Henrico residents found a stranger lying in an upstairs bed Friday night. The altercation ended with him shot dead and no charges for now. Read the original story: Virginia Residents Come Home Friday Night to Find a Stranger Lying in an Upstairs Bed; Altercation Ends With Him Shot Dead and No Cha...
A Norfolk neighbor shot and killed one of four dogs that got loose, and the Commonwealth's Attorney says both sides will be reviewed. Read the original story: Norfolk Neighbor Shoots and Kills One of Four Loose Dogs After a Woman Says She Was Attacked and Bitten in the Street
First Circuit judges questioned how many commonly owned handguns Massachusetts may exclude from dealer shelves before its regulatory roster becomes an unconstitutional ban.
Massachusetts failed to dismiss the central claims in an SAF lawsuit alleging that recurring delays, one-year licenses, and no renewal grace period leave nonresident gun owners disarmed for months.
Prosecutors dropped a first-degree murder charge against a Manassas pharmacist after a five-hour audio recording surfaced. Read the original story: A Five-Hour Recording No One Had Examined Ends the First-Degree Murder Case Against a Virginia Pharmacist Who Shot Her Husband
Virginia State Police moved to dismiss Crump v. Katz, attacking the plaintiffs’ standing and defending the gun ban on the merits. Read the original story: Virginia State Police Move to Dismiss GOA and VCDL Gun Ban Lawsuit, Attacking Standing and Defending the Ban on the Merits
Virginia’s ban on commonly owned semi-automatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines remains blocked, even as two major lawsuits have been paused. The stays in Santolla v. Katz and McDonald v. Katz preserve the current legal battlefield while the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide whether ...
Virginia is asking a court to declare AR-15s and standard-capacity magazines outside constitutional protection. Its motion in Crump v. Katz also revives interest-balancing language rejected by the Supreme Court.
A Washington County judge has clarified that the injunction in Santolla v. Katz applies statewide, blocking enforcement of Virginia’s new assault-firearm and magazine ban while the NRA-backed lawsuit moves forward.
Virginia tried to pull four separate challenges to its new gun-control laws into one courtroom. A judicial panel rejected the move, ruling the cases are too different and too far along to justify transfer.