Justice Department Sues CA, VA Over New Firearm Rules

“The Virginia law makes the commercial purchase of AR-15-s-tyle rifles a crime,” the Justice Department said. “The AR-15 rifle is the most popular rifle in America. Virginia’s enforcement of the new ban is a pattern or practice of conduct by the commonwealth’s law enforcement officers that deprives the citizens of Virginia of their constitutional right to buy and sell arms protected by the Second Amendment.”







New Mexico Attorney General Sues Torrance, Curry Counties Over ICE Agreements

Torrez says that, by continuing to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the counties are imposing “serious costs on local communities.” Deputies who are assigned to help assist ICE, for instance, are no longer available for criminal investigations and emergency calls—tasks that the attorney general describes as being “the core mission of local law enforcement.”