Virginia County’s Gun Ban in Parks Upheld by Fourth Circuit (2)

A Northern Virginia county didn’t violate the Second Amendment when it banned guns from all 24,000 acres of parkland it operates, the Fourth Circuit said Wednesday.

The opinion was a loss for gun advocates, who said that if the wooded trails in the parks were considered “sensitive” places, guns could be banned almost anywhere. But, it was issued by a court that had all eight of its rulings reviewed by the US Supreme Court last term reversed.

The restriction imposed by Fairfax County, Va., is facially constitutional under the Second Amendment to the extent it applies to preschools on park ...