Deep in Rural Virginia, a MAGA Pro-Gun Push Takes an Unnerving Turn

When Governor Abigail Spanberger signed a new assault weapons ban in Virginia last month, it got almost zero national news coverage. Yet it amounted to an important milestone: It marked the first time in U.S. history that such a gun control measure was passed into law by any state government in the American South.So it’s sadly fitting that passage of this law has been greeted by what you might call its very own nullification movement. That’s right: In a brewing situation that has gone largely ov...