home / criminal justice / virginia's assault firearm ban challenged in federal lawsuit R reason.com 6d Virginia's Assault Firearm Ban Challenged in Federal Lawsuit Three Second Amendment groups say the law violates the right to own arms in common use for self-defense and other lawful purposes. Reason • reason.com/2026/05/15/virginias-new-assault-firearm-ban-is-plainly-unconstitutional-a-federal-lawsuit-argues/ Criminal JusticeUnited StatesVirginiaPoliticsJudiciaryGun PolicyWorld