Attorney General Jay Jones has asked judges to pause all four state lawsuits challenging Virginia’s new assault weapons ban until after the U.S. Supreme Court rules on two similar cases from other states.
The Attorney General’s Office said pausing the four pending lawsuits will prevent conflicting outcomes and “support the equal and fair application of the law.”
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear challenges this fall to assault weapons bans in Connecticut and Illinois, with a decision likely by next summer.
Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
