There was a time when the phrase “my land, my rules” meant something in Virginia. But if a new Democratic bill passes, that notion may join the list of discarded liberties that once defined American life — quaint, outdated, and inconvenient for the managerial class currently ruling the Commonwealth.
Virginia Democrats introduce bill to prohibit outdoor shooting of a firearm unless the discharge of such firearm is conducted on land of AT LEAST five acres
Own your own 4.9 acre property = Illegal to shoot on your own ground. pic.twitter.com/JTaDQ9OiXU
— NOVA Campaigns (@NoVA_Campaigns) January 19, 2026
The proposal? Ban the discharge of a firearm on private property under five acres.
Let that sink in.
If you’ve responsibly and lawfully used a firearm for decades on your three-acre homestead, congratulations — your rights may soon be nullified because your property line is now politically inconvenient.
The justification for this latest erosion of individual liberty? “Public safety.” Specifically, to prevent stray rounds from crossing property lines — a concern that, by the way, is already covered by existing law. Virginia law already prohibits reckless or negligent discharge of a firearm that endangers others. But that’s not the point of this bill, is it?
So, firing three shots into a home invader is now 3 separate class 1 misdemeanors that will be upgraded to a felony?
Dems supporting lawlessness and criminals once again.
— PlatypusForever (@ForeverPlatypus) January 19, 2026
The bill does not target dangerous behavior — it targets landowners, based on an arbitrary acreage cutoff. It presumes guilt not based on actions, but on square footage. Your constitutional rights — like your property — must now be big enough to meet government approval.
As any gun owner knows, safe shooting practices are a function of backstop, awareness, and judgment — not lot size. A 20-acre property with an irresponsible owner is more dangerous than a one-acre property managed by someone who knows what they’re doing. The notion that five acres magically makes you competent or safe is not just flawed — it’s insulting.
Here they go. They will start chipping away with our gun rights. So what do we do now? Invite the criminals into our house then shoot?
Notice how they make it so you can’t even defend your property. This needs to be challenged.
— GCM_carpediem (@Carpediemgcm) January 19, 2026
This bill isn’t about stopping crime. It’s about concentrating control. When bureaucrats can’t outlaw a right, they regulate it into oblivion, one zoning code or acreage limit at a time. And make no mistake — this is a test balloon. If they can limit the Second Amendment by tying it to land ownership, they’ll soon apply the same model elsewhere. Rights as a function of status, geography, or bureaucratic approval.
It’s not hard to see what’s happening. The left has grown fond of using “reasonable” restrictions to mask ideological crusades, especially when it comes to firearms. We saw the same strategy with ammunition bans, magazine limits, waiting periods, and now? A yardstick for freedom.
Nuts. This is flagrantly unconstitutional. https://t.co/ul4RgfHXoN
— Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) January 19, 2026
It also exposes a glaring hypocrisy: when progressive activists disrupt ICE operations, ignore border laws, or protest in front of a Supreme Court justice’s house, we’re told it’s “civil disobedience” — brave, noble, essential to democracy. But the moment a rural Virginian dares to question a poorly crafted, unconstitutional gun law, they’re branded a domestic threat.
The double standard couldn’t be more obvious. Or more offensive.
And as if the substance of the bill weren’t enough, its timing is especially telling. We’re not even out of January, and already the 2026 legislative cycle is producing open hostility toward self-reliance, private property, and the basic right to defend one’s home and family.
