Democrat Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has been making a name for herself by pursuing a range of far-left policy goals since entering office. One of the most controversial thus far involves a new restriction on Virginians’ Second Amendment rights. But a ban is only as good as the prosecutors willing to enforce it … and in one county, it looks like Spanberger is going to face some resistance. Here’s what the Daily Caller reported: Pro-Second Amendment organizations sued to have the bans struck down as unconstitutional minutes after Spanberger signed the relevant bills into law Thursday evening. Commonwealth’s Attorney G. Ryan Mehaffey wrote a letter Friday to Spotsylvania County Sheriff Roger L. Harris, citing Supreme Court decisions as the basis of his belief that the law couldn’t be “lawfully enforced.” “The Assault Weapons Ban (SB 749/HB 217) and the Public Carry Ban (SB 727/HB 1524) are undoubtedly inconsistent with the historical tradition of Virginia, as articulated by Miller [v. United States], and are thus unconstitutional under Bruen,” Mehaffey wrote. “Moreover, Heller secures the right of Virginians to keep and bear the most popular rifle in America, the AR-15,” Mehaffey continued. The news sparked an array of social media posts praising his willingness to stand up to Richmond: My good friend and fellow Oath Keeper, Commonwealth Attorney Ryan Mehaffey is supporting our resolution declaring Spotsylvania County a 2A Sanctuary county. We will not comply with Governor Spanberger’s infringement on our unalienable Constitutional rights pic.twitter.com/XckrpFKNV0 — Andrew "Drew" Mullins (@realDrewMullins) May 16, 2026 And Spanberger’s push for new gun restrictions has attracted scorn from far and wide: 2A has nothing to do with hunting….and it doesn’t matter the justification…SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED — Jeremy Eberhard (@JeremyEber16694) May 17, 2026 The demo-nazi's are continually obsessed with private gun ownership. This year, the 250 celebration year, we need to call out the lies and deception and secure our rights. Rid our land of unconstitutional snakes now. — Daniel Dyer (@_rocky48) May 16, 2026 As TheBlaze reported, Spanberger’s ban was quickly met with a smattering of lawsuits: John Commerford, executive director of the NRA-Institute for Legislative Action, announced on Thursday the filing of “two critical lawsuits in Virginia — one in federal court, with our friends at the Second Amendment Foundation and Firearms Policy Coalition along with two NRA members, and one in state court, in Washington County, Virginia, along with our state association of Virginia Shooting Sports Association and Middleton Firearms and Training and two NRA members.” “The NRA will not sit idly by while progressive politicians strip the rights of law-abiding citizens, and our world-class legal team is locked, loaded, and ready to shoot down this outrageous gun-control law,” said Commerford.  Second Amendment Foundation Executive Director Adam Kraut stated, “It’s wild that lawmakers who each take an oath to uphold the Constitution insist on passing bills purposefully designed to gut it.” “The firearms and magazines banned in this law aren’t bizarre and unusual outliers; they’re among the most commonly owned guns and magazines in the country. They’re owned in the tens of millions by peaceable Americans who use them overwhelmingly lawfully,” continued Kraut. “Virginia has now joined the minority of radical states to ban these constitutionally protected firearms and, in so doing, joined the club of states we’re suing over it.” Here’s some additional coverage of the latest development:   This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.