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... we have private citizens are protecting their individual rights. State organizations are challenging enforcement within Virginia. National organizations are advancing broader constitutional arguments. Now, the United States Department of Justice has entered the fight from an entirely different position, bringing the weight of the federal government into the conversation.

I hope Virginians are paying attention, because this pattern isn’t new. Lawmakers like Dan Helmer and Abigail Spanberger fully expect to be sued; that’s part of the political machinery that keeps money and momentum flowing on their side.

We’ve (people that know firearms) have said it all along: AR-15’s are not the same as M-4’s and M-16’s. The DOJ just clarified that the...