Article: Judge Blocks Virginia Ban of Commonly-used Firearms and Magazines
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“A judge in rural Virginia sided with gun rights activists Thursday, barring state police from enforcing an assault weapons ban set to take effect July 1.”
“Lancaster County Circuit Judge John Martin issued the preliminary injunction from his bench in favor of Gun Owners of America, the Virginia Citizens Defense League
Article: Virginia’s “Assault Weapons” Ban Draws Immediate Legal Fire — in State and Federal Court
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“The complaint is signed by attorneys from three Virginia firms: David G. Browne of Spiro & Browne in Glen Allen; Robert J. and William J. Olson of William J. Olson, P.C. in Vienna; and Oliver M. Krawczyk and Gilbert Ambler of Ambler Law Offices in Winchester. This team is not new to this theory or this courtroom posture. Olson, Browne, and Ambler worked
Bill Olson presentation to Gun Owners of America
Bill Olson gave a presentation at an all-staff meeting of Gun Owners of America held in Maryland on May 6, 2026. The presentation explained how GOA’s two Supreme Court amicus briefs (here and here) in United States v. Antoine Jones helped restore the property basis for the Fourth Amendment, and how subsequent briefs have sought to expand it.
Law Matters — Episode 44
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in Peterson v. United States, supporting a petition challenging the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) registration scheme for firearm suppressors, commonly called “silencers,” as a violation of the Second Amendment and the Bruen decision.
Peterson v. United States — Amicus Brief
For a discussion of this case, see Law Matters Episode 44
Law Matters — Episode 40
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief filed at the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Hemani, a Second Amendment challenge to a federal law that prohibits individuals from possessing firearms if they are “unlawful users of, or addicted to, any controlled substance.”
United States v. Hemani — Amicus Brief
For a discussion of this case, see Law Matters Episode 40
Law Matters — Episode 33
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in Wolford v. Lopez, a case challenging the constitutionality of a Hawaii firearms statute which essentially criminalizes the possession of firearms in nearly all public settings, such as stores, restaurants, and gas stations.
Law Matters — Episode 32
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in NAGR v. Lamont, and how activist legislators and judges violate the Second Amendment protection of our rights, and attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court’s landmark 2022 decision in Bruen.
Wolford v. Lopez — Amicus Brief
For a discussion of this case, see Law Matters Episode 33.
NAGR v. Lamont — Amicus Brief
For a discussion of this case, see Law Matters Episode 32.
Law Matters — Episode 21
Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief in Missouri v. United States, defending the Missouri’s 2021 “Second Amendment Preservation Act” to protect its citizens’ rights to bear arms by prohibiting state employees from enforcing federal gun regulations that violate the Second Amendment.