Spanberger Just Signed 3 Unconstitutional Gun Laws—Fight Back

Three bills. One signature. The Commonwealth of Virginia now has a semi-automatic firearms ban, age restrictions stripping adults 18–20 of a constitutional right, and new concealed carry barriers—all on the books and enforceable today.

Let that land for a second. **Adults old enough to serve in uniform, old enough to vote, old enough to be tried as adults—no longer old enough to exercise their Second Amendment rights in Virginia.**

The semi-automatic ban is the most legally exposed provision in the package. Semi-automatic rifles and pistols are the most commonly owned firearms in America. The Supreme Court was explicit in *Heller*: weapons "in common use" are protected under the Second Amendment. Spanberger either hasn't read the ruling or has decided it doesn't apply to her.

Spoiler: it does.

The concealed carry restrictions pile on top, stacking new bureaucratic barriers between law-abiding Virginians and their right to protect themselves and their families. None of this touches criminals. All of it touches you.

This didn't happen in a vacuum. Gun-control money—Bloomberg's network chief among them—has been pouring into Virginia statehouse races for over a decade, flipping the legislature blue and waiting for exactly this moment. Today, they're cashing that check. **Virginia was a test case. If it holds, your state is next.**

Litigation is already incoming. Under the *Bruen* framework the Supreme Court handed down in 2022, the government must identify a genuine historical analogue before restricting any firearm right. Virginia prosecutors are going to have a very bad time defending these laws in federal court.

But court battles take time and money. In the meantime, these laws are live, they are enforceable, and ignorance of them won't protect you.

**Here's what to do right now:** Contact your Virginia state legislators and demand they push back. Support NRA-ILA's litigation fund—that's where this gets won or lost. And if you are a Virginia gun owner, understand what these laws require before you carry or purchase anything.

The fight for the Commonwealth just got serious. Watch this space—because the first court challenge could set the precedent that defends every gun owner in America.