VA Governor Running Scared Moves Gun Range Shutdown Challenge Federal Court

By John Crump

Richmond, Virginia –-(Ammoland.com)- Virginia Governor Ralph Northam used the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to shut down shooting ranges in the Commonwealth. Virginia law explicitly prohibits the Governor from using a state of emergency to infringe on the right of the people to bear arms.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) specifically list gun stores and ranges as critical businesses, but Northam has decided to ignore the advisory. Also, during the Pandemic, Northam signed several Bloomberg championed anti-gun bills into law, ignoring the will of the people. Over 96% of the state’s localities have declared themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries.

Northam’s move to close down gun range forced the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) and Gun Owners of America (GOA) to sue in state court to reopen the ranges.

The two organization was very explicit in their lawsuit to explain that the groups were not suing the Governor for violating the Second Amendment, but for violating Article One, Section 13 of the Virginia Constitution.

Northam seems to be afraid of having challenges to his emergency orders heard in state court. Several churches filed suit in state court over the Governor’s order to shut down their …Read the Rest

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