The countdown to Virginia’s new assault weapons ban is playing out at gun counters across the commonwealth.
Customers are snapping up AR-15s, gun manufacturers are rushing shipments to Virginia retailers and store owners say firearms are flying off shelves ahead of a July 1 deadline that will dramatically restrict which guns can be legally sold in the state.
Recent FBI data suggests Virginia gun stores are seeing a huge surge in demand.
Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
