There is a tremendously informative thread right now addressing how and when and why any law might be declared unconstitutional at
Legal Question for one of the MOD lawyers...
That topic intersects with the hot topic of 2nd Amendment Sanctuaries in Virginia, being tracked in the primary thread
Virginia's next move
with supplemental information and comments in
Important: VCDL statement about Lobby
and
VDCL/GOA Re: VA AG 2A Sanctuary Opinion
My understanding of the situation is that the 2A Sanctuary counties and towns are not declaring intent to break future laws, simply that they will not expend their resources to enforce possible future gun control laws they consider to be unconstitutional. Following the Legal Question thread, I believe they are saying that they foresee such laws to be declared unconstitutional by proper judicial authority once passed and properly challenged in court. In the meantime, they will use available prosecutorial discretion and not try to enforce those laws.
Implications of the Governor and Virginia Attorney General seeking judicial sanction against such 2A Sanctuary sheriffs and prosecutors will add another layer to the complex topic of both injunctions and determinations of unconstitutionality.
I would appreciate comment on this thought by moderators Frank Ettin and Spats McGee, both of whom have been super helpful in the Legal Question... thread.
Legal Question for one of the MOD lawyers...
That topic intersects with the hot topic of 2nd Amendment Sanctuaries in Virginia, being tracked in the primary thread
Virginia's next move
with supplemental information and comments in
Important: VCDL statement about Lobby
and
VDCL/GOA Re: VA AG 2A Sanctuary Opinion
My understanding of the situation is that the 2A Sanctuary counties and towns are not declaring intent to break future laws, simply that they will not expend their resources to enforce possible future gun control laws they consider to be unconstitutional. Following the Legal Question thread, I believe they are saying that they foresee such laws to be declared unconstitutional by proper judicial authority once passed and properly challenged in court. In the meantime, they will use available prosecutorial discretion and not try to enforce those laws.
Implications of the Governor and Virginia Attorney General seeking judicial sanction against such 2A Sanctuary sheriffs and prosecutors will add another layer to the complex topic of both injunctions and determinations of unconstitutionality.
I would appreciate comment on this thought by moderators Frank Ettin and Spats McGee, both of whom have been super helpful in the Legal Question... thread.