Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring on Dec. 21 issued an advisory opinion (pdf) concluding that the resolutions passed by local governments declaring themselves “Second Amendment Sanctuaries” have “no legal effect.”
More than 100 cities, towns, and counties have passed such resolutions since Democrats won majorities in the state Senate and House of Delegates in November. They have vowed to oppose any new gun laws they believe violate the Second Amendment.
