The state of Virginia enacts a statute that states no private citizen may own or possess a gun. This statute will
A) Be declared unconstitutional because a state law cannot violate the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
B) Be held constitutional as long as the state of Virginia has a substantial governmental interest.
C) Be limited in jurisdiction and apply only in the state of Virginia.
D) Be declared unconstitutional only if it violates the constitution of Virginia.

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The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms, and a state law that outright bans private citizens from owning or possessing guns would violate this federal constitutional protection.

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