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这些诉讼针对加利福尼亚州的格洛克风格手枪新规和弗吉尼亚州的攻击性武器禁令
作者：伊莱恩·马伦、查尔斯·克莱茨 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年7月1日 美国东部夏令时下午4:23 | 更新时间：2026年7月1日 美国东部夏令时下午6:06
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美国司法部周三升级了针对州级枪支限制措施的行动，在最高法院在沃尔福德诉洛佩兹案中再次确认第二修正案并非“二等权利”仅一周后，就向加利福尼亚州和弗吉尼亚州提起诉讼。
这场协同法律挑战针对两州由民主党支持的枪支法律，司法部寻求叫停加利福尼亚州对新型格洛克风格半自动手枪的销售限制，以及弗吉尼亚州对被归类为攻击性武器的特定半自动枪支的制造、销售、转让和购买禁令。
加利福尼亚州的诉讼在该州新的手枪限制规定生效数小时后提起，此前州总检察长罗布·邦塔拒绝就联邦官员所称的侵犯枪支权的违宪限制与司法部进行谈判。民权事务助理司法部长哈米特·迪隆表示，本届政府会认真对待涉嫌侵犯第二修正案的行为。
科默调查拜登在格洛克诉讼中与枪支管控活动人士的所谓勾结
重新划分选区失败给新任弗吉尼亚州州长阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格又添一桩烦心事。（格雷姆·斯隆/彭博社/盖蒂图片社）
“这场诉讼是本届司法部通过保护公民免受违宪州级枪支监管侵犯，从而执行第二修正案的又一例证，”迪隆在一份新闻稿中表示。
邦塔周二透露，司法部已向加利福尼亚州发出起诉意向通知，称该法律违反第二修正案。邦塔在回复函中驳斥了司法部的法律立场，并拒绝进行谈判。
“《不安全手枪法》和《刑法典》第27595条是合理的手枪设计安全法规，有助于防止有经验和无经验的枪支使用者发生意外走火，同时也能防止半自动手枪被改装成致命的全自动射击武器，”邦塔写道。
“如果美国司法部决定提起你信中提及的诉讼，这并非开创先例。”
迪隆在X平台上简短回应：“法庭见。”
司法部随后不久宣布对加利福尼亚州提起诉讼，指定迪隆和副助理司法部长耶稣·奥塞特为法律顾问。
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加州州长加文·纽瑟姆办公室指责特朗普政府企图废除加州的枪支安全法。
“我们的回应很简单——这些法律挽救生命，”纽瑟姆的发言人戴安娜·克罗夫茨-佩拉约说道。“加州已经证明，强有力的、基于证据的枪支安全措施既能减少枪支暴力，又能尊重负责任的枪支所有者的权利。”
克罗夫茨-佩拉约表示，加州不会被她所谓的出于政治动机的诉讼“恐吓”，并将继续执行旨在将危险武器挡在街头之外的法律。
加州拥有全美最严格的枪支法规之一，州官员称这有助于该州成为全美枪支死亡率最低的州之一。
然而，该州最高民选共和党人似乎同意司法部的观点，即该法律侵蚀了加州人的权利。
“第二修正案适用于每一位美国人，即使是生活在加州的人。不幸的是，加州民主党人觉得这一事实令人不便，因此在努力削弱并最终消除加州人合法获取枪支的机会时无视这一点，”加州参议院少数党领袖、来自圣地亚哥的共和党人布莱恩·琼斯说道。
“几十年来，加州的民主党人完全无视普通加州人的权利，践踏宪法，禁止市场上最受欢迎的枪支只是最新一例，”他告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
“这就是为什么需要采取这样的行动，我感谢司法部决定加入这场斗争，帮助维护加州受宪法保障的自由。”
就在司法部就弗吉尼亚州新通过的所谓攻击性武器禁令提起诉讼后不久，加州也遭到了起诉。
这场诉讼挑战的是州参议员萨达姆·萨利姆（来自邓恩洛林的民主党人）提出的参议院第749号法案，该法案于5月由州长阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格签署。该禁令于周三生效，规定根据州法律被定义为攻击性武器的特定半自动枪支的进口、销售、制造、购买或转让均为轻罪。
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弗吉尼亚州州长阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格（左）；一家枪支商店（右）。（迈克·克罗普夫/盖蒂图片社；查利·特里巴洛/盖蒂图片社）
代理司法部长托德·布兰奇表示，宪法“不是一份建议”，第二修正案并非“二等权利”。
迪隆表示，她曾在4月警告斯潘伯格，如果她签署该法案，司法部将提起诉讼，并于周三表示本届政府正在兑现这一承诺。
斯潘伯格的一位发言人捍卫了这项法律，称州长“坚定认为，旨在造成最大伤亡的枪支不应出现在我们的社区、我们的孩子和学校附近，或弗吉尼亚州的街道上”。
“州长签署这项合理的立法是为了挽救生命，保护执法人员、儿童和家庭免受枪支暴力——州长仍致力于将联邦打造成为每个家庭更安全的家园，”这位发言人说道。
弗吉尼亚州众议院少数党领袖、来自盖特城的共和党人特里·基尔戈尔对这起诉讼表示欢迎，称该州如今正动用纳税人的资金为“一项违宪的枪支禁令辩护，对抗美国政府本身”。
“里士满的民主党人的议程就是这样——走向法庭，站在宪法的对立面，”基尔戈尔告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
“众议院共和党人曾表示，这项法律站不住脚。弗吉尼亚州的一家法院已经阻止了它，现在司法部也同意了。它应该被废除。”
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全国步枪权利协会也对司法部的行动表示赞赏。
“感谢上帝，华盛顿少数坚定的人士意识到我们只有几年的时间来采取这样的行动，他们正在抓住这个机会，”该组织说道。
全国枪支权利基金会执行董事汉娜·希尔表示，最高法院在沃尔福德诉洛佩兹案中的裁决强化了第二修正案的保护，为司法部最近对加利福尼亚州和弗吉尼亚州的诉讼提供了额外的法律支持。
