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E204 - Every Law Enforcement Officer and Prosecutor in Virginia Is Now Barred From Enforcing the State's Gun Ban | The States

Published: July 24, 2026

Duration: 46:48

Gun ban debate in Virginia, Non-citizens on the voter rolls, and Pres. Trump touts the Ratepayer protection pledge.

Virginia Citizens Defense League President Philip Van Cleave said two of four lawsuits against the state's assault firearm and magazine bans have won injunctions, with the broadest one (issued July 21) blocking all law enforcement and prosecutors statewide from enforcing the law. Van Cleave predicted the bans will ultimately be struck down once the U.S. Supreme Court rules on pending Cook County, Illinois and Connecticut gun-ban cases, and noted many Virginia prosecutors and sheriffs have already said they won't...