Virginia’s universal background-check mandate is poised to return July 1 after the court unexpectedly dissolved an injunction blocking enforcement of the law.
Virginia Universal Background Checks Return July 1 After Court Lifts Injunction
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Virginia Judge Blocks State Police From Enforcing Universal Background Checks
A Lynchburg judge has rejected an effort by the Virginia State Police and Attorney General Jay Jones to dissolve an injunction blocking enforcement of universal background checks on private firearm sales.
Virginia Defies Court Order: State Police Resume Unconstitutional Background Checks
Virginia officials are moving to revive mandatory background checks for private firearm sales despite a standing court order blocking enforcement. VCDL and GOA are expected to fight back.
Virginia State Police Admit Spanberger Gun Law Conflicts With Court Order
Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed five gun-control bills into law, but HB 1525 now puts Virginia State Police in the middle of a constitutional fight over universal background checks and a standing court injunction.
Jay Jones Tries to Hijack Virginia’s Gun Laws Before He’s Even in Office ~ VIDEO
Attorney General-elect Jay Jones, who doesn’t take office until January 17, 2026, is already trying to act like Virginia’s top law-enforcement official. And his very first move is aimed directly at your gun rights.
Universal Background Checks Struck Down In Virginia
In a decision that reverberates through the ongoing national debate on gun rights, a Virginia Circuit Court has invalidated a state law mandating background checks for private handgun sales.
Is New York’s Ammo Background Check System a Legal Snare Being Set for Gun Owners
“When the NYS Police encourage dealers to bypass the law, it’s either entrapment, incompetence, or a hack.” “There’s no good explanation for this kind of sudden, systemic issue.”
ATF Trafficking Report & the Complete Failure of “Universal” Background Checks
As it turns out, those willing to commit violence with firearms don’t pay much attention to flouting the federal government’s paperwork regime.
New York’s Ammunition Background Check System: An Expensive Wreck?
The most ridiculous thing about all this wasted time, money, ink, and effort is that New York’s dangerous criminals will continue to flout the law.
Biden’s Proposed Rule Will Eliminate Private Gun Sales
President Biden and the Department of Justice announced a proposed rule to change who will need a federal firearms license (FFL) to sell firearms.
Details Leaked on Biden Admin’s Sneaky Firearms Background Check Power Grab
Biden has not been coy about his ambitions to push existing law as far as possible toward “universal” firearm background checks.
Human Rights Group Sues Over Gun Purchase Waiting Periods For Those Under 21
TX: Several young adults filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act that requires enhanced background checks for adults under 21.
TX: Allen Massacre Underlines the FALSE Promise of ‘Universal Background Checks’
Mass shooters typically do not have disqualifying records, and restrictions on private gun sales are rightfully and widely flouted by sovereign American citizens….
Senate Democrats Try to Force Universal Background Check Bill, will GOP Fold?
The Oakland County, Michigan school shooter, got his guns after his father successfully PASSED a background check, but Senate Democrats won’t let this tragedy go to waste.
Montana: Senator Tester Refuses to Commit to Protecting Your Gun Rights
That Tester has elected to avoid any such dialog, is not creating any hope that he will actively oppose gun control in the U.S. Senate. Montana deserves better.
Trump-Rejecting Republican Has Plan to Drive Gun Owners from GOP
Are Republicans really stupid enough to believe they can take the fire out of the bellies of their core constituents and give the Democrats everything they demand?
Exposing the Left’s Real Intent Behind Gun Background Checks ~VIDEO
“we need more background checks to keep people safe.” It always comes from the political left. Why is it that we never hear it
FOIA Request Shows FBI Adding Non-Prohibited Buyers to NICS Preventing Gun Purchases
In the United States, we have a long tradition of “innocent until proven guilty,” but the FBI seems to take the opposite approach when it comes to gun purchase rights.
Guns in America: Ending the Culture War & Starting a Productive Conversation
The policy area with the most synergistic message is also the one that represents what we believe is the greatest potential for impact: Expanded Background Checks.
Perpetual RINO Chris Smith, Cosponsors Dems’ Universal Background Checks
Continued lack of support concerning civil gun rights shall not be tolerated and with nearly 40 years in office, it’s time for Smith to be primaried hard.
We Need to Kill Democrats’ New Gun Control, Not Make it More Palatable
Are gun-grabbers just idiots? Or are they trying to create traps for gun owners? Probably a little of both. But bill (H.R. 8) now before Congress would turn all of us into criminals
Only Idiots Believe in Banning Gun Shows & Universal Background Checks
The purpose of the Biden Administration’s proposed laws is NOT to save lives or keep people safe but to destroy the firearms culture in America & punish those who disagree with them.
Democrats Start Their Push For Gun Control: 1st Attack- Universal Background Checks
California Democrat Mike Thompson’s “Bipartisan Background Checks Act” (H.R. 8) would end the way private sales of firearms are handled in the majority of the country and raise the age to buy a gun…
Firearm Purchase Delays in Montana & the Danger of Universal Background Checks
This problem is just one reason it is so important not to let the anti-gunners or a Biden Administration “close the gun show loophole” by invoking a “universal background check” on used firearms.
Lawsuit against Seller and Gun Maker Demands Intolerance and Discrimination
The plaintiffs and their lawyer are looking to blame a party with deeper pockets than the dead killer’s “estate”…
Giffords’ Virtual ‘Tour’ Will Be Even More Staged than Bloomberg’s Real One
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and Opposite Day “progressives” are nothing if not unoriginal, continually repeating what doesn’t work.
GOA & VCDL File For An Injunction To Halt Universal Background Checks In Virginia
The new universal background check law effectively raises the minimum age to acquire a handgun from 18 years old to 21 years old and changed the age for gun ownership in Virginia.
Time for Universal Background Checks for Abortions, Voting & Car Buying
It is time for laws requiring Americans to submit personally-identifying information and submit to a full background check every time they go to the abortion clinic or the polls.
Virginia: Upcoming Universal Background Check Law & Antique Firearms
Effective July 1, 2020, Virginia will generally prohibit any person from selling a firearm unless the buyer has undergone a universal background check.
Pandemic Exposes Dangers of So-Called “Universal” Background Checks
As COVID-19 makes its way across the country, Americans are getting an important lesson in the dangers of Universal Background Checks.