“司法部此时提起这些诉讼，在全国范围内废除枪支禁令的时机再完美不过了，对于抢枪者来说，这真是糟糕的时刻，”她告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
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就在这些诉讼提起的同一天，最高法院同意在下一庭审期审理两起第二修正案案件，挑战州和地方对某些半自动步枪的禁令。
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DOJ targets Spanberger, Newsom gun laws with twin lawsuits after SCOTUS affirms Second Amendment rights
2026-07-01T16:23:02-04:00 / Fox News
The lawsuits target California’s Glock-style pistol rules and Virginia’s assault weapons ban
By Elaine Mallon, Charles Creitz Fox News
Published July 1, 2026 4:23pm EDT | Updated July 1, 2026 6:06pm EDT
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The Justice Department escalated its push against state gun restrictions Wednesday, filing lawsuits against California and Virginia just a week after the Supreme Court reaffirmed that the Second Amendment is not a “second-class right” in its decision in Wolford v. Lopez.
The coordinated legal challenges target Democratic-backed firearm laws in both states, with the department seeking to block California’s restrictions on the sale of new Glock-style semiautomatic pistols and Virginia’s ban on the manufacture, sale, transfer and purchase of certain semiautomatic firearms classified as assault weapons.
The California lawsuit was filed hours after the state’s new handgun restrictions took effect, following Attorney General Rob Bonta’s refusal to negotiate with the Justice Department over what federal officials contend are unconstitutional limits on gun rights. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said the administration is taking alleged infringements of the Second Amendment seriously.
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The redistricting failure is another headache for newly-elected Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
“This lawsuit is yet another example of this Justice Department enforcing the Second Amendment by protecting citizens against unconstitutional state regulation of firearms,” Dhillon said in a press release.
Bonta revealed Tuesday that the Justice Department had sent California a notice of intent to sue, arguing the law violates the Second Amendment. In a response letter, Bonta rejected the Department’s legal position and refused to negotiate.
“The Unsafe Handgun Act and Penal Code section 27595 are commonsense handgun design safety laws that help to prevent accidental discharges by experienced and non-experienced firearm users as well as the conversion of semiautomatic pistols into deadly automatic firing weapons,” Bonta wrote.
