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Virginia's new 'assault weapons' ban temporarily blocked by Lancaster judge

WELL, GOOD: Spanberger Gets Smacked Down Again As Virginia Judge Blocks ‘Assault Firearms’ Ban.

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What happened A Lancaster County judge has temporarily blocked Virginia's new ban on "assault weapons," meaning it won't go into effect on July 1 as planned.
The headline split The center frames it as "Virginia's new 'assault weapons' ban temporarily blocked by Lancaster judge". The right frames it as "Spanberger Gets Smacked Down Again As Virginia Judge Blocks 'Assault Firearms' Ban".
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CenterVirginia's new 'assault weapons' ban temporarily blocked by Lancaster judge

WAVY10 (Nexstar, Norfolk) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightWELL, GOOD: Spanberger Gets Smacked Down Again As Virginia Judge Blocks ‘Assault Firearms’ Ban.

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InstapunditOpinion · Jun 25, 9:33 PM

WELL, GOOD: Spanberger Gets Smacked Down Again As Virginia Judge Blocks ‘Assault Firearms’ Ban.

WELL, GOOD: Spanberger Gets Smacked Down Again As Virginia Judge Blocks ‘Assault Firearms’ Ban.

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WAVY10 (Nexstar, Norfolk)News report · Jun 25, 9:58 PM

Virginia's new 'assault weapons' ban temporarily blocked by Lancaster judge

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A Lancaster County judge has temporarily blocked Virginia's new ban on "assault weapons," meaning it won't go into effect on July 1 as planned.

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100 Percent Fed UpNews report · Jun 25, 9:22 PM

Enforcement Of Blue State ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Halted By Judge

A judge in Virginia has temporarily prohibited state police from enforcing a ban on so-called ‘assault weapons’ scheduled to take […]

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RedStateNews report · Jun 25, 9:18 PM

Spanberger Gets Smacked Down Again As Virginia Judge Blocks 'Assault Firearms' Ban

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The Washington TimesNews report · Jun 25, 9:02 PM

Virginia judge blocks assault-weapons ban days before implementation

Virginia's new ban on assault weapons is not expected to go into effect on July 1, due to a court ruling Thursday.

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Details73/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 5 sources
73/99 Wording GapLow confidence5 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 5 sources · format mismatchFormats: Opinion, News report

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Now: Wording Gap is 73/99 and story health is developing · 5 sources · format mismatch.