazines that have been traditionally legal prior to July 1, 2026; and (2) expanded public-carry restrictions threaten the integrity of federal and state principles equally recognized as fundamentally important to the citizens of Clarke County,” County Sheriff Travis M. Sumption and Commonwealth Attorney Matthew E Bass said in the statement posted on Facebook Friday by the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office.

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Spanberger did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation about the announcements, but other Democrats have threatened reprisals against officials who have questioned the constitutionality of the legislation.