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'The Constitution is not a suggestion': Trump admin sues Virginia over gun ban, criticizes 'assault firearms' terminology because it is not 'used in the firear…
"Virginians can be justly proud of their centuries-long tradition of leadership in the cause of liberty," the lawsuit reads. "Sadly, however, that tradition was recently besmirched."
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The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against the state of Virginia, challenging a recently enacted gun ban. The lawsuit argues that the ban infringes on the Second Amendment rights of Virginians. The administration also criticizes the terminology used in the ban, specifically the term "assault firearms," which it claims is not a term used in the firearms industry. This criticism suggests that the administration views the term as pejorative or misleading. The lawsuit frames the ban as an attack on Virginia's tradition of upholding liberty, implying that the administration sees the ban as a threat to individual rights.
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