Virginia Denies Individual Right to Arms in AR-15 Ban Case; DOJ Investigates Philly Over Gun-Carry Permit Revocations

About this episode

The episode discusses Virginia's defense of its AR-15 ban and the DOJ's investigation into Philadelphia's gun-permit revocations.

Contributing writer Jake Fogleman and I discuss a new filing from Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones in defense of the state's new "assault firearm" ban, where he claimed the Virginia state constitution does not protect an individual right to bear arms. We also cover the DOJ's latest Second Amendment investigation into the city of Philadelphia's pattern of subjective gun-permit revocations. Stories - https://thereload.com/analysis-how-virginia-is-defending-its-new-ar-15-ban-in-court-member-exclusive/ - https://thereload.com/doj-opens-second-amendment-investigation-into-philadelphia-police/ - https://thereload.com/supreme-court-turns-down-doj-appeal-in-non-violent-felon-gun-case/ - https://thereload.com/texas-senate-candidate-talarico-says-hed-break-with-democrats-on-guns-offers-no-specifics/

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Gutowski

Guest: Jake Fogleman

Topics covered

• gun rights
• Second Amendment
• legal analysis
• politics
• gun control
• state laws

Keywords

• Virginia
• AR-15 ban
• DOJ investigation
• gun permits
• Second Amendment
• Jay Jones
• Philadelphia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones, DOJ

Places: Virginia, Philadelphia

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