Spanberger Just Signed Two Unconstitutional Gun Bills — Today

On April 23rd, Governor Spanberger signed HB1525 and SB727/HB1524 into law, pushing Virginia further down the path of states like New York, California, and Illinois — where politicians treat the Second Amendment like a suggestion, not a right. The NRA-ILA is already calling these bills unconstitutional, and they're not wrong.

HB1525 and the companion bills SB727/HB1524 represent exactly the kind of incremental erosion anti-gun politicians love: small enough to avoid mass outrage, significant enough to matter. Spanberger and her allies in Richmond know what they're doing — they're not fighting crime, they're targeting law-abiding gun owners while violent criminals keep doing what they do.

Let's be clear: no bill Spanberger has signed this session addresses the root cause of violent crime in Virginia. Career criminals don't fill out paperwork. They don't wait for background checks. Every one of these restrictions lands squarely on the shoulders of responsible, legal gun owners — veterans, women who carry for protection, rural Virginians who live miles from the nearest sheriff's station.

The NRA-ILA flagged these bills as unconstitutional — meaning legal challenges are likely incoming. Post-Bruen, the Supreme Court has given courts a strict historical test for gun laws, and newly minted restrictions like these have a rough track record in federal court. Justices Thomas and Alito didn't write Bruen for nothing. Virginia gun owners may yet have their day in court — but that fight takes time, money, and attention. Spanberger is counting on you to look away.