Virginia recently passed draconian laws to strip residents' constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

Gun companies have stepped up to meet a surge in demand ahead of the ban, which goes into effect July 1:

Virginia's new laws ban magazines over 15 rounds, as well as many "assault-style" guns. This phrase is totally useless, because the purpose of ALL guns is to "assault," but Democrats know this. They use the phrase because it sounds more authoritative to smooth-brained people than trying to explain that "scarier-looking" guns need to be banned.

For example, these two guns are both semi-automatics chambered in .223/5.56. The difference? One uses modern materials that make it lighter, more portable, and more accessorizable 👇

Again, Democrats know this. The purpose isn't to stop aSSauLt, but to ban guns.

Thankfully, Virginians are stocking up while legal challenges to the laws begin to work through the court system:

I'm so proud of you guys! 🇺🇸

...according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation's adjusted NICS numbers, the 74,959 background checks conducted on gun transfers in Virginia in May are a 103% increase over the number of background checks performed in May, 2025.

April 2026 saw a 79% increase in gun transfers compared to the year before as well. In fact, sales have been up in Virginia since at least February of this year, as residents seek to purchase one or more of the popular rifles, pistols, and shotguns that will be pulled from store shelves on July 1 unless enforcement of the law is halted by a judge.

But wait, it gets better:

Virginia was second in the U.S. in NFA checks as well, which suggests that there are going to be a large number of suppressed ARs in the Commonwealth this Independence Day; far more than what would otherwise have been the case had Democrats resisted the urge to turn the state in to [sic] California over the course of one legislative session.

Suppressors for everyone!

If you live in the Old Dominion and have the money, this is the time. AR-15s are common-use weapons (there are tens of millions of them in the United States). Banning such guns is blatantly unconstitutional.

As a sliver of light in this mess, many Commonwealth prosecutors are saying they will not enforce the gun bans, which carry the potential of a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.

Starting July 1, Virginians will be criminally prosecuted for carrying, selling and buying assault weapons like AR-15s and magazines with capacities over 15 under HB217.

But in at least four counties, violators will likely not face a judge.

In Pulaski, Smyth, Powhatan and Spotsylvania counties, the commonwealth's attorneys say they will not enforce or press charges on violators.

Supporters of the law, including Governor Abigail Spanberger who signed it, believe that sort of discretion is not what they were elected to do.

29News wrote to a dozen different Commonwealth's Attorneys in Central Virginia to hear whether the [sic] intend to enforce the law. As of this publication, those included below are all who replied.

'I'm not surprised that there are prosecutors stepping forward and saying this is unconstitutional,' Philip van Cleave with the Virginia Citizens Defense League said. 'They swore an oath when they took office that they would support and defend the Constitution.'

The two ways out of this situation? Either the courts protect the rights of Virginians, or else Virginians remind their politicians that the Second Amendment was not written for hunting deer.

Its purpose is right on the state seal 👇