In this instance, I'd imagine there are a lot of "Have and not need vs need and not have" purchases going on that will get shot once (if that), and spend the rest of time in the closet.

If the worst come to wear.

I'd wager 99% of these weapons are going into a hoarder's arsenal to gather dust.

...or to people who wouldn't have bought one before, don't shoot but "needed" one just because Governor Spanberger said they couldn't have one.

For the city you need a handgun. There is no need for a long gun unless you plan on assaulting a machine gun position. I trained with a lot of weapons in the US Army and there is no need for a long gun in your home for self defense.

IMHO. IME. YMMV.

I always tell ppl they are going to be panicking and adrenaline spiking. They won't have trained for the one situation they insist they need a gun for. Get a shotgun; it's less likely to go through the entire house and a better chance of hitting a target.

Sometimes the "kachunk" is all that's needed.

I have a few ARs.

They are not self defense weapons. In the unlikely event I would ever use a firearm for self defense it would probably be a shotgun or a pistol.

However, I do enjoy going to the range and shooting the ARs. It is a fun thing to do occasionally.

I keep them locked up and they are not a danger to anybody else. I have intentions of using them in a crime.

Besides, they would be great to have if 90% of the population turns into brain eating zombies, right?

I'm suprised to see this.

It will take a bit of time to work their way through court though. There is a chance SCOTUS takes an already pending challenge on another states law before much happens on the Virginia law specifically.

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Edited: it has been pointed out to me that this story is from 2025.

Supreme Court denies challenges to bans on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines

it seems this kind of thing spikes whenever a strong democrat is in line for the oval office! And yet, never... not once that I can remember... has a democratic president ever completely repealed our gun laws (let alone, correctly interpret that piece of a line in our constitution! But R's run scared on everything... wink at them differently and you scare them! They're the biggest snowflakes I've ever seen!

The guy who they claim is going to "protect my gun rights!" executed the biggest gun grab in history when he unconstitutionally banned bump stocks in his last administration.

Trump not only violated the Sacred Second Amendment Right To Arm Yourself To The Teeth, he also violated the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment by ordering bump stock owners to just hand them over.

dime a dozen zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Yet somehow he never took anyone's guns.

Many people naturally want something that they know they won't be able to buy soon.

Depending on the mental state of some of the buyers...

which seems counterproductive.

OTOH the predictions of blood in the streets fails to appear with notable regularity.

Yes, Very notable regularity

Colorado’s new law goes into effect in August. It literally bans the Browning Auto 5 - along with the Remington 870 its one of America’s most iconic shotguns. My dad, uncles, and myself all had one.

Guns are a losing agenda for Democrats.

and then sit their fat asses on it waiting for a tyrant to appear...then vote for him.

even mean, roanoke news???

When there are cases of a husband shooting his wife dead, that's called a "Virginian Divorce".

goes to prison.

can sterilize you involuntarily. It hasn't been overturned.

Carrie Buck, on the 100th anniversary of this heinous SCOTUS decision, to place flowers.

She can't be forgotten.

Do a google search. One of the most horrifying cases in American jurisprudence.

out of consideration for my neighbors. Justice Holmes' written opinion was a shocker. And Mark Warner's apology for"Virginia's FORCED (emphasis mine) participation in eugenics.

are petrified of people of color, LBGTQ+, women and cities.