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Analysis: Gun-Rights Advocates Turn Militia Argument Against Virginia
The suit says Virginia’s bans cover semi-automatic rifles, pistols and magazines suited for militia service, and plaintiffs are considering an expedited appeal.
For decades, the most common argument advanced by gun-control advocates has been that constitutional protections for keeping and bearing arms secure a collective, rather than individual, right tied directly to militia service. Now, gun-rights advocates are deploying a version of that argument against Virginia’s AR-15 sales ban. Among the plethora of legal challenges filed against Virginia’s… Source