In essence, the people of 77+ counties said "come and take them", and the state backed down.
They didn't really back down though..look
Gov. Northam says localities could face 'consequences' if law enforcement officers don't enforce gun laws
'The law is the law': Virginia Democrats float prosecution, National Guard deployment if police don't enforce gun control
Democratic Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin suggested cutting off state funds to counties that do not comply with any gun control measures that pass in Richmond.
“They certainly risk funding, because if the sheriff's department is not going to enforce the law, they're going to lose money. The counties' attorneys offices are not going to have the money to prosecute because their prosecutions are going to go down,” he said.
McEachin also noted that Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam could call the National Guard, if necessary.
“And ultimately, I'm not the governor, but the governor may have to nationalize the National Guard to enforce the law,” he said. “That's his call, because I don't know how serious these counties are and how severe the violations of law will be. But that's obviously an option he has.”
They also still want to REGISTER the guns and grandfather them in....**** that. Registration leads to confiscation