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Smart Girl Politics: Abigail Spanberger Just NUKED Her Political Career

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4.4652 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Virginia’s new gun law isn’t just controversial — it’s a full-blown Second Amendment firestorm. Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed sweeping gun control legislation targeting so-called “assault weapons” and large-capacity magazines, and now Virginia is staring down a legal and political battle that could have national consequences. We’re talking AR-15s, constitutional rights, Supreme Court precedent, and […]

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0:00.0

You've got a massive development out of Virginia that every gun owner in America needs to pay attention to because this is no longer just another anti-gun proposal.

0:07.7

Well, friends, she did it.

0:10.0

On Friday, Virginia Governor Abigail Spamberger old Grabby Abby herself and her poison penned signed into law legislation that bans the purchase, sale, and transfer of certain

0:22.3

assault weapons. That's right. As of July 1st, it is illegal for Virginians to buy or sell AR-15s.

0:31.0

Today we're talking about Grabby Abbey's new law, the avalanche of lawsuits that have already begun,

0:36.5

and how this, and what I think is the upcoming

0:39.4

SCOTUS decision, is going to torch her future political ambitious because, as we all know,

0:45.7

she wants to be president. Hi, everyone. I'm Terry Christoph. I'm a fed up Jen Exer and ticked off

0:50.3

Virginia, and I am behind this microphone right here so that you and I can talk about

0:54.6

what's really going on. Welcome to SmartRo Politics. All right, let's just start right here at the

0:59.0

beginning. What is the law that she just signed on Friday? It's called assault firearms and

1:04.3

certain ammunition feeding devices, purchase sale, etc. Prohibited slash penalties. All right, this is what's going to happen. Purchase,

1:14.2

sale, transfer, et cetera, of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited.

1:20.1

Here are the penalties. Creates a class one misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells,

1:25.6

manufactures, purchases, or transfers an assault firearm,

1:29.4

as that term is defined in the bill with some exceptions and prohibits a person who has been

1:34.6

convicted of such violation for purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm for a period

1:40.3

of three years from the date of conviction. The bill provides that an assault firearm

1:46.1

does not include any firearm that is an antique firearm, has been rendered permanently

1:51.1

inoperable, or is manually operated by bolt pump, lever, or slide action. The bill also prohibits

1:57.7

the sale of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill provides thatits the sale of a large-capacity ammunition feeding device, as that term

2:01.9

is defined in the bill.

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