STATEMENT FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES ON SPOTSYLVANIA CIRCUIT COURT OPINION DENYING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST VIRGINIA'S ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN

RICHMOND, Va., June 20 -- The Virginia Attorney General issued the following news release:

Statement From Attorney General Jay Jones on Spotsylvania Circuit Court Opinion Denying Preliminary Injunction Against Virginia's Assault Weapons BanRICHMOND, Va.-- Attorney General Jay Jones released the following statement after the Spotsylvania Circuit Court denied the plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction inCurtis v. Katz, a challenge to the assault weapons ban passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Spanberger."The Court's decision today inCurtis v. Katzis an important step in ensuring that Virginia's assault weapons ban will go into effect on July 1. The Commonwealth will defend against any appeal in this case a...