A Virginia judge has ruled the governor lacks the authority to close gun ranges — even during a pandemic — because of a state statute giving citizens the right to bear arms.
Gov. Ralph Northam, seen last month, was wrong to close gun ranges in response to the spread of the coronavirus, a state court ruled Monday.Gov. Ralph Northam, seen last month, was wrong to close gun ranges in response to the spread of the coronavirus, a state court ruled Monday.A Virginia gun range can remain open, despite Gov. Ralph Northam's order closing nonessential businesses throughout the state in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a state judge ruled Monday.
"The purpose of the right is to have a population trained with firearms in order to defend the Commonwealth," Yeatts wrote."Proper training and practice at a range ... is fundamental to the right to keep and bear arms."
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