VA: Tell Your Commonwealth’s Attorney: Do Not Enforce Virginia’s Gun Bans – TAKE ACTION
Written by
Chris Stone Published: 29 June 2026
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Last week, we told you that GOA, GOF, VCDL, VCDF, and gun rights journalist John Crump secured a preliminary injunction in Crump v. Katz, our lawsuit against Virginia’s so-called Assault Weapons Ban. This injunction prevents the Virginia State Police from enforcing the challenged gun and magazine bans while our case continues through the court system. Virginia gun owners cannot let up now. We expect the Commonwealth to appeal, and local prosecutors across Virginia need to hear from gun owners immediately. That is why we are asking you to send a pre-written letter to your Commonwealth’s Attorney today. Tell them to agree with the judge’s ruling and refuse to enforce these unconstitutional gun and magazine bans against law-abiding Virginians. SB749 and SB727 threaten ordinary gun owners with criminal penalties for acquiring, transferring, manufacturing, importing, or publicly carrying many commonly owned firearms and standard-capacity magazines. These bans violate Article I, Section 13 of the Virginia Constitution, which states that “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” Virginia gun owners deserve protection from unconstitutional enforcement at every level of government. |
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TAKE ACTION: Please send a message to your Commonwealth’s Attorney and urge them to agree with the judge’s ruling. Tell them Virginia’s gun and magazine bans are unconstitutional and should not be enforced against law-abiding gun owners! Click here to view the list of Commonwealth’s Attorneys. As a reminder, 17 Attorneys have already publicly committed to protecting the Second Amendment rights of Virginians:
Below is a supplemental letter that you can use: |
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Dear [Commonwealth’s Attorney’s name], As a Virginia gun owner, I urge you to agree with the court’s ruling in Crump v. Katz and refuse to enforce Virginia’s unconstitutional gun and magazine bans against law-abiding citizens. SB749 and SB727 target many commonly owned firearms and standard-capacity magazines that Virginians have lawfully owned, used, acquired, transferred, and carried for decades. Article I, Section 13 of the Virginia Constitution is clear: “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” The Lancaster Circuit Court has now issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Virginia State Police from enforcing the challenged statutes while the case continues. I urge you to respect that ruling and publicly commit that your office will not prosecute peaceable Virginians under these unconstitutional laws. Attorney General Jay Jones is trying to minimize the scope of the injunction by claiming it binds only the Virginia State Police. But pretending local prosecutors can carry on like nothing happened is reckless. State law presumes officials obey constitutional rulings, and those who ignore them may lose qualified immunity and face personal liability. Law-abiding gun owners should not be turned into criminals for exercising their constitutional rights. Sincerely, |
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The court has spoken. Now your local Commonwealth’s Attorney needs to hear from you. Send your message today and demand that no peaceable Virginian be prosecuted under these unconstitutional gun bans. |
