VA: Some Attorneys are Refusing to Enforce Gun Bans — Others are Helping to Defend Them
Written by
Chris Stone Published: 29 May 2026
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Virginia’s new gun ban laws have exposed a clear divide across the Commonwealth. Some prosecutors are choosing to stand with law-abiding gun owners and the Constitution, while others are helping anti-gun politicians defend one of the most sweeping attacks the Second Amendment Virginia has ever seen. Attorney General Jay Jones is now attempting to consolidate multiple lawsuits challenging Virginia’s new firearm and magazine bans, a move designed to deprive each case from having its day in court. Shockingly, two Republican Commonwealth’s Attorneys joined that effort. Frederick County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ross Spicer and York County Commonwealth’s Attorney Krystyn Reid signed onto Jones’ filing, aligning themselves with the same political machine pushing bans on commonly owned firearms and standard-capacity magazines. |
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TAKE ACTION If you are a resident of York or Fredrick Counties, contact your Commonwealth’s Attorney and tell them to to stop siding with Jay Jones!
York County Commonwealth’s Attorney
Ross Spicer
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At the same time, several Commonwealth’s Attorneys across Virginia are taking the opposite approach by publicly signaling they will not participate in enforcing these unconstitutional restrictions. Those prosecutors include: Leslie M. Fleet — Appomattox County If this is your attorney, please reach out to them and thank them for their steadfast defense of what’s right! If you don’t see your attorney on this list, reach out to them and urge them to publicly refuse to enforce Virginia’s unconstitutional firearm bans. Together with our friends at the Virginia Citizens Defense League, we prepared this letter that Commonwealth’s Attorneys can sign and release publicly, and we encourage you to forward it to your local prosecutor by email. |
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Gun owners are tired of watching politicians and bureaucrats treat constitutional rights like temporary privileges. Now is the time to ensure that every Commonwealth’s Attorney in Virginia publicly declares where they stand. |
