Following a change in State law, several Northern Virginia Localities, namely Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax have each passed a local gun ordinance restricting the possession of firearms in various public places. Each of these local ordinances restricts possession...
Background Until recently, local municipalities were largely forbidden to pass their own local gun laws. This preemption is related Virginia’s status as a Dillon Rule state, which restricts municipal power only to what is expressly granted by the Commonwealth....