“If the U.S. Department of Justice decides to file the lawsuit described in your letter, it will not be breaking any new ground.”
Dhillon responded on X with a brief message: “See you in court.”
The Justice Department soon afterward announced its lawsuit against California, naming Dhillon and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jesus Osete as counsel.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom attends the 94th annual meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors in Long Beach, Calif., on June 4, 2026.(Myraneli Fabian/Anadolu)
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office accused the Trump administration of attempting to dismantle California’s gun safety laws.
“Our response is simple — these laws save lives,” Newsom spokeswoman Diana Crofts-Pelayo said. “California has proven that strong, evidence-based gun safety measures can reduce gun violence while respecting the rights of responsible gun owners.”
Crofts-Pelayo said California would not be “intimidated” by what she called politically motivated litigation and would continue enforcing laws designed to keep dangerous weapons off the streets.
California has some of the nation’s strictest firearm regulations, which state officials credit with helping produce one of the country’s lowest gun death rates.
The Golden State’s top elected Republican, however, appeared to agree with the DOJ that the law erodes Californians’ rights.
“The Second Amendment applies to every American, even those living in California. Unfortunately, California Democrats find that fact inconvenient, so they ignore it in their efforts to erode and ultimately eliminate Californians’ lawful access to firearms,” said Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, R-San Diego.
“For decades, the Democrats in California have trampled the constitution with complete disregard for the rights of everyday Californians and banning the most popular firearm on the market is just the latest example,” he told Fox News Digital.
“That’s why action like this is needed and I’m grateful that the DOJ has decided to join the fight and help preserve our constitutionally guaranteed freedoms in California.”
The California lawsuit came shortly after the Justice Department sued Virginia over a newly enacted ban on so-called assault firearms.
The lawsuit challenges Senate Bill 749, sponsored by state Sen. Saddam Salim, D-Dunn Loring, and signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger in May. The ban took effect Wednesday, making it a misdemeanor to import, sell, manufacture, purchase or transfer certain semiautomatic firearms defined as assault weapons under state law.
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, left; a gun shop, right.(Mike Kropf/Getty Images; Charly Triballeau/Getty Images)
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Constitution “is not a suggestion” and that the Second Amendment is not a “second-class right.”
Dhillon said she warned Spanberger in April that the Justice Department would sue if she signed the legislation and said Wednesday the administration was following through on that pledge.
A spokesperson for Spanberger defended the law, saying the governor “firmly believes that firearms designed to inflict maximum casualties do not belong in our communities, near our kids and schools, or on Virginia’s streets.”
“The Governor signed this commonsense legislation to save lives and protect law enforcement officers, kids, and families from gun violence — and the Governor remains committed to making the Commonwealth a safer home for every family,” the spokesperson said.
Virginia House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore, R-Gate City, welcomed the lawsuit, saying the state is now using taxpayer dollars to defend “an unconstitutional gun ban against the United States itself.”
“That is where the Richmond Democrats’ agenda has led — into court, on the wrong side of the Constitution,” Kilgore told Fox News Digital.
“House Republicans said this law could not stand. A Virginia court has already blocked it, and now the Justice Department agrees. It should be repealed.”
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The National Association for Gun Rights also praised the department’s actions.
“Thank God a small number of committed individuals in DC realize we only have a few years of opportunity to make moves like this, and they’re seizing it,” the group said.
Hannah Hill, executive director of the National Foundation for Gun Rights, said the Supreme Court’s ruling in Wolford v. Lopez, which she said strengthened Second Amendment protections, gave the Justice Department additional legal support for its latest lawsuits against California and Virginia.
“The timing is perfect for the Department of Justice to begin to be filing these lawsuits to strike out gun bans all across the country, it’s a really bad time to be a gun grabber,” Hill told Fox News Digital.
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The lawsuits came the same day the Supreme Court agreed to hear two Second Amendment cases next term challenging state and local bans on certain semiautomatic rifles.
Fox News Digital reached out to Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones for comment.
Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.
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