Virginia Gun Sales Double Ahead of AR-15 Ban; Judge Reaffirms Universal Background Check Law Block

About this episode

The episode discusses the doubling of gun sales in Virginia ahead of an AR-15 ban and the ongoing legal battle over a universal background check law.

Contributing writer Jake Fogleman and I cover new data showing Virginia's monthly gun sales doubling year-over-year, landing it in the number 2 spot in the nation for long gun sales, as the state's new "assault firearm" ban is set to take effect. We also cover the legal fight over the state's universal background check law, where gun-rights groups successfully convinced a judge to continue preventing its enforcement for now. Stories: - https://thereload.com/gun-rights-groups-warn-virginia-police-against-enforcing-enjoined-background-check-law/ - https://thereload.com/analysis-how-a-scotus-footnote-keeps-dooming-silencer-challenges-member-exclusive/

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Gutowski

Guest: Jake Fogleman

Topics covered

• gun sales
• Virginia
• AR-15 ban
• universal background check
• legal fight
• gun rights

Keywords

• Virginia gun sales
• AR-15 ban
• universal background check
• gun rights
• legal fight
• background check law

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: gun-rights groups, SCOTUS

Places: Virginia

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