Griffith Statement on Spanberger Support of Anti-Second Amendment Bills
Friday, May 15, 2026 – Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed into law various measures that restrict Second Amendment rights. One bill in particular, SB 749, creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases or transfers an “assault firearm.” Additionally, the bill targets large capacity ammunition feeding devices such as magazines that hold 15 or more rounds of ammunition. The law gives Virginia’s gun owners until July 1, 2026, to make preparations for the new gun restrictions.
Following Governor Spanberger’s action, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“The Governor Spanberger gun grab is wrong! Not only do these extreme bills restrict Second Amendment rights, but they punish law-abiding gun owners in Virginia’s Ninth District.
“This latest action, taken together with attempted partisan congressional redistricting and pushing higher energy costs, shows that the Spanberger Administration is failing to deliver for rural communities in Virginia. These actions hurt rural Virginia!
“As the co-sponsor of the National Constitutional Carry Act in Congress, I will continue to stand up for lawful gun owners at the federal level and fight back against the radical left’s attempts to infringe on our fundamental right to bear arms.”
BACKGROUND
Congressman Griffith is a co-sponsor of H.R. 645, the National Constitutional Carry Act. The bill allows lawful U.S. gun owners to carry a firearm in any U.S. community, regardless of local or State law.
Congressman Griffith’s recent e-newsletter on his support for Second Amendment rights can be found here.
May 15, 2026 @ 12:10 pm
Congressman Griffith is correct. Virginia and Virginians will be less safe with the passage of these gun laws that prohibit citizens from purchasing and owning the most popular class of firearms “in common use” today.
May 15, 2026 @ 12:42 pm
Thank you for representing us in the 9th. district of Virginia. Thank you for standing up for our Second Amendment Right to bear arms. I’m for the H.R..645 the National Constitutional Carry Act Allowing lawful U.S. gun owners to carry their firearm in any U.S. community, regardless of local & State law. The gun is not the issue, it’s the person pulling the trigger. Not properly making suspects, criminals responsible for their crimes, releasing them, from other crimes they’ve committed, I feel gives them the permission to commit more crimes, using guns.
May 15, 2026 @ 12:42 pm
SPERMBERGER is the devil in plain view. She needs to be impeached.
May 15, 2026 @ 12:58 pm
Thank you for your representation of our 9th. District of Virginia. I feel there should stricter rules in the home on how to store your weapons. Also, pass that info to the gun buyer, Do a thorough background check, on a first time buyer, there should be a class on how to handle & store the weapons. Sometimes there is domestic abuse, a bad divorce & the one or the other threatens their lives could be with a gun. A person should be truly mentally stable & trustworthy before buying a weapon.
May 15, 2026 @ 1:41 pm
I seriously doubt that this law applies to Democratic politicians! All it is going to do is allow all of the armed illegals to run rampant while we’re unprotected.
May 15, 2026 @ 1:57 pm
I think this law is unconstitutional and it does nothing to stop criminals from getting these guns and as a legal gun owner I don’t think it right to punish us Guns don’t kill people. People kill people. Thank you Mr Griffith
May 15, 2026 @ 2:33 pm
We have 2nd Amendment rights. She has NO RIGHT to infringe on them. This should be taken up to our highest court, America’s Supreme Court.
May 18, 2026 @ 8:24 am
Judy, all this is already in place. Not only first time, but EVERY legal gun purchase requires a background check.
You said “A person should be truly mentally stable & trustworthy before buying a weapon.” I agree with mentally stable, but what is your definition of “trustworthy”? Someone who pays bills on time, goes to work every day, doesn’t speed on the highway? Never cheated on a girlfriend or wife? Never stole anything once ever? Too broad a topic.
Main problem with mental health and gun purchases boils down to the liberals preventing our law enforcement from accessing mental health records. HIPAA laws prevent them from being obtained. So when a person who is under care for mental health issues goes to purchase a firearm, all they have to do is check the box that says NO under mental health issues. A background check will only show if he/she is a felon or not.
You want stricter laws? They are strict. Your goal should be to go after the liberals (such as our governor) and demand laws in place be allowed to work properly. Law enforcement absolutely should have access to mental health records.